So I bought the bivy layer from pic related and I love it. I really like the heavy duty construction. I wanted to get the whole system but after seeing how crappy the bags were I didn't. So here's my question, how hard would it be to to change the fill in a milsurp patrol bag to down? If not do you know of any quality bags that are a bit more rugged at the expense of weight and would work with this system?
>>774867
I spent 10 years in the army most of it as a sapper. I have spent 0f nights in just that setup. It works.
If you realy want down just replace the mid level with a down sack. Or the smallest level if you can find a down sack that light.
But the whole system works. It kept me alive on many an afghani hilltop.
>>774867
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_hfdQe4dyo
>>774876
Do you sleep under a groundsheet or just in the bivy?
>>774990
Depended on the mission. As a sapper i did alot of heavy clearance and most hilltops i ever slept on was on a cot. Because we could hall them on the outside of the trucks.
The absolute lowest temps i ever spent in my bivy were under an expedient log top hole. It was cold as fuck that night. And yea in the field i would put up a ground tarp sometimes but i never thought it helped too much. But then afain it was my poncho.
But when push came to shove my 3 piece bivy set worked.
>>775009
>>774990
I'm in the Canadian army and the standard is to use a bivy under a half tent (Which is basically a tarp that hides the shape of a dude and gives you a way to keep your kit dry) but in serious weather we use arctic tents.
You can go without a half tent but for tactical reasons you don't.
