Great advice as always. Through trial and error Im starting to realise there is a trifecta of competing forces at play: Weight Water proofness Thermal protection. These days Im really starting to mix and match depending on the trip and the weather forecast. My humble advice to anyone would be ..... Avoid tiered systems where you have side-zip/centre zip/ left zip. (its a ball ache when your zipping systems are all over the place) Follow Blackie Thomas's advice and wear slick clothing in bed. (be naked or wear slidey synthetics. Dont get bunched up by friction) A fully closing bivvy outer is worth half a sleeping bag in thermal, and 200% the water proof rating of your tent. Red Branch Survival really does offer good advice. I would love to stay and chat longer but I have to find the leak in my Thermarest.
I love my British army bag I have two medium and one jungle bag I've never felt the need to have the jungle bag and the medium bag together. I sleep mostly in a hammock and use the bag more as a quilt over the top of me with my feet in the foot box, never for long though as I get way too hot.
Hello to the “Bag man of Ireland “ aka Wooly! After seeing all of these sleeping systems, tarps, and camp gear, it makes me think that the “cabin” @Red branch is just an over grown storage locker!😂😅😂😅 But now on a more serious side, the advice being given is quite solid, and everyone who enjoys the outdoors should pay attention to this information regardless of what is being reviewed, knives, tarps, tents, fire starters, stoves , cooking systems… The information is priceless, experience is worth the while, and shows! Great job as usual my friend! Ps when are you going to review larger camp stoves, and grills? After all outdoors is outdoors, and sometimes you need to cook for more then one, & his k-9 companions!👍
To me, a sleep system is more than what yer saying. I include a sleeping bag, and a bivy. But I also include a tarp, a sleeping bag liner, a ground cloth, a pillow, a sleeping pad and whatever clothing I wear. And it can be a mix of all of them or some of them, or just a sleeping bag and your clothing...
Nice Wooly! I have been using the US Bivy on my winter outings with my heavy bag. This last weekend I paired it with the Snugpak Jungle Bag and it worked well for a test on a 40F night.
The problem with most sleep systems, is that they are made for guys that are 5'9" and under and that are under 180 lbs. That goes for sleeping bags as well. I spent days and days (about 2 years of on and off looking) looking for a good winter bag that actually fit me. And of course was as close to budget friendly as possible.
@@RedBranchBushcraft I got a Teton Sports Celcius XL bag and an Teton XL sleeping bag liner. Together they are good down to about -40C. Plenty wide for me. 3'3" x 7'6" so about 100cm x 230cm. It's huge, with lot of room to move around in. In the summer I use 2 cheap small sleeping bags one under and one over me, with the sleeping bag liner on me. Keeps me warm down to about +10, maybe a bit lower...
@@RedBranchBushcraft the only 2 things I didn't want to skimp on was a good winter sleeping bag and a large backpack. The backpack I bought is a Splav 53L pack. I think it's called the Cascade 60. It's covered in PALS webbing and a 3/4 clamshell opening. Has a top of the line harness system. As good as or better than anything I've seen out there. Splav is Russian, so you likely won't find them online until that war is over.
Great advice as always.
Through trial and error Im starting to realise there is a trifecta of competing forces at play:
Weight
Water proofness
Thermal protection.
These days Im really starting to mix and match depending on the trip and the weather forecast.
My humble advice to anyone would be .....
Avoid tiered systems where you have side-zip/centre zip/ left zip. (its a ball ache when your zipping systems are all over the place)
Follow Blackie Thomas's advice and wear slick clothing in bed. (be naked or wear slidey synthetics. Dont get bunched up by friction)
A fully closing bivvy outer is worth half a sleeping bag in thermal, and 200% the water proof rating of your tent.
Red Branch Survival really does offer good advice. I would love to stay and chat longer but I have to find the leak in my Thermarest.
lolololo, love it, great advice
I agree with your points mate. I use the British system inside the American bivvy. The British one is good, but a bit of a pain to get in and out.
Yes! Agreed, have you ever modified one
Everyone would be Well to have a system for sleeping on a bad day.
It makes sense
I love my British army bag I have two medium and one jungle bag I've never felt the need to have the jungle bag and the medium bag together. I sleep mostly in a hammock and use the bag more as a quilt over the top of me with my feet in the foot box, never for long though as I get way too hot.
Excellent stuff
Hello to the “Bag man of Ireland “ aka Wooly! After seeing all of these sleeping systems, tarps, and camp gear, it makes me think that the “cabin” @Red branch is just an over grown storage locker!😂😅😂😅
But now on a more serious side, the advice being given is quite solid, and everyone who enjoys the outdoors should pay attention to this information regardless of what is being reviewed, knives, tarps, tents, fire starters, stoves , cooking systems… The information is priceless, experience is worth the while, and shows! Great job as usual my friend!
Ps when are you going to review larger camp stoves, and grills? After all outdoors is outdoors, and sometimes you need to cook for more then one, & his k-9 companions!👍
Lol, cheers pat , it's just a gear shed ! Ssssh don't tell anyone, if I had the money to buy them I'd review them
Nice one. I use a hiking light weight down summer bag with an outer quilt and bivvy for winter (under a tarp) and then scale down for warmer months.
It's a solid plan
To me, a sleep system is more than what yer saying. I include a sleeping bag, and a bivy. But I also include a tarp, a sleeping bag liner, a ground cloth, a pillow, a sleeping pad and whatever clothing I wear. And it can be a mix of all of them or some of them, or just a sleeping bag and your clothing...
Id generally include a tarp and sleep pad
Solid review. I'd agree with you 100%
Cheers buddy
Nice Wooly! I have been using the US Bivy on my winter outings with my heavy bag. This last weekend I paired it with the Snugpak Jungle Bag and it worked well for a test on a 40F night.
Class system, works so well
Nice info👍🏾..last winter in compared the Brit tropen with the Carinthia. ..I was warmer in the Brit🤔 ...that night it was around 0 Celsius..
Nice
Good stuff!
Cheers buddy
Shalom
Failté
The problem with most sleep systems, is that they are made for guys that are 5'9" and under and that are under 180 lbs. That goes for sleeping bags as well. I spent days and days (about 2 years of on and off looking) looking for a good winter bag that actually fit me. And of course was as close to budget friendly as possible.
Did you get one
@@RedBranchBushcraft I got a Teton Sports Celcius XL bag and an Teton XL sleeping bag liner. Together they are good down to about -40C. Plenty wide for me. 3'3" x 7'6" so about 100cm x 230cm. It's huge, with lot of room to move around in. In the summer I use 2 cheap small sleeping bags one under and one over me, with the sleeping bag liner on me. Keeps me warm down to about +10, maybe a bit lower...
@@RedBranchBushcraft most sleeping bags are like 30" wide. I can squeeze my body in but my shoulders won't fit...
@@RedBranchBushcraft I think all in the Teton and liner came to around $125. which is a great price for a -40 system in a XL size.
@@RedBranchBushcraft the only 2 things I didn't want to skimp on was a good winter sleeping bag and a large backpack. The backpack I bought is a Splav 53L pack. I think it's called the Cascade 60. It's covered in PALS webbing and a 3/4 clamshell opening. Has a top of the line harness system. As good as or better than anything I've seen out there. Splav is Russian, so you likely won't find them online until that war is over.
I'm having a feeling of deja vu here.
Sleeping bags not the full system
And Seconds Hand are also good?
Yes, great value
I got a Belgian Seyntex, a Greek protective sleeping bag and a Czech Tropical bag, used but in very good condition, for a total of 80 euros.
Excellent stuff
I’m confused, because you’ve covered all this before! 🤣
Sleeping bags not the full system
Bags and a sleep system are two separate beasts for sure. Wooly is breaking down the systems!
Yep,
I hate that people think they need to call every "bushcraft" to get views.
It helps people find what their looking for , it also helps the magic TH-cam algorithm push your video to the right people
What kind of weight are we talking about here? My knees ain't what they used to be.
Lol, mine either! More bulk than weight
The Irish invented everything 🇮🇪
Lol 🇮🇪⛺🥷