I've gradually been getting my gear lighter and lighter, it's a pleasure to try some things out and work out what does the job and what proves to be just a useful experiment. I've just come back from a four day trip to coastal South West Wales. It was cold, windy, there was hail and there was snow on the ground. One night it chucked it down with rain and another night was so windy I thought I might take off!
I was trying out the new sol adventure kit breathable bivi. I carry one of their survival ones around as an edc thing, but I wanted to find out just how temporary this new one is. Combined with a Golite quilt, a thermarest, and a nice terra nova tent it all went pretty well. I'd got all kinds of gear with me just in case it was a disaster though, as this was an intentional experiment. In the end I was more worried about whether a tree would come down on me on the windy night than on the bivis construction!
Anyone else tried it out?
