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treadlightly
02-03-2007, 19:35
Does anyone have experience of the blizzard bag? I saw one advertised on ebay where they said it was waterproof, incredibly lightweight, very warm and just £25 new. Sounds too good to be true, but maybe its just what I'm looking for. Any help would be much appreciated.
Dougster
02-03-2007, 19:45
You could get this - the same thing by the sounds of it, for less.
http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/Outdoor/ProductDetails.aspx?language=e n-GB&product=OUT7557
Hi Treadlightly
Blizzard Bags are the one of the best products to hit the hillwalking market for years. All the claims are true. I work on a Mountain Rescue Team in Scotland and all our guys carry one as personal survival equipment for if they get lost, injured or benighted. We also use the bags as a first layer for an injured casualty backed up with regular sleeping bags/ Casbag etc.
I think as an emergency peice of kit its light years ahead of an orange survival bag or a frankly dangerous 'survival sheet'.
Having said all this for regular camping/bushcraft etc they dont replace a standard bag as the material is noisy and not as comfortable as a normal doss bag and once the vacume packing is undone youll never get it back to that size!
( Though you can get a stuff sack).
Definatly worth the money if youre a hillman or an adventure racer but for bushcraft go for the traditional bag/ goretex bivi.
Ta Ed
Not quite Dougster
Check out www.blizzardsurvival.co.uk for the kit I think Treadlightly's talking about.
You're not wrong though I carry a group shelter for my hill party in addition to a blizzard bag, then if we all get lost (god forbid) we can get inside the blizzard bags then in the group shelter. cosy :D
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=16216
w00dsmoke
02-03-2007, 22:44
I bought a blizzard tube that will fit up to 3 folk. I bought it off ebay for £22 and it is a wonderful lifesaver for when I'm out in the canoe incase I get a swim and need to get warm n dry n out the wind.
I would recommend them to all as an emergency only item in your survival kit.
For emergency kit they're great, I carry one all the time both for myself and when I'm taking groups out., I am tempted to buy a new one that hasn't been opened...
Personally I wouldn't use one as an everyday bag, they sound like you're sleeping in a sweet wrapper and the you'll get quite a bit of condensation build up.
Dougster
03-03-2007, 11:25
Not quite Dougster
Check out www.blizzardsurvival.co.uk for the kit I think Treadlightly's talking about.
You're not wrong though I carry a group shelter for my hill party in addition to a blizzard bag, then if we all get lost (god forbid) we can get inside the blizzard bags then in the group shelter. cosy :D
My mistake, tired and wine.
Those bothy shelters are the business, but in this situation I think an Army bivvy bag sounds the answer. Mine gets used quite a bit and makes life that bit more pleasant.
This one is really good from what I have read about them:
http://www.redflarekits.com/pc/1034/s/Thermo-lite+2.0+emergency+bivvy+sack+-+Adventure+Medical+Kits