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Winner: Outdoor Writer's Guild Awards for Excellence: Best Outdoor Book 2001Quirky. Entertaining. Funny. Heart warming. Very well researched and stunningly presented. (OWG Award judges)Thank you for writing The Book of the Bivvy. I bivvied out on Friday night near Capel Curig, alone in an ex-British Army bivvy bag bought for GBP12 from an army surplus store. Even though it was August Bank Holiday I saw no-one between 6pm Friday and 10:30am on Saturday and had no trouble finding accommodation. I hope to do this often - my only regret is not trying it sooner (Anthony Walmsley, via email)This book by a very well respected outdoors' author, is both a joy and an inspiration, sure to make you want to take off and seek out the wild places, ten-less at that! At least those of us who enjoy camping outwith just a bivvy bag have found a guide to the hobby that we can recommend to beginners.Ronald Turnbull's book is a gallimaufry of good things; full of sound advice, such as choosing a bivvy bag - from basic polybag to state-of-the-art expensive shelter, what to do if it rains, long-distance bivvying, all related in a humorous and informative style - making this an ideal bedside book even if you just read it in the comfort of your home...Ten out of ten, Mr Turnbull, but please come and bivvy on Dartmoor...Rating *****(John Bainbridge, Dartmoor News Sept/Oct 2002)'Turnbull is ultimately worth reading, not just because of the clever quirkiness of his thoughts and phrases but because his night yomps and his high bivvies and his off-beat, off-beaten-track jaunts show that he retains that most basic of outdoor-writer essentials: a simple love of being out there, somewhere, on the surface of the planet.(The Angry Corrie, 1999)'
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A guide to bivvybag skills and expeditions, The Book of The Bivvy is a half-and-half mix of how to do it and why to do it (or how not to do it, and why not to do it). Accounts of expeditions, both nice and nasty, alternate with practical chapters about the technicalities of the breathable membrane, how little kit you really can get away with and the secrets of lightweight long distance. The book closes with a selection of bivvybag expeditions to initiate the unwary into the secrets. Ronald's informed, humorous, instructive, wry look at the world of the bivouac is certainly the first, and perhaps the last, word on this unexplored territory. Along the way Ronald shows that 1900 to 1969 was the dark age of the bivouac, how Diogenes (the Cynic) bivvied under timber, and that the Eiger was climbed only through improved bivvying technique.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Great little book - interesting chapters and a lovely, tongue-in-cheek style that is very refreshing. I enjoyed it a lot - to the extent that I went out and bought my very own bag. Having said that, although I'd camped out over the years, one go in a 'bag' convinced me that I was not a 'bagger' and I was lucky in that I was able to return it to the shop in a good enough state. Back to (heavier) tents for me. The point is though, this book is very descriptive without being boring. Clearly, the author has lived and breathed the hills and knows his stuff. Not cheap, but worth it I found and very informative.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I took his advice got my bivvy bag out and put it in my pack with very little else. I walked 100 miles in two and a half days.
The book is great because of the content and superb because of the style. I laughed out loud frequently. I will need to read it again to absorb the information I want from it. Moon cycles, repair tips, how the bag works, what not to take, haggis recipes. I will also have to recreate the trips he describes, but in my own style.
If you go walking then don't take this book for bedtime reading. Because, as Ron says, walking keeps you warm so just walk further.
The book is great because of the content and superb because of the style. I laughed out loud frequently. I will need to read it again to absorb the information I want from it. Moon cycles, repair tips, how the bag works, what not to take, haggis recipes. I will also have to recreate the trips he describes, but in my own style.
If you go walking then don't take this book for bedtime reading. Because, as Ron says, walking keeps you warm so just walk further.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book changed my life. It could change yours.
A must if you aim to go light. Inspirational stuff.
'What happens if it rains..?' - read this book and find out!
From the misery of the bivvy you will emerge with a sense of new-found self-awareness. Tried and tested.
A must if you aim to go light. Inspirational stuff.
'What happens if it rains..?' - read this book and find out!
From the misery of the bivvy you will emerge with a sense of new-found self-awareness. Tried and tested.
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The Book of the Bivvy
An interesting book, full of usefull information. I like the authors style of writing and sense of humour. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alice Copper
Ok, but not what I was expecting.
I got this on a recommendation as a 'must read'.
For anyone already familiar with a bivi bag then it's not actually a 'must read'. Read more
For anyone already familiar with a bivi bag then it's not actually a 'must read'. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rich
bivy book
this is a great little book but it shows it's age and needs updating
having said that the writer obviously knows and loves his suject
a mix of fell running and walking... Read more
having said that the writer obviously knows and loves his suject
a mix of fell running and walking... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Timothy Wakefield
Too much waffle
Was looking forward to reading this book but totally dissapointed when I did. It is not an informative script about bivvying, it is actually the author blowing his own trumpet and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jim
Strange book.
There is about five to eight pages worth of actually bivvy information, the rest of the book is his bivvying life story. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Alan
Great book
Yet another great book from Ronald Turnbull. For those who haven't seen his other books, check 'em out. Read more
Published 19 months ago by "Yomper"
Custard cream of the crop
Priceless stuff from someone who really knows their stuff.
And to think I once regarded Custard Creams as junk.
They've now become an oddly comforting addiction!
And to think I once regarded Custard Creams as junk.
They've now become an oddly comforting addiction!
Published 21 months ago by Roy Turner
Deserves the rave review
A wry, humorous, informative and instructive book on how and why to bivouac, and also a pleasing behind the scenes look at the life of hill walkersand their environments. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Andreybelopopsky
Out under the stars
I loved this book. Playful, creative, funny, wise and motivational. He is absolutely right about custard creams too (you need to read the book). Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kevin Redpath
This is a true gem of a book
I stumbled upon this marvellous book in Ullapool (my first encounter with Mr Turnbull's unique and inimitable style) and after I had read it, it was as if a whole new avenue of... Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by Maxwell Hepburn
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