Franco wrote:For 200g more (if you use trekking poles) you can get a fully enclosed shelter that you can sit up under, get changed and with a bit of care , even cook in the vestibule rain protected) as well as having your pack and boots out of the rain.
Keep in mind that I am with Tarptent and that is why a bivy by itself or bivy plus tarp makes no sense to me but we are not all the same...
Nuts wrote:They are ok dunamis, a bit squeezy, I'd plan on using the pad outside of that OR bivy unless you are small/ slim (have thought of cutting the pad strap outa mine..). The pertex 'breathes' but it's not a lot better than gore or event (to me). As mentioned there are better general purpose options than a bivy. Tedious on their own in heavy rain / cold.
Still, for a couple of 00g's more you could include an UL tarp I guess. Less initially stable, perhaps a bit more work/ less comfort in certain scenarios than tents but then again bivy 'ultimately' more bombproof than any tent.
PS. I bought one off mass drop but iirc the last Helium bivy was from an ebay sale, a fair bit cheaper again.
dunamis wrote:Nuts wrote:They are ok dunamis, a bit squeezy, I'd plan on using the pad outside of that OR bivy unless you are small/ slim (have thought of cutting the pad strap outa mine..). The pertex 'breathes' but it's not a lot better than gore or event (to me). As mentioned there are better general purpose options than a bivy. Tedious on their own in heavy rain / cold.
Still, for a couple of 00g's more you could include an UL tarp I guess. Less initially stable, perhaps a bit more work/ less comfort in certain scenarios than tents but then again bivy 'ultimately' more bombproof than any tent.
PS. I bought one off mass drop but iirc the last Helium bivy was from an ebay sale, a fair bit cheaper again.
I do a lot of walks with SES search n rescue. We carry a bit of gear and at times will need to carry stretchers etc. some searches might be multi day or at least overnight doing lots of k's so it would be good to be able to maybe chuck a UL tarp over my walking poles and roll out the bivy.
I also do a lot of day walks. Would like to chuck the bivy in the day pack in case someone snaps a leg or we get lost
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Alittleruff wrote:So after all that thinking, I finally did buy a bivy bag At 1.3kg I'm rapped that it will lighten the load in my pack. I've tested it out on the lounge room floor... yeah I know, I know. And it fits my mat in comfortably, fits me in comfortably and has a hoop to keep the bag off my face.
I ended up buying it on the spur of a moment while at Aussie disposals, for $100. It's a x-dutch army bag. It's a throw down, done kind of style that I like. No setting up rope lines galore. A small hoop will keep the fabric off my face. I like the idea of basic.
Franco wrote:This is what I had in mind :
it is about 200g more than the OR bivy alone but lighter than bivy plus tarp + pegs (if not going with cuben but then the price goes up a lot) and packs smaller than the bivy . About 4"x12" but can be stuffed to any shape you like.(has no poles nor struts)
It would make less sense for day walks if you did not already carry walking poles but given that you do maybe it does.
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dunamis wrote:Yeah I'm seriously looking at something like this but in poor conditions I just can't see myself being comfortable in it. I might make a tarp that I can use over my walking poles to augment the bivy
dunamis wrote:Yeah I'm seriously looking at something like this but in poor conditions I just can't see myself being comfortable in it. I might make a tarp that I can use over my walking poles to augment the bivy
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