Not yet, only a quick test. I have slept in other bivvys a lot though.Franco wrote:Have you already slept inside it ?
No i haventnorth-north-west wrote:Have you ever heard of the concept of 'dew point'?
Yeah there are some fantastic cuben fibre shelters out there, but very pricey. I do really like the look of the zpack sheltersMark F wrote:While bivvies have a place, and I have tried them, they are rather reliant on having good weather. More interesting than a shower or two overnight is dealing with getting set up and in when raining and similarly exiting/packing up in rain and I can assure you that you can get a few days in a row of persistent rain in most of Eastern Australia. It seems to me that bivvies need to be used with a fly for any degree of comfort and that adds to the weight but allows one to use a lighter bivvy that only has to deal with splash and wind so less waterproof and more breathable. As for weight my Solplex is 430g and my old Hexamid+ with net tent was 370g - sit up, cook, get dressed, pack up/unpack out of the weather.
Maybe a lightweight poncho tarp will suffice. But that means carrying extra pegs as well...ChrisJHC wrote:I second the bivvy / tarp combination. You don’t have to put the tarp up if the weather looks good but the extra comfort in the rain makes it definitely worthwhile.
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whitefang wrote:I don't know what pegs and and tie outs you carry, but 200g seems overkill.
The SOL bivy is going to have the same issues as the 2go one. They are both made of non-breathable fabric with no ventilation. If you're set on bivvy and tarp why not just invest in a bug net bivy and a light tarp.
Personally, if I was using a tarp to save weight I'd just be sleeping on a ground sheet. There are plenty of tents that are as light as your proposed bivy/tarp set up with a lot more comfort.
Rileyr wrote:I envy some of the cuben fibre tents out there for their weight. But they dont come cheap unfortunately.
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