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

Ok, ok, I WON'T sleep in a pair of scissors.
Been there, done that, and carry the scars.

Sheesh someone’s a little sharp this morning

Sorry, I just found your comments rather cutting......

I need one too, short notice. Decathlon dont seem to have one. No Snow and Rock nearby. Amazon?

Both of you - get this from Sports Direct. It's a bloody great bivvy bag for this price.

they have them in stores? 4-5 days to deliver........

Looks like a rebranded Hunka? Same factory?

Any kids sized bivvy bags? My 5yo enjoys camping, so thinking next summer try tarp / bivvy adventures.

Have you used one a lot? I have a couple army bivi’s but 300g seems hella tempting.

I just did!

I owe you a pint, or a soya latte, whatever your gig is.
Read your post went straight to Sports Direct on Oxford street. Searched high and low and eventually found one solitary bivvy bag mixed in with the mac-in-a-packs.

£30, 10000 waterproof and 10000 breathability! - Sounds too good to be true.

Genuinely appreciate your post @platypus
Rep, Kudos, and many props.

am off to look for one the Reading branch. unlikely to have one i think. also will check out TKMaxx for thermal clothing

unlikely to have one as the branch is shut.

@platypus Any online recommendations?

I have a bivvi I can lend you. I work in central Reading. It's a goretex army surplus style one, not the lightest or smallest but does the job. I've not really used it much tbh. Let me know if you want to borrow it.

that's good :~)
it's not perfect - you do get a bit of condensation, it's definitely not 10,000% breathable ha!
but for £30 it's a bargain. I can't imagine a hunka is any better.
it packs down ridiculously small and light. the size of a grapefruit.

this which is ending in 1hr, and ask him to post it 1st class signed for?
you're not going to find many crazy deals online sadly. don't buy anything from Alpkit, not worth it

also my weather forecast shows no rain for this weekend night.
if it's not raining there is no real need for a bivvy, it's just kind of nice.
I wouldn't pay loads for one in a rush if it's not going to be used much

@Arducius thanks for the offer, I'll ley you know if i want to take you up on it
@platypus yes, it does look to be dry. Warmth is my main concern. I have sleeping mat and bag but was in a tent 3 weeks ago and was a bit chilly. I'm investigating thermal clothing and a sleeping bag liner now.

There’s nothing like cashmere, or merino especially. Thermal clothing is great but you may also benefit from a nice light merino jumper you can wear any other time too.

I remember I bought my down jacket with hood based on reading on the forum - you can be surprisingly warm in a lightweight down jacket with a merino jumper. It certainly worked for me off the bike (but not sleeping) in cold temps the last winter or two.

Does anyone have a face-shield solution to thwart mosquito and midge attacks? Have a hunka, have slept in it quite a bit - it's all totally ok, except that no matter how small I cinch the face hole, the buggers get in. Has anyone made anything clever? Collapsible mesh hood??

https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/insect-protection-c16/headnets-c23
(though is this was laying on your face they could bite you through it still)
or if you have lots of money and weight is less of an issue

https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/equipment-c3/tents-shelters-c25/bivi-bags-c41/escape-pod-1p-bivy-p7155

I guess maybe the easiest thing is just to carry a separate mosquito net and 'pitch' it so that it covers my face.

Head nets look good. But would probably lie flat against the face while sleeping, which is not so useful?

if you bought some noseeum mesh and knew someone handy enough with a sewing maching to sew some edging on so you could make it into a bag shape and then add a cinch cord around the end you could make your own version of that second one easily enough

if you used a couple of clip on pullouts tied off to sticks drove into ground you could hold it up off your face and the whole thing would weigh next to nothing.

I pull my buff from my neck up over my face and they don't bite through it.

Buff have an insect shield version which is treated with permethrin I think which would help keep them away as well if you went that route.