However, the Oex Bush Pro might help me to use a smaller rucksack (which might ideally fit in hand luggage on the plane - otherwise I have an 80-litre Karrimor rucksack). The total weight is 1033g which is actually heavier than some one-man tents, but still very portable. The Highlander Hawk bivi bag packs into a tiny 37 x 12cm ripstop stuff sack, making it brilliant for all kinds of adventures. came back this morning from the peak district after spending the night under the tree line just using this bivvy, sleeping bag and roll mat.

Our answer is “when it uses two fibre glass poles rather than one or a separate fly sheet”, but no it doesn’t matter. I will be accepting lifts every now and then though if offered, which will make the journey a little shorter. Length is 230cm and so can take a >6ft tall male with room for a sleeping bag and smallish rucksack inside.New with tags: A brand-new, unused, unworn and undamaged item in the original packaging (such as the . Google Earth is the best tool for planning IMO, you can draw on routes to export to a mapping app on your phone (I use OSMand with downloaded contours for hiking and MAPS.

This then lifts the top of the bivi off your head meaning you can easily lie down and read a book, or even tend a stove located outside close by.The hydrostatic head of the Helium is 20000 mm which is exceedingly waterproof and the Pertex material is also supposedly resistant to rips – however I didn’t wish to test this claim out! In our view, the hood system is slightly better in the Highlander Hawk, but with the OEX Bush Pro being substantially cheaper, it’s certainly a close run decision.