A guide to the bivouac - the pinnacle of minimalist wild camping. Bivvying offers a chance to experience a whole new level of immersion in the outdoors, with just a lightweight bivvy bag between you and the elements. Have you ever dreamed of sleeping out under the stars? Of watching the sun go down from a lonely hilltop before bedding down among the grass and heather? If so, this book is for you.

• The book 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). There are stories and anecdotes from all over the UK, plus a few from abroad
• Accounts of bivvy bag nights and backpacking expeditions, both nice and nasty, are interspersed with practical tips about types of membrane, sites, techniques and minimalist kit
• The Book of the Bivvy is a celebration of back-to-basic wild camping, the perfect antidote to our fast-paced, comfort-based modern life. Honest and entertaining, there is every chance it will inspire you to find a remote hilltop, roll out your bag and watch the sunset

The Book of the Bivvy provides an informed, humorous, instructive, wry insight into the world of the bivouac, drawing upon Ronald Turnbull's own extensive experience

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