Bivouac sack, bivy, bivvy, bivi bags and bloody bivvying

Location, weather?

I sleep out a lot with no bivi.

Sorry just seen this.

Given the conditions I'd use it in, 3 layer would be needed.

I decided I'll just stick with my event rab, makes no sense to try save 150-200g for the cost. The rab is rock solid.

Uk, 3 weeks time! Will have fire..

Sooooo there’s an amazing Mountains Laurel Designs bivvy on eBay at the mo. The best of the best. @skinny @hippy as mentioned before.

Probs better pay off my mounting cc debt first.

Ah yeah I wouldn't then.
Issue is most cheap stuff is not breathable so pretty usless.

I've got an alpkit hunka in my box of stuff, buy my stem and I'll post it with it. You can just post back at your leisure.

If you are after the absolute cheapest, you would be fine in a £5 orange survival bag, and they're handy to have with first aid stuff anyway if you ever go anywhere remote. You might have a very sweaty night though. I think that microadventure guy advocates using them

Cheers. I'll throw a few bids at it but I already bought a RAB Alpine which did a decent job on the two days I could actually use it during RATN. Shit, just reminded me I need to unpack it and take the sleeping bag out.

Stinky

Not really. It only got 3hrs use.

Ah right, barely any actual sleeping involved

Yeah. 90min on two nights then it got too shit to bivvy.

I've got a RAB Storm bivvy that's surplus to requirements now. Anyone need an enclosed bivvy bag?

Olive, like this I think: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAB-Storm-Bivi-MR-17-OL-Sleeping-Bags-Mats-Bivy-Bags/312376279078?epid=2255953307&hash=item48bb13c026:g:zWAAAOSwjkZcEovr

Maybe this and the tent thread should be merged. Then I wont have been posting in the wrong thread all day!

Yeah... if only there was a Merge button...

Rare bivvy alert
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Borah-Gear-Snowyside-Custom-Cuben-And-Event-Bivvy/153511412893?hash=item23bdfe449d:g:4iIAAOSwUKdc9Ddx

Not a bad deal. £22 for a 340g waterproof bivy.

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/bivy-bag-p13634.aspx/

Doesnt say how waterproof and how breathable, also looks quite narrow. I use a mountain equipment Ion bivvy. Think was only £60 shopping around. Fairly waterproof. Very breathable. 280gms. Need to add a midge net and loop for lifting bungy though.

I was looking for an alternative to my heavy duty military bivy for summer. Thanks for the recommendation, got it here http://www.barrabes.com/ for £60 posted.

ladies & gents I would like your opinion:
I am planning a week along the costa valenciana-costa del azahar for a self-first-time-ever bikepacking experience.
In late Septmeber, I am celebrating (hopefully) my PhD award with a week riding across these lands mixing seaside with mountain (especially the mountains behind Valencia).
I am planning to bivvy/sleeping cheap so I was having a look and I found the following sleeping bag that seems good enough for me and more importantly for my wallet:
https://www.sleepingbagsoutlet.co.uk/highlander-trekker-superlite.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvP-_tY-04wIVS1XTCh0vMQgmEAkYASABEgLZrPD_BwE

I am 181 cm, 70 kg and not particularly scared by cold weather. Presumably, the "worse" temperature I can find during the nights will be around 9-12 during night...possibly 15.

any hint?

I am also LF for counseling in bivvy bag and mattress.

This will be my first experience and I would like to keep the budget under 100 quids for all the three items.
thanks

Snugpak travelpak 1. Can be had for 20 quid delivered. I'm well happy with it as a summer bag.
Military goretex bivy. Heavy at 900g but bombproof and can be had for 30 on ebay.
Matt whatever decathlon is having a sale on.

+1 for anything snugpak. I have a jungle bag and it has survived many trips abroad and many couch surfing adventures. It’s been comfortable to sleep in indoors and outdoors.

Trouble in paradise... old alpkit tarp, seam tape failed.

What's the best diy repair option?

1 Attachment

Sure you can’t use a (steam) iron to reapply it?

I have reattached tape inside waterproof trousers by heating the tape/glue back together with the steam iron.

Pretty sure not due to the material? I read one blog says once it has gone it is done for:

https://bushblade.co.uk/posts/prototype-tarp

Seam sealing fails on all tarps eventually and it's usually no big deal, in the field you can usually easily repair with something like Stormsure Tuff Tape or my long time favourite McNett Tenacious Tape or even a temporary repair with a decent Duct tape, then do a more permanent repair at home with McNett Seamgrip Not so with silnylon though, hardly anything sticks to it with any kind of half decent waterproof bond. A fairly decent and permanent repair to silnylon can be had using McNett SilNet but it's by no means a field expedient solution and does not solve the issue of the tarp dipping down at the seam (which can get pretty annoying on multiple nights out).

So any repair will be temporary at best it seems?