Tarp Camping Alone In The Woods - British Army Bivvi Bag - Jungle Sleeping Bag

Solo overnight tarp camping in the woods with the British Army Basha, British Army Bivvi Bag & British Army Jungle Sleeping Bag as our shelter with the tarp configured in a lean-to with groundsheet. Due to recent arson attacks in the forest, we were unable to have a campfire but that didn’t stop us from cooking up some cowboy coffee! Military Surplus Camping.
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[@frogmaster83]

I believe the name of that tarp set up is the envelope. Your extra warmth was due to the gortex bivvi. Adds at least one season to a sleeping bag. 👍

[@simonh6371]

Yep the bivvi is amazing, I paid £35 for mine also in DPM and it was brand new, unissued and packaged! It means that even down to 5 degrees lowest temp at night I can get away with a cheap £10 Chinese sleeping bag plus a £10 fleece liner inside it, camping under a tarp/basha/poncho. In summer I've just used the fleece liner plus bivvy bag, no problem.

[@excemptfrombs2124]

@simon h where u get you’re bivvi from ?

[@simonh6371]

@@excemptfrombs2124 It was an ebay seller, a couple of years ago. If I get time tomorrow I'll find the order and see if he's still selling them if not for the same price at least for a good price, and let you know. Definitely worth it even if you paid 50 quid for one brand new I reckon.

[@simonh6371]

Can't beat these 2, I have both in DPM and together I paid just 50 quid for them which is absurdly cheap, the bivvy bag was even brand new, unissued and still in it's packaging! The basha is humungous compared to the old 58 pattern ponchos we used when I was in the army, you can make all kinds of shelters with loads of space. I do however always take a cheap 1 x 2m tarp as a groundsheet.

[@GODAIM-ANDY]

That candle lantern is brilliant.

[@erikvels3606]

Nice video! We used to zig-zag shockcord through the grommets of the alice-loops at the front of the backpack to ease attaching stuff on the outside. Also on the lid some shockcord and you can stuff some wet clothing or the basha on top of the backpack. 💪🏻

[@JohnSmith-df4vb]

Basha and bivvy set up, one of my fav, my two cents on set up, always use the hoops rather than the grommets on the basha, if the hoops fail its a easy fix with thread and needle and you have the grommets as a quick back up in unpredictable weather, grommets fail and you have a bigger problem of the tarp tearing in bad weather, i use a ball bungee around the end of my bivvy, all bungees are a god send lol. My cats would have had that salt lick away the moment they noticed it lol, throw them a bit of crispy bacon and they spend 2 min licking the floor after the crispy bacon has been devoured.

[@johncrouch8988]

Bungee’s all the way here too! Fast set up. No knots 🪢 Set up anywhere. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JamesWhiting96]

@@johncrouch8988 do you use any bungees or are there any types that are particularly good in terms of weight and durability?

[@JulesMorrison]

Trick with shoes. Knock two short sticks into the ground, so they stand upright with about a 12 inches sticking up above ground, and enough underground that they're solidly stable. Put your shoes upside down onto the sticks, soles facing the sky. Now the rain runs over the outside, not into the inside.

[@TreeDeepOutdoors]

Hey Jules! Thank you for the tip, excellent advice and advice I will definitely implement into future camps! Thanks again, I hope you and yours are all well 👍

[@mistatat]

Stops the critters climbing in, too.

[@hedgebackharry8953]

Love your style of camping ,bivvy and basha set up the only thing I change is the winter is bigger tarp for tarp tent when weather gets bad, great video as usual keep em coming bud

[@MountainSportAirguns]

Nice work my good sir, I can tell you've become a bit more comfortable with the filming and editing. The game camera footage was pretty cool and I like the simple camp setup. Cheers

[@TreeDeepOutdoors]

Thank you my friend 👊

[@outsidertank]

Love it Jack..

[@scuzzlebutt1714]

great stuff

[@paulevans1363]

Great vid keep em coming 👍

[@mel-sp5nh]

In good weather conditions like this I would never bother putting a tarp up , but good video

[@gooutgibbo9529]

Fantastic cook pot, I have had mine for years.

[@ruthietube]

Lovely shots of the wildlife. I was wondering if you'd be warm,it's been very cool the last few weeks .I keep waiting for the heatwave they keep telling us is coming before I venture out 😁.then I'll just complain I'm too hot . *Edit The heatwave is now here....I'm too bloody hot!!!! 😁😁

[@paulturnersmith1143]

well done on adding another child to the collection,they are tireing but well worth it,great vid as usual,many thanks

[@TreeDeepOutdoors]

Thank you Paul! Much appreciated sir 👊

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Just subbed Great Video Respect ✊🏻

[@treksntarps]

Nice 👍 was going to use almost identical gear for a little adventure this weekend 🤔 just got that sleeping bag so cheers, sounds good . Looks like you got some needed r and r . Take it easy there fella 👌

[@chrisdraper845]

Nice vid and really nicely edited too. Quite the relaxing watch. Hope you were able to recharge your batteries enough, before heading back into the fore of fresh fatherhood.

[@brandrunway]

I have the same sleeping bag and it is not a jungle bag. This is a lightweight sleeping bag. Jungle is even lighter and has no mosquito net. I slept last weekend in a similar configuration, but without a mattress. The temperature dropped to 7C deg. It was even too warm for me. I had the same tarp setting. Flexible expanders are a great deal.

[@philipkenyoncarbon1291]

I PUT A 3/4 LENGHT ZIP DOWN THE FRONT MY BIVI BAG VERY EASY TO GET IN AND OUT OF

[@Cheeseandhamsandwich]

9:30 bedtime FTW!

[@outsidertank]

"Envelope Baha"

[@johnmcglynn4164]

What type of candle lantern are you using please

[@Sparky-ov1ot]

Liked and subscribed, what type of pegs are they and where can you get them, all the best.

[@TreeDeepOutdoors]

Hey Sparky! Thanks for the support my friend, it is appreciated! The pegs are NGT Bivvy Pegs, they should be on Amazon 👍

[@edcrosshair]

It’s a tarpy shelter 8)

[@derbybushcraftandoutdoors3176]

What size bungee cords to you keep in your kit and how many.

[@brandrunway]

I use two. Each is a meter long. Additionally, I have one spare in my backpack. Plus four pins, and you've got it all.