Sorry, another bivvy thread

[JV44]

Very nice mate does the door have pegging points?

[Rusty]

Well I’ve a good play with the bivvy in the back garden today and overall I’m reasonably pleased with it. I’ll only be using it occasionally and not in the winter months so it’ll do the job but for hardcore overnighters I think it has some shortcomings.

 

 

From a first time bivvyer’s point of view these are the good points;

 

Quick and easy to put up the inner capsule once you’ve done it a couple of times. If you want to leave it at that on a bright sunny day then you’ll have a nice cool place to shelter. Apart from the groundsheet it seems very robust and should last a good while. The overwrap lets some light trough so if it’s raining and you’re stuck inside it’s not a gloomy place to be, very easy to put it on too. Very spacious but it should be with only me in it.

 

The less good points;

 

It’s not really a 2 man bivvy, more like 1½. You can fit two standard sized bedchairs in it but that leaves precious little space for anything else. It’s heavy you wouldn’t want to carry it too far. The groundsheet seems thin to me but this might be the norm, maybe it’ll last for ages. The real bugbear is water pooling, I gave a it a good dousing with the hosepipe and found water collecting on the roof and porch, at worst it’ll come in eventually, at best you’ll get a soaking first thing if you don’t remember to duck;

 

 

 

 

For what I want it’ll be perfect but at the RRP price if I needed a true all year round shelter I’d be looking elsewhere….and I can’t figure out what this bit is for;

 

Edited June 4, 2015 by Rusty

[JV44]

Tripwire clip for connecting to claymore mines ..........going to borrow next doors camo clad mannequin [don't ask] and leave it outside your door facing you then a quick one toner on the alarms camera phone in video mode and its scream like a girl time lol

[Anderoo]

Note on keeping cool, single skin bivvies get really hot in the sun, a double skin will be cooler but still would be uncomfortable if it's proper summer weather.

[Rusty]

The bedchair and sleeping bag arrived today and it all fits in my car…hooray

 

Assimilation is complete!

 

[chesters1]

Yes but what about the rest of your gear

[Rusty]

Yes but what about the rest of your gear

Tune in tomorrow same time for an update.