bivi-bags

[zambezi]

Bambo, since I am bringing the missus to Ashdown I am compelled to bring one of my larger tents. We are debating whether the Khyam Igloo will suffice or if we should lug the "Taj Mahal" ): ): ):

 

[tomtom]

my neighbor has one like that... they can park their renualt senic in it! :yikes: (no joke i have seen it done!)

 

[bambodoggy]

Bambo, since I am bringing the missus to Ashdown I am compelled to bring one of my larger tents. We are debating whether the Khyam Igloo will suffice or if we should lug the "Taj Mahal" ): ): ):

Blimey!!! Well I know where to come and hide if I start turning blue!!! lol

I can't even get my wife to come out in a tent let alone a basha....she's a B&B lady through and through! :rolmao:

 

[Doc]

I see that the Argos tent was been sold for as little as £15 at Argos, but now goes for £40 to £60 on ebay!

Agree that tarp plus Bivi bag is very robust but for hill use I would still prefer the tent. In the woods the tarp may have the edge, except perhaps in midge season....
Haven't managed to break the Argos cheapie yet, and neither has it leaked so far.

 

[bambodoggy]

I see that the Argos tent was been sold for as little as £15 at Argos, but now goes for £40 to £60 on ebay!

Agree that tarp plus Bivi bag is very robust but for hill use I would still prefer the tent. In the woods the tarp may have the edge, except perhaps in midge season....
Haven't managed to break the Argos cheapie yet, and neither has it leaked so far.

Fair enough Mate....I have to admit to being slightly pedantic about the use of tarps on the hillside anyway.....( and if I'm honest I tend to use my tripple hooped gortex bivvi if I'm out on moors/hills etc with no tree cover...lol)

 

[juliandavid]

cicerone do that book, the book of the bivy..... worth reading for a bit of info and experience...
microporous ones are usually expensive, bulky, heavy, and a bit uncomfortable....

hydrophilic are usually cheap, compact, lightweight, and a bit uncomfortable...

for army surplus anything, add very uncomfortable, often canned, sometimes cheap..
try;

http://home.freeuk.net/kathmandu/index.html

theyve been doing them for years, microporous, about £50, and send out info if you ask..

 

[Motorbike Man]

cicerone do that book, the book of the bivy..... worth reading for a bit of info and experience...
microporous ones are usually expensive, bulky, heavy, and a bit uncomfortable....

hydrophilic are usually cheap, compact, lightweight, and a bit uncomfortable...

for army surplus anything, add very uncomfortable, often canned, sometimes cheap..
try;

http://home.freeuk.net/kathmandu/index.html

theyve been doing them for years, microporous, about £50, and send out info if you ask..

That would be your company would it Julian?

 

[Toddy]

Fair enough Mate....I have to admit to being slightly pedantic about the use of tarps on the hillside anyway.....( and if I'm honest I tend to use my tripple hooped gortex bivvi if I'm out on moors/hills etc with no tree cover...lol)

A bit off topic....
I've got 25 metres of green goretex......any chance of some sizes or photos of your hooped bivvi? What are the poles made from too?

Cheers,
Toddy