It's dry now - but wait till later!
I could hear people getting up, moving around camp. It was Saturday morning and the heavy rain of the day before had stopped some time during the night. Voices called as the fire team moved out to find some kindling. It’d be a tough job to get a fire going this morning after such a downpour.
Just a few minutes more. I rolled on to my side and snuggled down a bit further into my bivvi. It was the first time I’d slept in what is essentially waterproofs for a sleeping bag. I’d set up my basha the day before and decided to put my sleeping mats inside the bivvi.
Snugpak SF Bivvi
It was an easy job: Pull the bivvi out of the tiny stuff sack (6″x4″x3″), unroll and undo zip. The zipper goes to halfway down on the bivvi which made putting the mats and sleeping bag inside easy. There was plenty of room, even after I got in, to use it as a clothes store either side of the sleeping bag. Putting damp pants back on I wished I’d done that and had a dry set ready for morning. You can tell I’m a novice!
Ready for bed...
I was comfy, warm and slept deeply feeling well protected from the rain and wind. Like a teenager on a Monday morning I was reluctant to get out of bed. When I finally did drag myself out (easy and uncomplicated getting the sleeping bag and bivvi bag zips opened), I zipped the bivvi back up, pulled the locking drawstring and set out for the day knowing that whatever the weather I’d have a warm, dry and comfortable place to sleep tonight.
When we broke camp I just rolled the whole sleeping ensemble together. Carrying it like this I feel confident my sleeping bag and mats will still be dry when I come to get my head down. I use the stuff sack for my paracord and tarp ties.
Thanks to Lurch my whole way of living outside has changed. Now I feel much more connected to outdoors instead of being in the confines of a noisy (zzzrrrpppp) tent. In fact, you’d be hard pushed to get me in a tent now I’ve had the opportunity to try the Tatonka Tarp 2 Bazil and the Snugpak SF Bivvi. (Read more about the Tatonka Tarp 2 Bazil).
Verdict
To stay warm, dry and comfortable (ground choice dependent) with plenty of spare room for even bigger bodies you can’t go wrong with a Snugpak SF Bivvi. The covered half-way zipper is a great idea to make getting in and out that bit easier. The lockable drawstring fits with space around the hood of the sleeping bag and great for keeping the whole kit dry.
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