OEX Bush Pro Bivvi Waterproof Breathable Sleeping Bag, Camping Essentials, Camping Gear, Camping Equipment, Festival Essentials, Hiking, Lightweight, Sleeping Bags for Adults

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The sack will fully cover your sleeping bag, but the shape is a tapered ‘mummy style’ which does not leave much room for your feet to move around at the bottom. The OEX Bush Pro Bivvi provides waterproof, breathable all-round cover, but packs down into a small, light package that you can easily take wherever you go. Also if you know any good summary of the best cheap ultralight tents or tarps/bivvis available in the UK (eg if a magazine which reviews them produces an annual roundup of the best ones, or if there is a particularly good reddit thread on the subject) I would be keen to check it out.

I have encountered dogs in Georgia and I would be frankly terrified of one approaching me if I was lying down in a bivi at night. I would still choose a mid+inner over tarp+bivvy though, because I find enclosed bivvys claustrophobic and if they have mesh uppers mosquitoes will still annoy you anyway. The Mountain Warehouse bivvy packs down into a 23 x 11 x 8 cm bag and comes with a stuff sack included. Whether it is setting up the perfect tent or exploring new trails on my bike, I'm here to help you make the most of your outdoor camping adventures.A sleeping, or at least prone and stationary, person seems pretty unlikely to startle them or make them feel under threat. We also managed to fit our rucksack down at the bottom of the bag – the length is 250cm in total which is about optimum for bivvys.

The total weight is 1033g which is actually heavier than some one-man tents, but still very portable. They are very lightweight, but it must be said that the total combined weight of the bivvy is not the lowest at 1. In our view, the hood system is slightly better in the Highlander Hawk, but with the OEX Bush Pro being substantially cheaper, it’s certainly a close run decision. Practical: With an Adjustable pull-cord opening and internal valuables pocket it'll help you feel secure whilst keeping the elements out. A bivi bag can be a real joy in the right conditions but utter misery when the weather turns against you.The material used for the top section of the bivvy is Rab’s eVent waterproof and breathable technical fabric which is 40 dernier and consists of three layers sandwiched together. A fantastic company based in Seattle on the West Coast of the USA, they have continuously been at the height of innovation and quality since their inception in the early 1980s. I cycled across the Balkans and Turkey and hiked across the Caucasus using a silnylon MLD Duomid (~500g), which offers far more protection and comfort than any bivvy bag I have used, for the same or less weight.

In summary, although it is highly expensive and rivalling some of the better one person tents as a purchase, the Rab Ridge Raider has the best performance of any bivvy bag we’ve tested. Missed payments will show on your credit file potentially making credit harder to obtain and will result in late fees being added to the debt.The Bush Pro Bivvi is a waterproof defence against the weather that weighs less than a lot of standard sleeping bags.

Waterproof: Providing protection from the elements and helping to keep you dry in those damp or wet conditions. The OEX Bush Pro uses a 5000mm hydrostatic head top layer for decent waterproof capability, but we didn’t test it under monsoon conditions. Google Earth is the best tool for planning IMO, you can draw on routes to export to a mapping app on your phone (I use OSMand with downloaded contours for hiking and MAPS. When set up it creates an excellent integrated shelter, with room to read and wriggle around inside without sacrificing heat too much.

There’s no wonder it’s often used by the US military – not bad for a company from Yorkshire in the UK! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The bathtub uses a more weighty 70 dernier nylon waterproof floor – this won’t be letting any moisture up from the ground. What is the deal with very small tents (or bivvy bags with supporting poles) vs more basic bivvi bags in regards to safety from bears and dogs, including from a situational awareness perspective? Even when pitching a tent is possible, some campers favour the bivy bag to save weight and space in their pack, and save time when trekking or running from point A to point B as fast as they can.