bivvy bag

English

Noun

bivvy bag (plural bivvy bags)

1. Alternative form of bivvybag
   • 2015, Anthonio Akkermans, The Complete Survival Shelters Handbook:

     Unlike hiking tents or hammocks, the bivvy bag only allows space for sleeping as it is just slightly bigger than a sleeping bag.

   • 2021, Ronald Turnbull, The Book of the Bivvy: Tips, Stories and Route Ideas, page 54:

     This is because the bivvy bag is the item that encourages you to get rid of other items.

   • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 154:

     'Camp' was just his backpack and a bivvy bag, but there were few things Tony enjoyed more than sleeping out alone under the stars, especially in winter, and even—he felt the first few drops on his shoulders—when it rained.