Possible spring trip,what is a good one to purchase??

VFM has to be the Hunka, if you want a thick down bag in there you’ll have to get the Hunka XL though to allow the lofting.

+1 for Alpkit.

Need more information. Where are you heading to? Without knowing the temperatures you’ll be enduring I’m hesitant to recommend any kit less it be wrong & put you in unnecessary discomfort, not that Im normally that caring.

Snowdonia we are thinking.Up in the evening, bbq up top then 6hr Bivvy followed by a dawn raid back down at sunrise and a trail centre for good measure,that’s the plan

You’ll be looking at something like the Rab Explorer series, possibly a 500 stretching to a 700 if there is a likelihood of below freezing temps.

I’ve got a Rab Survival Zone that has been used on and off for the past 14 years but if I was buying a cheap one now it’d be the Alpkit one, spending more then I’d want one with a sleave for a thermarest.

I have a cheapo one unused if you want it – email me

You’ll be looking at something like the Rab Explorer series, possibly a 500 stretching to a 700 if there is a likelihood of below freezing temps.

He’s asking about bivvy bags not sleeping bags.

Just buy an AlpKit Hunka XL, think of it as a sleeping bag cover and you’ll be fine. If you want something you can fully shut yourself up in (try not to if possible) then a RAB Storm would be about your cheapest option.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LMYGPW/ref=asc_df_B005LMYGPW6520897?smid=A32WEZ1AIWY5OH&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B005LMYGPW

There you go.

all above is good info 🙂 I have bought a ID microbivy but yet to test it, looking forward to a trip out soon!

ahhh my bad, obviously not paying attention to detail. I’ll promptly thrash myself with some burpees.

Rab Survival Zone. no question about it.

Cheers people 😀

The cheap bivi bags usually have a simple draw cord closure, which ain’t that great. I’d probably be inclined to suggest an over sized bag so you can disappear down inside it if the weather turns.