What bags are you gents using? What conditions are you using them in?
Using a liner? silk/polyester , cotton or fleece?
What sleeping mat have you got?
Anyone use bivvys bags as opposed to flies?
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What bags are you gents using? What conditions are you using them in?
Using a liner? silk/polyester , cotton or fleece?
What sleeping mat have you got?
Anyone use bivvys bags as opposed to flies?
Marmot Helium XP or something.
Imported from overseas for around $5-600 a few years back.
Love it to bits!!!
Kathmandu something a rather, down filled and rated to -32C. All conditions, but not always inside the bag.
Found with my Bivvy bag its insanely warm vs a tent.
I have had mine for coming up 40 years, and the condition has started to deteriorate, and to be honest, I don't get much use out of her now. But she cooks a mean feed. As for using a fly - well I can still unzip mine.
Domex factory second reject of a polyester / synthetic centre zip mummy bag they made for the Australian Army. Always us a silk liner and sometimes also use another liner depending on how bloody cold it is.
I assume a down bag? 800 loft? Im just trying to learn all the terms and benefits :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pop Shot
What type of bivvy bag is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
12+ year old Fairydown Scorpion bag, cotton liner but I've used silk ones in the past and they're good too. Exped downmat (light 5), finally upgraded from the old blue foam roll last year and wished I had done it years ago!
Good in tents, its a rare winter night that I actually zip it up in a hut. Been thinking about getting a lighter bag for non-winter trips.
I had a bag like that once, after riding it too hard it developed a hell of a whine every time it started up in the morning, hasnt stopped since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
I use 2 down bags.
one for summer/spring, Macpac Escapade 500, can zip it open and use like a duvet.
winter one is a Sea-to-Summit Trek 3, think it is 650 or 700 loft ? Much narrower bag, but still not mummy - don't like the cocoon bags...
current mat is an exped slimlite ul 3.8, but i have some older thermarests as well, 3/4 length one is nice for light trips.
Domex mountaineer 700 on top of a thremarest neo air, all good:)
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Originally Posted by ebf
The macpac latitude is end of line now, Im looking at one of those. Im looking at the Sanctuary 1000 too. as they can be had on special for almost half price :D
Exped water bloc and exped ultralite mat plus a us ex army bivvy bag
Works well for me :cool:
Ahhhh 850 loft with 600 fill weight I think....? I use a shitty Katmandu sleeping mat as well. A little on the large side but keeps me warm and toasty!Quote:
Originally Posted by savageshooter
Here it is.... Helium | Marmot.com
Use a bivvy bag and a fly mostly as well have slept in the pissing down rain this roar In just my
Bivvy bag and was nice and dry wouldn't be without one anymore
What model bivvy bag?Quote:
Originally Posted by camo wsm
Fairydown scorpion still going strong for cold weather, domex starflight for warm. First light bivi bag adds warmth and waterproofness to both.
This one mate get them off eBay much cheaperQuote:
Originally Posted by savageshooter
Military Issue Gore Tex Bivy Cover Sleeping Bag Cover Waterproof | eBay
+1 on thoseQuote:
Originally Posted by camo wsm
Yeah ex army bivvies are awesome. Think mine is the newer nz army version. Non camo
For winter I use a 30+ year old Fairydown Everest (900 or 1000g fill) and for Summer an almost as old Fairydown Liteweight (550g fill). Both bags have a waterproof outer layer. I put them on an Exped downmat 7; great piece of kit. I do also have a synthetic bag that I should use more, synthetic bags can be wrung out and will provide warmth if they get wet. Down just clumps and is useless if wet.
I use the same Fairydown Everest down filled bag from the 1970s. They were all green coloured and the pick of hunters/mountaineers for a long while. You can still pick up some good ones on TM from time to time for well under a $100. I wouldn't want anything else. Never been cold in it. Beats paying hundreds for some more modern bag which wouldn't really be any better IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
I have an xarmy (German) sleeping bag which has been around since forever...waterproof rubber type outer skin, sleeves for arms (wear it like a coat), zip across knees so the dog can come and go (and breathe if you drop-ya-guts).
American made REI +5 rated down bag (25 years young) only used in huts and inside the ute (useless when wet) and a synthetic 'Kelty' -5 bag when im camping (fly or otherwise).........will do me for the rest of my days...hopefully, and always a closed cell mat underneath
Have taken a chance and have one of these on order. Hoping its good!
enlightened equipment quilt
I use an Exped 1000 water bloc sleeping bag. Many companies claim their bags are water proof, yet none of their stitching is done. This model has individual compartments welded together and is great. Have been in canada in -15 and was warm and cosy. I company this with a Exped Synmat 9. Have had the top of the line Kathmandu and Macpac bags and would never look back.
I use a exped down filled mat with one of two fairydown bags depending on the time of year. Was thinking about replacing the winter bag a couple of years ago as it's about 15 years old but as soon as I upgraded my mat I no longer felt the need.
Tho the sound of mcche171's bag is tempting
I have two sleeping bags a black wolf nile jumbo which is summer weight purchased it when I was in Australia and is a very good sleeping bag and then recently a kiwi camping glacier for winter use not as wide as the black wolf but I can still get my arms inside the bag to keep warm, I want to get a fleece liner for the winter weight bag to add the extra warmth just incase it gets a bit colder than what it is rated for but also to keep the inside of it clean while out on camping trips.
A cheap synthetic for summer and huts and a down winter one from katmandu.
its not rated that low but have woken up to find my bivi bag(British army i think) and sleeping bag frozen together from the knees down and was warm enough.
have a self inflating mat thing but don't take it often due to its bulk in my pack.
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Fairydown Ultralite with a silk liner, on a thermorest and all inside a huntech bivybag.
Yep i have the same bag, mine might be the 900??Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
I don't use a sleeping mat for 90% of the time, if i do its just a wharehouse blue foam roll thing that is getting shorter and shorter cause i keep cutting of bits to use for other things.
The i just use a small bivvy type tent (can get two people in it just) that weighs 1.3kg.
Big spoon or little spoon? I go little, so much warmer. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
If you get excited and talk slightly strange, .... is it a spoonerism?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
I have a shitty 2 season down bag from outerlimits. Use a cotton liner in spring and autumn in it. Summer, just a silk liner. Everytime a deal comes up on a decent bag the anklebiters, truck, house, some other expense needs money and I have to pass. Next year's purchase will be a proper bag.
I sleep in a one man tent. Twin needle made me a heavy duty clip on floor for it, and I have a siltarp for extra cover if needed. The tent without the extra floor is 1.4kg, single pole. The siltarp adds 600g, the floor another 600g.
My camp consists of a Domex 550 sleeping bag, katmandu self inflating mat and a Black Wolf one man cocoon tent.Usually take an old tent fly for extra cover if needed.Whole lot weighs 3-4kg and cosy as.
I got one of these from Macpac today, the outer isnt waterpoor but for the price its damn good, I'll get some nixwax and coat it with that itll be as good as the more expensive models, got a macpac 38mm mat to go with it.
Was $360 for the bag, will have to look at a bivvy bag too
Theres some good looking bivvys on Tm
I'll look at the surplus ones too.
These ones u can fit ya pack in as well.
ultra-light waterproof bivy bag - sunset orange | Trade Me
*QUALITY* Vaude 'Active' Bivy Bag RRP $159! | Trade Me
anyone know if these are any good?
I am looking at doing a drive in when the snow backs off a bit...it will be deep cycle battery, inverter, electric blanket, foam mattress.
I've heard that the vaude ones aren't very breathable, so if its cold you get enough condensation on the inside that you may as well just be outside...Quote:
Originally Posted by savageshooter
Do have to watch that one of my mates brought a new bivvy bag can't remember what brand though for this roar and condensated real bad ended up having A week of waking up to a wet sleeping bag not ideal has to be somewhat breathableQuote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen