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Slievenaglogh Summit Bivi – Monday Microadventure
Ed and John took to Slievenaglogh for a summit camp - the perfect cure for the Monday blues!
Alpkit Hunka XL Bivi Bag – Gear Review
When people first decide that they want to try their hand at spending a night outdoors in a bivi bag, the Alpkit Hunka is often of the most recommended choice. It’s a brilliant budget option and folds down into its own stuff sack, so it is easy to see why so many people recommend it. […]
Terra Nova Titan Bivvy Bag – Gear Review
A robust, high performance, breathable bivvy. Premium price and quite heavy – perfect for extended use. After a few less than satisfactory, clammy nights in my previous bivvy bag, I was in the market for something more waterproof, breathable and functional as an all-out tent replacement. I needed something which I could seal myself into […]
Coastal Bivvy – A midweek microadventure
Running a little low on my annual leave count for the year, I decided it was time for a midweek camp without the need for time off work. I packed my 32L pack with my sleeping bag, bivvy, a stove and some food – and brought it to work with me for the day. The […]
Survival vs Sleep
After spending a freezing January night shivering, without sleep, under a poncho on Belfast’s Cavehill it dawned on me that what you can survive with and what you need to enjoy the hills are not necessarily the same.
Back to basics
It seems I’ve become something of a convert to the joy of a good bivvy lately. Even with the less than ideal weather lately, my Laser Comp seems to be doing little more than gathering dust in the gear cave that is my spare room. I got to thinking about why this is the case, […]
Overnighter for £5
So, last week saw me with an unexpected laptop fault, and this put a dent in my weekly budget. So much of a dent that I was left with £5 to my name. My weekly pay usually comes in on a Thursday night at midnight, and this is the money I usually use to travel […]
