bivy
Minimal camping cover
A bivy (also bivvy or bivouac) is a minimalist overnight shelter used by climbers, hikers, and soldiers—typically a waterproof sack that fits over a sleeping bag, or a small lightweight tent.
To bivy is to spend the night in such improvised conditions: We bivied on a ledge halfway up the face.
The term suggests roughing it without full camping gear.
Simple sloped shelter
- tarpWaterproof protective sheeting
- groundsheetTent's protective base layer
- hammockHanging fabric bed
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
hut · refuge · tent · ridgeline · treeline · overhang · vestibule · stakes
Adjusting to new conditions
- exposedOut in open
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- couloirSteep mountain gully
- headwallCirque's rear cliff
crampons · mountaineering · expedition · altitude · technical
Lacking mass or importance
- compactTightly packed together
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- packableAble to be stowed
- portableAble to be carried
waterproof · breathable · ripstop · compression · ounces · thru-hiking · ultralight · streamlined
Military defensive excavation
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- tacticalStrategically planned
camouflage · garrison · platoon · squad · deployment · infantry · combat · concealment
Remaining alive against odds
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposureState of being unprotected
rescue · signal · contingency · backup · preparedness · resourcefulness · self-reliance · improvised
lean-to
Simple sloped shelter
- tarpWaterproof protective sheeting
- groundsheetTent's protective base layer
- hammockHanging fabric bed
dugout · hut · refuge · tent · ridgeline · treeline · overhang · vestibule · stakes · footprint
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
headwall · crampons · mountaineering · expedition · altitude · technical
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
- compactTightly packed together
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- packableAble to be stowed
portable · waterproof · breathable · ripstop · compression · ounces · thru-hiking · ultralight · streamlined · efficient
foxhole
Military defensive excavation
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
tactical · camouflage · garrison · platoon · squad · deployment · infantry · combat · concealment · perimeter
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
exposure · rescue · signal · contingency · backup · preparedness · resourcefulness · self-reliance · improvised · stranded
- camping geartent, sleeping bag, flashlight, backpack, sleeping pad
- portable shelterstent, yurt, tepee, tipi, teepee
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- Backpackingbackpack, trail, backpacking, pack, sleeping pad
- backcountrybackcountry, backwoods, backpacking, bushwhacking, wilderness
- sleeping placesbed frame, twin bed, queen bed, king bed, full bed
bivycabin tent
Tent with vertical walls
family tent · wall tent · dome tent · yurt · barracks