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1 [jay.scot] |
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5 --[ Twelve months of Bivvy - Month 1 |
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8 At the end of last year, I set some goals to motivate myself to get out … |
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9 deciding to spend at least one night each month in a bivvy bag throughou… |
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10 year. Originally, I planned to start in mid-January when I had some free… |
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11 from work. However, the north of Scotland experienced back-to-back storm… |
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12 Storm Isha followed by Storm Jocelyn, making it a no-go. Finally, this F… |
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13 became my last chance. |
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16 Unfortunately, leaving work early wasn't an option, so by the time I set… |
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17 it was already 8PM. With darkness falling around 4:30PM, I found myself … |
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18 five miles in the dark before reaching my chosen destination - a forest. |
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19 Beforehand, I had packed my sleeping bag into the bivvy and stowed it in… |
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20 backpack, making it easy to set up upon reaching the forest. I also set … |
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21 tarp, as one weather report warned of a few hours of downpour, but it tu… |
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22 out to be unnecessary. |
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25 During the Christmas sales, I invested in a new sleeping pad to replace … |
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26 uncomfortable Issue Nato Mat [0] I had been using. The new inflatable Mu… |
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27 proved to be a huge improvement, very comfortable! The winter sleep setu… |
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28 used on Friday was on the heavier side weight wise, I have comfortably u… |
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29 down to around -2°C, despite the forecast only predicting a low of 3°C… |
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30 colder temperatures, I've found it necessary to combine the lightweight … |
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31 medium sleeping bags from the gear list below. |
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34 Here is a photo I took just before I hunkered down for the night: |
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36 gopher://jay.scot/I/files/bivvy/bivvy-01-2024.jpg |
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39 My sleep system for the night: |
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41 British Army Bivvy Bag [1] |
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42 British Army Medium-weight bag [2] |
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43 Multimat Adventure 38 Mat [3] |
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44 Alpkit 3.5 Rig Tarp (for heavy rain) [4] |
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47 Now, what I've found is that I'm not getting any younger, and the proces… |
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48 shimmying and fussing about getting into the top entry bivvy is becoming… |
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49 say, frustrating at times. Additionally, my current bivvy has a drawcord… |
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50 I've been unable to fix [5], adding to the annoyance. So I have bought m… |
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51 new bivvy bag today. After many reviews and videos, the Snugpak Special … |
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52 Bivvy [6] bag seems to be excellent! It's half the weight at 340g and al… |
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53 a center zip, making it easier to get in and out. This change should hel… |
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54 some of the minor issues I've came across during my adventures! |
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57 I am looking forward to next months bivvy! |
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59 P.S. Sorry for the HTTP links, hard to find them in gopher space! |
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61 0. https://www.military.direct/products/multimat-military-issue-nato-mat… |
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62 1. https://goarmy.co.uk/collections/bivvy-bag/products/british-army-mtp-… |
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63 2. https://goarmy.co.uk/collections/sleeping-bag/products/british-army-m… |
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64 3. https://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1633-Multimat-Adventure-38… |
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65 4. https://alpkit.com/products/rig-3-5 |
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66 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFZyMhr6BY |
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67 6. https://snugpak.com/products/special-forces-bivvi-bag-wgte?variant=42… |
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70 .EOF |
