Rab ridge raider out testing g my new rab ridge raider Hooped bivi bag for wild camping on mountain in Scotland hopefully this summer #camping #rabridgeraider
Great piece of kit mate I’ve got one. I get no condensation with it. When I camp I take a dry sack and put my pack and boots in that and leave it outside
Late to the party but top tip for the Ridge Raider Stu, peg out as normal but then unhook the front pegs and guys, pole with fold forward making it dead easy to step in and sit up when cooking, hook everything back up when you're closing up.
Nice purchase. Ideal to lift the material off your face rather than a regular bivy bag. Would have been good seeing a close up of you inside for an idea on the actual space inside.
Too confined for me, the Snugpak Ionosphere is as confined as I like to be. Wishing you a great time with it Stuart and hope the wild haggis leave you alone.
Leave your pride at home when you get in and out of that! 🤣 Seriously, a good piece of kit!👍🏻 Out of interest, the mesh is mozzie proof, but is it midge proof?
Stuart, that looks a bit interesting 😂 Even though it’s got a nice tall entrance by the time you get your sleeping gear in, that space will disappear! All the YT videos I’ve seen on this particular bivi the occupant have been built like racing snakes not like a Scottish front row forward!!! Looking forward to seeing a review after you’ve used it a few times. All the best from deepest Dorset 👍
I'm surprised Rab hasn't updated this bivvy to include a full length zip in a similar style to the Dutch Army hooped bivvy. It looks a right pain to get in and out of at the head end.
I have had the dutch army hooped bivi it's great with the side zip but I like the height of the rab one better but your right if they added a side zip to the rab one I think I would be better
Great video Yeah I'm seriously looking at this as I want to stay light for bikepacking. Again, thank You “Good night, John-Boy. Good night, Elizabeth. And good night, daddy. Good night, son" lol
How do you find it with an inflatable sleeping mat, only used mine once so far, I used my THERMAREST NeoAir xtherm, I found my down top quilt was being crushed slightly over my legs, which, as it was below freezing, had an impact on my warmth. Probably not an issue in warmer weather.
Great vid. I always put a small tarp under mine, making an area out front of my Ridge raider giving a dry/clean space to take shoes off and keep off the wet ground for easing into the bivi. The Rab ridge raider is my go to for ease of set up and like you say when camp space is small, it just fits. ATB mate
Once you got your kip mat and doss bag in there mate you'll loose some space plus nowhere for your bergen, boots and clothing. I use a GoreTex double hooped bivi but always with a tarp over it for extra weather protection and plenty of extra space to store bergen and other gear, it works well.
I've got a Dutch Army M90 sleeping bag with built in gortex bivvy. Good kit. I've recently bought a Rab Ascent 500 to try. Hopefully I'll be out in that tomorrow night 👍😊 That bivvy you've got there seems tiny. You're taller than me, even so I'm not sure I like the top entry aspect. I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on with it 😊👍
Congratulations wish you fun with it👍as I sayed just bought the new version with the little tent pole at the foot end, I’m very satisfied with the weight, size and performance, take care. Taro
For adverse conditions, add a tarp. I think camping needs systems. There's no perfect tool for every situation. Bivy bags and tarps are as good as a tent, but when you're out of your bag the tarp provides more room than any tent you'd carry. Can be set up in a multitude of ways depending on the situation. Bivi bags add 5 degrees to your sleeping bag. Provide bug protection. If you're super weight conscious, use a poncho as rain gear and as a tarp.
@@AndrewBryantPianoTuner It's good for very windy conditions that would tear apart or blow away 1 person tents (as virtually all of them are shaped like sails. It's durable eVent fabric, similar to Goretex, retails for $370. Any one person tent of similar weight will tear and break with 40 mph winds, they will also flap excessively and keep you up at night in the wind.
@@northernimagesphotography The original concept of the hooped bivi was for use by our Special Forces to give them a small usable portable weatherproof all round shelter but then civi Street commercialised it. The original bivi was larger but not by much and was double hooped DPM GoreTex. They are compact inside but very warm and dry, there definitely not designed for large people though.
@@neanderthaloutdoors9202 oh aye, I know that. I really meant today. There’s tents these days that are lighter and pack as compact. I use an old ex army bivi when I’m up on the hills for hours waiting for low level jets, just to keep the wind off me and warm me up a bit. I’d not be able to sleep in 1 though. I feel claustrophobic enough in my wild country zephyros 1.
