Rab Storm Bivi: Any owners here ?

[Spartan]

Hi All,

I'm tempted by the weight and relatively low cost of the Rab Storm Bivi, I wondered if anyone here had bivvied out in the open in one ? ie sans tent and sans cover ?

Does the Hypalite Storm fabric have the strength to take the knocks, and the ability to keep out the rain ?

Cheers, Richie

 

[JAG009]

I have one, it does the job just fine ,and i have had it out in the storm from hell in Glen Coe




Jason

 

[snozz]

Trunks has a Tera Nova Bivi for sale here ... http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95700 for similar money.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

My Rab assault bivi is a good bit of kit.

 

[Jinsin456]

I have the storm bivi and I like it. Haven't really used it in anger but a couple of mild nights and it's been fine. Quite roomy and packs down to nothing so all in all a good bivi.

 

[Tiley]

I have one which I've used pretty extensively, most recently on a trip, without tent or tarp to the Brecon Beacons/Black Mountains. It kept the rain out fine and seems to have held up pretty well all in all but I have to admit that I sold my soul to the devil and now use a MLD bivvy instead. The Rab ones remain superb value for money though.

 

[Spartan]

I have one which I've used pretty extensively, most recently on a trip, without tent or tarp to the Brecon Beacons/Black Mountains. It kept the rain out fine and seems to have held up pretty well all in all but I have to admit that I sold my soul to the devil and now use a MLD bivvy instead. The Rab ones remain superb value for money though.

If you don't mind me asking, Which variant of the MLD bivvis are you using ?

 

[Tiley]

If you don't mind me asking, Which variant of the MLD bivvis are you using ?

I have the eVent Soul bivvy. Fantastically light, wonderfully weatherproof and durable to boot: a truly excellent piece of kit. No affiliations, etc. just a happy customer!

 

[Spartan]

Blimey, I just had a look on their website and that does look good, I had better have a look in the piggy bank. Did you purchase it from a UK source or oreder it direct from the USofA ?

 

[Tiley]

I got it direct from the US of A. I'm not sure whether they supply stockists as such since a lot of their kit is made to order. It was pricey, I did have to wait a while for it to be made and, yes, I did get stung (modestly) by HMRC when it crossed the herring pond but it has been worth every penny - or should that be cent?