Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote in
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:31:35 GMT, Richard Ferguson
wrote:

Expand a little on this bivy bag. The bivy bags that I am familar with
are usually made of goretex, and go over one's sleeping bag, or body if
you do not have a sleeping bag with you. What you describes sounds
very different. Is it just a large orange plastic bag?

Yes, it's basically just a large coast guard orange plastic bag.

richard

John Fereira wrote:
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bivy bag may also be useful. It's a large coast guard orange bag that
you can climb into if you become separated from your kayak. It can
be partially inflated and used for floatation, and used as a
signaling device. It can be folded up and put into a pocket on your
PFD.

You are describing a bivy bag as used in mountaineering.

I believe John is referring to some type designed for paddlers.

They're not really designed for paddling. They're also called "survival
bags"

A link to a pic would be useful.

Here's one (sorry for the wrapping)

http://www.planetfear.com/product_de...s_id=579&p_id=
1819