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Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 1:28 pm
by middleagedmadness
Meant to post this after WRT ,used the borah a few times and never really noticed myself ,and sleeping mat slipping through the night until on the WRT I found myself slipping under my tarp , ground was uneven but never experienced this with my helium ,any suggestions on how to stop the mat moving inside the bag before I loose my rag and put it on classifieds , cheers
Edit ,only got the 2 stake loops at the foot box ,like a eejit didn't realize I would need them added at the head end

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 3:25 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Easy job to sew some loops to the head end Stu. Also, get some McNett Silnet and run some beads down on the floor of the bivvy ... dots work too :wink:

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 3:42 pm
by middleagedmadness
Was thinking of some silicon blobs on the floor but wasn't 100% sure it wouldn't ruin the floor ,cheers stu will give it a try

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 4:47 pm
by ChrisF
I had the same problem, always sliding downhill in my bivvy. Lines of silnet on the base have improved it loads with no detrimental effects.

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Mon May 13, 2019 5:27 pm
by AlasdairMc
I bought a Thermarest NeoAir from someone on here and it came with several blobs of glue or clear silicone on the back of it. Initially I thought it was a bodged repair but I now see that it is an ingenious way of stopping slipping for minimal weight.

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 9:10 am
by Rich3rd
ChrisF wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 4:47 pm I had the same problem, always sliding downhill in my bivvy. Lines of silnet on the base have improved it loads with no detrimental effects.
ditto this.

Re: Slipping in a borah gear bivi

Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 9:38 am
by adjustablewench
https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/rico-so ... AcQAvD_BwE

Loads of products made to prevent knitted slippers slipping - paint like the one above or you can get a stuff called plasti-dip in a spray on can. A light layer of spray may be just enough - and quicker than painting