bivi bag

[boaty]

You gotta love ebay and bidwatcher! Just got myself a gore-tex bivvy-bag for $52 - less than £30 :-D

 

[Adi007]

What kind was it?

 

[boaty]

What kind was it?

Current british army issue in olive drab - apparently hardly used (but they all say that!!)

 

[Adi007]

Good bit of kit! Well done!

 

[jamesdevine]

Can anyone post a Picture of this Bivvy or a link to a site selling one. I have been looking around and have seen maybe three or four different looking bags.

I am not sure if they are different models for different times or they are just incorrectly discribed by the retailers. I having the same problem with the Sleeping bags all do I am swaying more towards a Snugpak at present.

Thanks in advance.
James

 

[PEDRO]

Can anyone post a Picture of this Bivvy or a link to a site selling one. I have been looking around and have seen maybe three or four different looking bags.

I am not sure if they are different models for different times or they are just incorrectly discribed by the retailers. I having the same problem with the Sleeping bags all do I am swaying more towards a Snugpak at present.

Thanks in advance.
James

snugpack bags are tight but good quality...Im 6'2" and 17 stone i think I need a extra panel

 

[Roving Rich]

James this lot do em (just don't show boaty).
http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr30.html
Not sure if they supply directly. If not then we know a man who can
Cheers
Rich

 

[boaty]

James this lot do em (just don't show boaty).
http://www.fieldtextiles.co.uk/ishop/866/shopscr30.html
Not sure if they supply directly. If not then we know a man who can
Cheers
Rich

Arghhhhh!

Actually | don't feel too bad as they're always out of stock - I've looked many times but never seen available

 

[jamesdevine]

Thanks for that Rich. At least now I known what I am looking for. I have to keep on looking to get one for that price some where else.

Boaty Thanks for the info on the Snugpak. I'm only an average 5.9 but I might be able to get a loan of one try out before I buy.

Thanks again

PS Whos the man???(should I ask that)

 

[Roving Rich]

Shhh Chopper
Stuart (Kellam) has a cool little snugpak bivvi bag, packs down to pocket size and is very waterproof though not breathable. I fancy one.
I got my goretex bivvy from an army surplus stall at Machynlleth wednesday market for about £30 if i recall.
Cheers
Rich

 

[C_Claycomb]

I too am looking for a bivi. They seem to run about £50 give or take a bit for the army models. I really would rather have one that has a zip down the side, but most sites don't differentiate between those with and without zips.

How much difference does the "breathable" bit make? The only time I have been in a bivi, it was meant to be breathable, but the sleeping bag still got damp from condensation.

Chris

 

[Adi007]

I heard that the reason that the military got rid of the zipped type bivvy bag was that it leaked ... :shock: ... which kinda cancels out the breathability factor!

 

[Ed]

Stuart (Kellam) has a cool little snugpak bivvi bag, packs down to pocket size and is very waterproof though not breathable.

It is breathable as far as I know. It is made from pertex 5 with a breathable coating applied..... much like the one made by sass.


Ed

 

[Stuart]

Rab also make a very simple super small/light breathable bivi bag, but for most of the time its only available in purple :-x

 

[Roving Rich]

So what is the spec on yours Stuart? I was very impressed with the size it packed down to. But surely its not breathable?
Cheers
Rich

 

[stevec]

just the other day saw a cheap bivi bag in Decathalon, about 20sov's, said on the packaging that it was 100% polyamide with a water resistant coating, in other words pertex with a water resistant coating i think. doesn't look very beefy though. might be worth a dig, oh its OG, so if you want to vanish into the grass it would be ok.

 

[Ed]

doesn't look very beefy though.

No they don't, but they tend to be ultra-light (less than half the weight of a gortex bag) and pack down small enough to fit into a pocket. The only thing I'd be worried about is the 'Water resistant' coating..... is it breathable? and is it water-resistant or fully waterproof? If its only water resistant, designed to shed a minimal amout of water, then it'll probably be fine for the odd slash back of rain while sleeping under a hootchie but I wouldn't want to sleep in one in heavy rain without a top cover.


Ed

 

[Stuart]

So what is the spec on yours Stuart? I was very impressed with the size it packed down to. But surely its not breathable?
Cheers
Rich

Hi Rich I really have no idea where mine was manufactured but its a copy of the one sold by SASS (but not anywhere near as breathable as the SASS one) , If you want one i highly recommend the SASS one which is the same size, and yes breathable

 

[Buckshot]

Where do you get the SASS ones from ?

Cheers

Mark

 

[giancarlo]

Try here mate:
http://www.sass-kit.fsbusiness.co.uk/

direct link:
http://www.sass-kit.fsbusiness.co.uk/catalogue16/Foul_Weather/index.htm