Bivy sacks are not really appropriate to a longer trip. The confined space means that there is very little or no room to store equipment and no area under cover to socialise. Planning a longer expedition with a bivy sack as your only accommodation is a big commitment, but if you are looking for a lightweight and effective shelter to take with you on a mountain hike then the bivy sack may be perfect for you.

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Vango Storm Shelter 400

The Vango storm shelter is a good example of a lightweight and durable bivy sack which packs away well making it easy to take with you on Hiking trips.

The bright colours of this particular bivy sack is a great advantage, it makes you visable from afar on the hills, should the weather close in around you. Its design means that you will stay warm and dry, the draw cord around the bottom ensures that you can keep the sack as close in around you as you need. It should be noted, however, that these shelters are not 100% waterproof. They are designed to be a temporary shelter to keep the worst of the wind and the rain away from you.

If you’re planning some trips into the hills this Autumn, a bivy sack is a must have piece of kit to keep you safe and prepared out on the hills.

Vango Storm Shelter 400 features

If you happened on this awful piece of television you may have thought that you were watching Eastenders which has in nearly every scene somebody crying, well this was no different.  The documentary is based on Ed Wardle who has a “lifetime ambition” to be left alone in the Yukon for 3 months and live off his wits.

The premise of this documentary – is it possible to survive in the wild- is quite an interesting one but Ed made it a tear-fest.  He cried about not having any food, he cried about being alone, he cried about the bears, he cried about being tired and he cried about being tired.  Riveting?

At the end he gave up because he could not take it any more, Ed I couldn’t take it any more.  What sort of survival training did you take?  I am sure the ample Ray Mears-who obviously likes his food- would have doubled in size in the Yukon with the amount of food available.  So what made you any different from a bloke down the pub who fancies being on his own for a few days?  Answer – watch his film and you’ll see that the only difference is that the man in the pub would be properly trained in foraging and survival skills etc. and not bubble like big girl.

Leave a comment if you disagree.

Yours truly along with 5 other similarly gifted specimens are raising money for a truly worthy cause, MS Society Scotland.  Our challenge starts off on the 23 July 2009 and finishes, hopefully, on the 26 July 2009.

The reason why we’re raising money for MS Scotland is that one of our friends, Stevie “El Baldito” Law has been recently diagnosed with MS and we would like to show our support to him and his family by raising money to fund research into this illness.  Each of us face our our own challenges on this bike ride but what we are doing pales into insignificance when we look at the challenges our pal Stevie and his family face.

So if you know any of us please give generously and even if you don’t know us, guess what, please give generously !  Donating is so easy to do so just click on the link  below and splash the cash.

Sponsorship is still available on the following.

Ferry tickets – supplied by Sunshine.co.uk

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8 man tent -

Cycling jackets -

Bikes – generous benefactor

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