Thanks Fitz, your experience of bivi bags is interesting.
"A bivvy bag will also work to keep you warm and dry even in the snow"
My experience is that you invariably end up with a damp sleeping bag in Scottish conditions even with a premium Gore-tex bag (with the furry inside layer to reduce condensation) as no matter how good your bag is, some moisture gets out from your skin or breath and condenses on the inside of the bag and you do get damp esp after more than one night out.
May be different in drier climates perhaps.
In my view, they are a 2nd choice to a tent UNLESS you know you'll get a fine settled spell of good weather, not that common in the UK and rare in Scotland.
"A bivvy bag will also work to keep you warm and dry even in the snow"
My experience is that you invariably end up with a damp sleeping bag in Scottish conditions even with a premium Gore-tex bag (with the furry inside layer to reduce condensation) as no matter how good your bag is, some moisture gets out from your skin or breath and condenses on the inside of the bag and you do get damp esp after more than one night out.
May be different in drier climates perhaps.
In my view, they are a 2nd choice to a tent UNLESS you know you'll get a fine settled spell of good weather, not that common in the UK and rare in Scotland.
