Bivvy a month 2014 thread.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:23 pm

Here we go then ... I know there's lots of people considering this for the coming year so I thought I'd start this. Post up your triumphs, failures, intentions, pictures and excuses.

I feel that we should just clarify that : bivvy, tent, tarp, hammock, bothy, bus stop, beer garden, hedge are all fair game but B&B, pub or under the clothes maiden with a blanket draped on top in the living room, aren't

ScotRoutes · Post by **ScotRoutes** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:10 pm

I almost slept in my van last night but forced myself into the South Westerlies and found a reasonably sheltered spot. Shame they were South Easterlies at 7am mind!

restlessshawn · Post by **restlessshawn** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:25 pm

Yeah need to pull finger out this year after only 5/12 last year

gairym · Post by **gairym** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:52 pm

I too will be pulling my finger out (a very poor 6 out of 12 for 2013) - bring it on!

Blackhound · Post by **Blackhound** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:52 pm

Well I am going for the full bivy a month but I am in addition hoping that I will get six 2 nighters in the supposedly better months. We will see.

FLV · Post by **FLV** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:15 pm

I'll give it a go too.

1/12 in the bag
A rather slow pootle up the Pennine bridleway from home, over an old nemisis that is brown hill, back to piethorne res (no pies here) and a very very windy and wet night.

The trails arent in very good condition at all, very slimy... so much so that I bypassed a few on the way back down.

Diddnt actually enjoy much of it, but there you go, all good stuff I guess.

ianfitz · Post by **ianfitz** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:14 pm

Good effort Dave!

I'm in again for this year. I'm going to bivy in the garden tonight (obviously a non counter) to test a very light possibly water proof bivy bag. I'm not convinced how water proof it is hence the test run...

I managed 23 last year so am sort of aiming for two a month. Am riding from home to keswick at the end of the month so will get a couple in there.

Farawayvisions · Post by **Farawayvisions** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:54 pm

Careful you don't blow away ianfitz.
I'm going for excuses of the month

1. My bike is in the bike hospital, seeing as I wore out the bottom bearing in Morocco
2. It's bloody freezing outside
3. It's wet
4. My neighbour is on holiday (I know, what's all that about?)
5. I have a nice cosy house and bed!
6. I bivvied (not sure if that's the correct verb) on Christmas Eve so that must count as double time
7. If only I was younger
8. When the kids leave home (Oh, they already have, so that's not valid)
9. My shoes will get wet
10. Next month

captainbedwell · Post by **captainbedwell** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:19 pm

I've never actually bivvied before so I'm aiming for 12 nights over the year rather than one a month.

Does using just the outer of a terra nova laser as shelter count or is that cheating?

ScotRoutes · Post by **ScotRoutes** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:24 pm

captainbedwell wrote:I've never actually bivvied before so I'm aiming for 12 nights over the year rather than one a month.

Does using just the outer of a terra nova laser as shelter count or is that cheating?

A whole Terra Nova Laser counts.

captainbedwell · Post by **captainbedwell** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:04 am

ScotRoutes wrote:
captainbedwell wrote:I've never actually bivvied before so I'm aiming for 12 nights over the year rather than one a month.

Does using just the outer of a terra nova laser as shelter count or is that cheating?

A whole Terra Nova Laser counts.

I was just thinking of lightness and simplicity really. The inner is a bit useless and I reckon sleeping in the outer in a bivvy bag would actually keep you dryer on a very wet night. Just a thought.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:18 am

The inner is a bit useless and I reckon sleeping in the outer in a bivvy bag would actually keep you dryer on a very wet night. Just a thought.

Conditions will play a part ... you might find a bivvy bag under a tent outer produces lots of condensation.

captainbedwell · Post by **captainbedwell** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:38 pm

I'll just have to get out and try a few things then!

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:03 pm

I'll just have to get out and try a few things then!

Good man ... it's often the best way and sometimes the only way of discovering what works and what doesn't

drain · Post by **drain** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:11 pm

Does bivvying on NYE count as 2013 or 2014? On the grounds that I spent more hours bivvied on the 2014 side of midnight I'm going for 2014! :D

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:53 pm

drain wrote:Does bivvying on NYE count as 2013 or 2014? On the grounds that I spent more hours bivvied on the 2014 side of midnight I'm going for 2014! :D

I've also got this dilemma! I think it should count for both!

ScotRoutes · Post by **ScotRoutes** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:26 pm

For 2013, I counted it as the day I set out - but then I did leave it until 9pm one 31st!!!

barney · Post by **barney** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:54 pm

ScotRoutes wrote:For 2013, I counted it as the day I set out - but then I did leave it until 9pm one 31st!!!

that's a relief, this month the calendar is pretty much full with family stuff and it looks like Friday 31st will be my first (and last) chance to get out in Jan.

sillybigfella · Post by **sillybigfella** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:59 pm

1/1 for me. A cold night on the slopes of Cadair Idris. Thanks Stu and Dee for the fortifying tea and cake!

TheBrownDog · Post by **TheBrownDog** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:50 pm

Slipped in a night out last night - had to test my new BB tarp pole didn't I?. Blinking freezing.

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:42 am

1/1 or 25/25 for chew

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:20 am

0/1 so far

summittoppler · Post by **summittoppler** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:32 pm

Managed to get my first one in so I'm hoping it'll give me the drive to carry this on throughout the year.
A 17 miler from the doorstep in North Wales to a nice sheltered spot near Aber Falls. The weather was fine and I really enjoyed it :)

The video of the trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qU0Q2Qq ... e=youtu.be

gairym · Post by **gairym** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:11 pm

I'm counting this weekend's 'stone-bivi' night as my 1 for 1 for 2014 but I'm hoping that I'll get another actual bivi night in before the month is over.

Blackhound · Post by **Blackhound** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:40 pm

1/1 at There 'n Back in the Elan Valley

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