Bivy / Bivvy Bag Review - Designs, Pros and Cons | OR Alpine - Dutch Military - TAS
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- A brief introduction and review of bivy bags. In this video I show the bivy bags I have used of the years, walkthrough key design differences and discuss pros and cons of using bivies compared to single person tents.
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1:36 - Classic Dutch military Bivy
4:22 - OR Alpine Bivy (single pole hoop)
8:56 - TAS Bivy (double pole hoop)
Bivy and a tarp. I have the Dutch army bivy and also a couple of the ORC ICS tents. I love the tent and haven't had a chance to try the bivy out yet. Good video! 👍
You got ORC ICS tent! I'm jealous , trying to get my hands on one for some time, but they are hard to find...for a reasonable price that is.
I have the Alpine Bivy and used it to hike the Grand Canyon in the States. Thanks for the video.
I got Carinthia xp 2 and a USMC improved bivvy and they are amazing. I'm based in nsw
I had a quick look at the Carinthia products. The Bivy looks awesome indeed, but their sleeping bags caught my attention, I need to replace mine....
Great video thanks👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you very much. I have always wondered if I would like it baby and then you say I’d probably just end up going with a one man tent
I have a few bivy bags, the TAS included the same as yours.
I like what you did with adding the zip to your Dutch Military Bivy.
Just subscribed.
All the best
Clive
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thank you. Yes, adding the zipper made a big difference in how it can be used.
Good job!
The TAS looks exactly like the Defcon5 or the mothership of all bivys: Carinthia Observer Plus.
The all have the same problem: if your wet already before you hop into it then you’ll stay wet. If it rains when you get up again then you’ll get wet the moment you got out of it. Either way, the proper margin of usability of a bivy is so small that most people should consider getting a bug mesh and a tarp, an ultralight tent, which often weighs less than half of a good bivy‘s weight and provides ample space for you and your gear dry and bug free. Also bivys come with a lot of drawbacks. As mentioned, when it rains, and you want a dry spot before you slither into your bivy: pitch a tarp. If you use down sleepingbags the weight of the bivy in dry conditions already compresses the sleepingbag which means the insulation gets compromised. Even more so when you get rain or snow on top of that. Condensation is a well known problem especially when you and your gear inside the bivy has been soaked in water.
Don’t get me wrong: I love my bivys, but in the right environment. A: high alpine, spots that provide only little space. B: I am a soldier and want a low profile with IR retarding materials used in a bivy. C: if you don’t care of all mentioned above and still love it ( as I do, along with my tents and hammocks ) As mentioned there’s a small margin for its usability
Thanks Andreas, I agree with all your points.
MLD Gear Soul Bivvy ...........wenn schon denn schon
Danke für den Tipp, ich werde sie mir ansehen