Does anyone have this book, would like to get a wee read at it
Mickey was talking bout it not sure if he has it but might be worth a try
Yep, Mr. 6 Pack was singing the praises of The Book of the Bivvy at the weekend. Its on my Amazon wishlist :)
I have The Book of the Bivvy by Ronald Turnbull if thats the one you mean.
Seems like you can read most of it here:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kCBGaAYpqSQC&dq=book+of+the+bivvy&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=ZBdcTO_XN5CTjAeDheXwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kCBGaAYpqSQC&dq=book+of+the+bivvy&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=ZBdcTO_XN5CTjAeDheXwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false)
I'm actually reading it at the mo. Its not bad but a bit confusing - part recounting of a story, part instructional. It is quite motivational though.
(http://www.cicerone.co.uk/filestore/productImages/large/561_FC.jpg)
yep this is a cracking wee book!
You can get this book from publisher Cicerone with 25% off with free P&P by typing in promotion code "Bivvy"
Quote from: andy on September 08, 2010, 01:57:28 AM
You can get this book from publisher Cicerone with 25% off with free P&P by typing in promotion code "Bivvy"
Awesome, thanks for posting that! I've been meaning to order that book for a while so you just gave me the perfect excuse :)
I was supposed to lend you a my copy and totally forgot. It's lying round the house, you're welcome to it.
Quote from: suspectmonkey on September 08, 2010, 10:15:31 AM
Quote from: andy on September 08, 2010, 01:57:28 AM
You can get this book from publisher Cicerone with 25% off with free P&P by typing in promotion code "Bivvy"
Awesome, thanks for posting that! I've been meaning to order that book for a while so you just gave me the perfect excuse :)
I got mine on Amazon.......£6.90 incl P&P.
Looks like a very good read.
Alan.
Quote from: J on September 08, 2010, 10:21:09 AM
I was supposed to lend you a my copy and totally forgot. It's lying round the house, you're welcome to it.
Will take you up on that offer, as I didn't get round to ordering it this morning after all!
Quote from: Belfastman1958 on September 08, 2010, 12:46:14 PM
I got mine on Amazon.......£6.90 incl P&P.
Funny, I just spotted that this afternoon whilst I was ordering a different book from Amazon. Think with the discount code from Cicerone it works out at £7.50 so Amazon is the cheaper option. Keep meaning to check in my local library as well, as I've got a few Cicerone guides from there in the past!
Got my copy today and after reading a couple of chapters i'm itching to have a go at bivvying and tonight would be perfect calm one with almost cloudless skies, except its below zero on the hills and i haven't got a bag yet :'( good read though, first page i opened was about a wet night bivvying in Belfast with scramblers driving past and someone getting murdered in a tent :o
Liam saw them selling trekmates ones in TKMAXX today for £19.99
hey, if i'm going to sleep in a bin bag its gonna have to be a goretex one ;D
Quote from: landyliam on October 17, 2010, 02:50:26 PM
hey, if i'm going to sleep in a bin bag its gonna have to be a goretex one ;D
eVent!
expensiVe ::)
But excellent ;)
Wheres the need for eVent or g-tex if you aren't moving? Seems rather excessive!
Quote from: ulsterwalker on October 17, 2010, 08:41:13 PM
Wheres the need for eVent or g-tex if you aren't moving? Seems rather excessive!
Because your body still releases moisture when your asleep. If it didn't you could just sleep in a bin bag no problem!
Quote from: landyliam on October 17, 2010, 07:04:15 PM
expensiVe ::)
What makes you think its any more expensive than goretex?!
Granted, but surely you're gonna have a big chunk of insulation that will absorb the moisture before the membrane gets a chance to do nout?
Obviously a breathable waterproof material is gonna be better than non breathable, but surely the level of breathability these 'top' fabrics provide is somewhat wasted?
Just a thought?
Think I'd rather buy some material and make my own custom one than spend that amount of money on a g-tex one!
QuoteWhat makes you think its any more expensive than goretex?
as usual i'm looking at the used market on ebay and plenty of ex army goretex bags at approx £30, only eVent one i've seen was £160 :o
QuoteWheres the need for eVent or g-tex if you aren't moving?
I'm just going by Ronald Turnbulls recommendtions for bags as he's the bivvy daddy ;)
I've been pretty impressed with the Rab Storm bivvy which can be had for around £50. Its only slightly heavier than the Alpkit Hunka, but has so much more space inside. It was certainly breathable when I was zipped fully into it in the rain with only a tiny hole left to breathe through.
The only other bag I really looked at was the Pertex Rab Survival Zone. I don't think Pertex is as waterproof as the material used in the Rab Storm, but it is meant to be more breathable. If you are using it under a tarp then I'd go for breathable over waterproof as the tarp acts as a shelter anyway.
Speaking of which... I need a bivvy night... soon :)
I have the Rab ranger and I can not fault it got one good soaking and I stayed dry inside .. No visible signs of any moisture from my breathing etc .
http://toc.hipcast.com/deluge/4575cce5-8e12-0827-9aba-eadf398b43f9.mp3 (http://toc.hipcast.com/deluge/4575cce5-8e12-0827-9aba-eadf398b43f9.mp3)
Heres the podcast with Bill Turnball (book of bivvy author), its a good listen.......