Bivvi Bag and Sleeping Mat?

[Home Guard]

Hello,

I've recently started using a bivvi bag when bushcrafting and found them great!

The one I have at the moment is a goretex copy, it is quite good, but I'm fearfull of testing it's resilience to water.

Can anyone recommend a good high quality and well functioning bivvi bag?

Has you got experience of using the Snugpack Paratex?

Up until now I haven't used a sleeping mat of any kind but I have just cut down an old foam mat, but it's only about 10mm (5/8") thick.
I've looked online and there aren't really many that are thicker, and the ones that are are inflatable, which I don't want.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

First of all mate try your bivvybag, you may find its perfectly ok. If your worried try soaking it with a hosepipe and checking if any water gets through.
Foam mats, you want a thicker foam mat well have a look for the Dutch army ones, sure they are 18mm thick but not the widest.

 

[decorum]

The one I have at the moment is a goretex copy, it is quite good, but I'm fearfull of testing it's resilience to water.

Have you tested it at home? If it stands up to mains pressure you should be fine with pretty much anything modern UK weather can throw at you .



EDIT: Too slow typing

 

[Home Guard]

I've just tried the hosepipe method. It held up well, I even formed a dip into it on my washing line and it held water.

I'll give the dutch army mat a google.

Thanks guys