A 76cm YKK zip added to the British Army bivvi bag, should make it easier to get into and out of now.
Zipped Bivvi
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I have a survival aids bivi with a zip across the width, a zip along the length would make it much more user friendly
What sort of money did they charge for that ? If you don't mind me asking please.
The guy charged £20 including the zip. To my eye, he did a great job.
I'd say thats a VERY good price. I've been charged the same just for adding a new zip to a jacket. Quality job
I’ve often thought about adding one of those water proof zips.
cheers for that.
cheers for that.
That's a bargain price for a great modification..
In fact, can't think why people like Alpkit don't have them fitted as standard on the Hunka bivvy????
I think its probably because they are aiming at a more weight conscious market? Just a guess though.
Mate - that is an excellent idea, rather than the "catepillar in and out".
(and a great rug in the background too!)
(and a great rug in the background too!)
I think in due course..........I might go for a hooped bivvy with a side entry zip, like the Snugpak? I want to try and get to see one first........
Also like the Alpkit Elan, but that is I think too small for me?
Also like the Alpkit Elan, but that is I think too small for me?
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Current Carinthia bivvy bags are made of the most vapour permeable fabric that's available on the world market.
The Gas Permeable Gore Tex fabric allows to close the bivvy bag and actually breath through the fabric.
(What you can NOT do with any other bivvy bag.)
And they told me that if you do that all the night you will get condensation problems.
That means that you will get such problems in every hooped bivvy bag.
If you want to keep your sleeping bag dry you simply need to breath out of the bivvy bag!
The Gas Permeable Gore Tex fabric allows to close the bivvy bag and actually breath through the fabric.
(What you can NOT do with any other bivvy bag.)
And they told me that if you do that all the night you will get condensation problems.
That means that you will get such problems in every hooped bivvy bag.
If you want to keep your sleeping bag dry you simply need to breath out of the bivvy bag!
Several people have died in Goretex tents in high altitudes because apparently under those conditions the membrane just freezes into impermeable state. I haven't heard that to happen in lower altitudes and warmer conditions.
A bivvy is small enough to need fairly good ventilation whatever the construction is.
A bivvy is small enough to need fairly good ventilation whatever the construction is.
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