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Emergency Shelters

Emergency Shelters


Postby Gemma3010 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:01 pm

Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for emergency shelters for hiking. I had a quick browse on the internet but there are SOOOOO many. Looking for as small and compact and light as possible as I'm hoping I'll never have to use it but I've recently had a baby and I feel more of a responsibility to be safe when I'm up on the hills and make sure I get home to my family.

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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby WalkWithWallace » Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:39 pm

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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby shinenotburn » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:39 pm

Gemma,

Supalite from Summit Bothy Bags. Two person is the size of an orange. Made in UK.

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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:32 pm

shinenotburn wrote:Gemma,

Supalite from Summit Bothy Bags. Two person is the size of an orange. Made in UK.

Iain.


thank you, my first thought when it said the size of an orange was how am I supposed to fit in it hhahaa :lol: :lol: but I get it now - thanks :) :)
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:33 pm

WalkWithWallace wrote:I carry one of these with me:

https://rockrun.com/products/sol-emergency-bivvy


brilliant, thank you :)
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Veryhappybunny » Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:05 pm

They are definitely not just for emergencies - I have a Terra Nova 2 person one and they are great if you want to have a bite to eat in your own comfortable micro climate, rather than in wind and rain. I have used mine more than I expected and it just sits in the bottom of the pack, weighing next to nothing. If you get one in a bright colour like yellow, it also has a very cheering effect: having a cuppa in “yellow world” is much better than being windblown and wet.
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Tringa » Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:35 am

I use a Vango Storm Shelter 200, or rather I have one, but have not needed to use it yet. It is not the lightest but also not heavy and good to know its there if I need it - about £25 well spent.

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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby davekeiller » Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:07 pm

I have a Terra Nova 4 person one. really useful for lunch stops on wet days!
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:04 pm

Veryhappybunny wrote:They are definitely not just for emergencies - I have a Terra Nova 2 person one and they are great if you want to have a bite to eat in your own comfortable micro climate, rather than in wind and rain. I have used mine more than I expected and it just sits in the bottom of the pack, weighing next to nothing. If you get one in a bright colour like yellow, it also has a very cheering effect: having a cuppa in “yellow world” is much better than being windblown and wet.


Thank you!!! I have a yellow car so I know the power of the colour!! It is very cheering ;) :) :)
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:04 pm

Tringa wrote:I use a Vango Storm Shelter 200, or rather I have one, but have not needed to use it yet. It is not the lightest but also not heavy and good to know its there if I need it - about £25 well spent.

Dave


Thank you, I will check this one out :)
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:05 pm

davekeiller wrote:I have a Terra Nova 4 person one. really useful for lunch stops on wet days!


Thank you :) will check this out too!! :) :)
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby davekeiller » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:01 pm

It's worth bearing in mind that replies have suggested two different types of shelter.
The rockrun one is a bivvy bag/emergency sleeping bag
The others are bothy bags.

The bivvy is designed as an ultra lightweight sleeping bag made of space blanket material, should you be forced to spend the night on a mountainside

Bothy bags are more akin to a tent without any poles. They're really good for a lunch stop on a bad day, in addition to being something that you can use in an emergency. They're particularly good if you're in a group.
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Re: Emergency Shelters

Postby Gemma3010 » Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:21 pm

davekeiller wrote:It's worth bearing in mind that replies have suggested two different types of shelter.
The rockrun one is a bivvy bag/emergency sleeping bag
The others are bothy bags.

The bivvy is designed as an ultra lightweight sleeping bag made of space blanket material, should you be forced to spend the night on a mountainside

Bothy bags are more akin to a tent without any poles. They're really good for a lunch stop on a bad day, in addition to being something that you can use in an emergency. They're particularly good if you're in a group.


Thank you for this. This helps! It was a bit overwhelming when first looking to see what was what :) :)
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