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The book of the bivvy
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The book of the bivvy

Ronald Turnbull

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This edition originally published: 2007. Reissued with updates: 2011.
Previous edition: 2001.

Contents

FOREWORD by Julian MilesINTRODUCTION 1 BASIC BIVVY Peigne and suffering Problems of the polybag Plastic bag for pleasure purposes Polybag facts 2 BIVVY HISTORY 3 THE BREATHABLE BAG Five nights in green plastic 1 Overnight Ochils 2 Wet Wooler in November 3 Hoover bag 4 Man management 5 Saddle bag Time, things and Miguel 4 MIDLEVEL BAGGERY Cave behaviour Fallback bag Shopping for bags 5 BUT WHAT IF IT RAINS? Wet under thorns in Belfast Further suffering What if it rains? Look after your bivvy and your bivvy will look after you The ideal site 6 ACROSS SCOTLAND BY BAG Wetness and weight Acharacle to Aberdeenshire 7 THE ART OF LIGHTWEIGHT LONG-DISTANCE Bag and baggage Comparative luxury The fuel on the hill Mountains under the moon 8 BAG PLANS 1 Bivvybagging the Wainwrights 2 Bag and camera 3 Corbett bagging 9 BIVVYBAG ROUTES 1 Sleeping on Skiddaw 2 Bruce's Crown 10 ANOTHER PENNINE JOURNEY Re-enacting Wainwright on a walk to the Roman Wall 11 SUDDEN DEATH AND SHEEP-STEALING A crossing of Pumlumon Fawr AFTERWORD: SHELTERED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLYMANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS INDEX.

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