Hunka Reviews

A simple but waterproof and breathable bivy cover for lightweight camping.

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Just bought this (delivery excellent as usual)
so not had chance to try it outside.However the only weak part as I can see is the shoe lace used to close the bag,it is flimsy and akward to use
The rest seems first class

Posted on 07 August, 2007 by Geoff Mann

Excellent service and delivery. A first class product at a great price.
Thanks alpkit.

Posted on 13 August, 2007 by Daniel Evans

I ordered one of these ot go over my XL Apline dream 900. I ordered it at 17:10 one friday and it arrived by 9:30 the following morning. (usual tops service.) Unfortunatley the Hunka was too short and not wide enough to accomodate my XL sleeping bag and me. A real shame as it looed a really good bit of kit, especially for £25.

Can’t wait for a slightly bigger one to come along…

Posted on 02 September, 2007 by Kevin Poulton

I tried mine out recently - although the weather was scorching hot in the day I had been quite cold in my tent the night before as I was only using a lightweight synthetic bag and there was only me in the tent *sob*
Anyway, I was very snug in my Hunka, the only issue I had was that my 3/4 length Thermarest is too wide (I had this long before Alpkit came along) so I might have to get a Wee Airic to go with it, and perhaps a new bag too......

Posted on 07 September, 2007 by Mick Dann

Was advised to buy one of these on a forum-
Ordered it yesterday, arrived today..
Just wanted to say a massive thanks.
Can’t wait to give it a go.

Will definatly point others in this direction…

Posted on 25 September, 2007 by Nick Wallis

Super-fast delivery. This is a quality piece of kit-seems to be hard wearing rip-stop material.  (Not obvious from the pics/description). Tried it last night and stayed bone dry inside in the damp (misty rather than actual rain) with a heavy dew. Seems to be breathable enough, no noticable condensation at all, air temp was about 10 deg.c according to the met office.
Fantastic price, great bag.-Recommended. Thanks Alpkit!

Posted on 02 October, 2007 by Symon Rowland

Used my Hunka for the first time this w/e, primarily to bolster the performance of an old 3 season synthetic bag I was using whilst testing a 1 man tent and my new Wee Airic. The tent was crap and had to be left wide open to prevent me drowning in my own condensation (yuck!) but the Hunka was excellent. I stayed dry (and warm) all night with no trace of condensation on the inside at all. Great piece of kit!!!

Posted on 08 October, 2007 by Nick Brown

British company, cares about the environment, great price, fast free delivery and impressed when I recieved it - so had to try it out for size in the lounge!!!  Used for a lightweight scramble over Tryfan and overnighter nearby (Mid September, damp, cloudy with odd spot of drizzle, probably 8-10 degrees C.  Used with a ME firewalker One synthetic bag and full length Thermarest prolite 3.  All fitted together well with the Thermarest on the INSIDE.  More than warm enough (with baselayer jimjams worn to help keep the bag clean.  Some condensation but not extensive - will try again with Thermarest on outside to increase breathability.  Friend with similar set up but with Rab Survival Zone bivi bag had appreciably more condensation (but maybe he sweats more).  So, very happy to sport my Alpkit hunka in lakes and look forward to the next colder night on Dartmoor with a down bag.  Hope one of my other mates orders one double quick so he can join me - come on James it’s only £25.

Posted on 11 October, 2007 by Adam Cookson

is there anyway to stop little beasties from getting inside the bag as i prefer to leave my face open to the air?

if i was to shut it completely would i suffocate?

Posted on 24 October, 2007 by si a

You can pull the draw strings in as tight as you like but you’ll never get a complete seal. This is a minimalist bivi bag rather than the full Gore-Tex style replacement for a tent style.

Posted on 24 October, 2007 by alpjim
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Features at a glance

  • Waterproof - Yes, the fabric has a hydrostatic head of 10,000mm, basically like your tents groundsheet
  • Breathable - Yes, the fabric has an MVP of 10,000g/m2/24hr
  • Low weight and bulk - We weighed 10 and the average was 388g
  • Intergral stuff pocket - On the base of the bag is a mesh bag that you fold the bivi bag into, so no stuffsack to lose
  • Dual drawcord - You can close from either side or both so suitable for left and right handers and if you sleep on your front as I do then no toggle to press into your chest bone
  • Hooded design - Although lighter, some of the more basic bivi bags don't offer quite the same usabilty. The hood design allows you to overlap the opening making it more weather proof, however this design only has a drawcord so in heavy and direct rain you may get wet. The shaped hood is also good in snowy bivis where loose snow tries to get in your bag all the time