“Lighting a flame in your bivvy can = death.
I’m a Technician in the 🏴 Ambulance Service. I’ve seen what carbon monoxide does.
You won’t feel yourself ‘getting sleepy’. You won’t wake up gasping. You won’t get a warning. You’ll just drift off thinking you’re cosy and warm… while a colourless, odourless gas quietly shuts your brain and organs down. No drama. No second chance. Then it’s your family getting the knock at the door, trying to understand how a night’s fishing turned into a funeral.
All for a bit of extra heat.
These are the hard facts so you can make an informed decision:
🔥 Any flame in a closed bivvy can kill you.
❌ Cracking a door or vent is NOT enough.
❌ ‘I’ve done it for years’ means you’ve been lucky, nothing more.
Lighting a flame in your bivvy = death. Don’t do it.
Make sure every angler you know gets the message, talk about it. Chat. Carp. Community.