Just got my new bivy tent

[bowhuntersd]

I ordered this bivy tent and just received it. Can't wait to use it this year. This will surely help lighten the load for those long treks into spike camp. I've never used a bivy sack, so this will be new. I've had a few 1 and 2 person tents for spike camp but for September I think this will be the ticket.
 
Has anyone used this or one like it? Just wondering. 

[acnewman55]

I've used a bivy sack on backpacking and mountaineering trips.   Had one from Outdoor Research., worked great  .  Never had condensation issues, but that seems to be their primary drawback for most.  Though this particular sack was 100% sealed Gore-tex.

Moisture management is more important in a sack than a tent, because your sleeping bag is in constant contact with the inner walls of the sack.  Make sure you air it our properly each day.  Are you using a down or synthetic sleeping bag?

I guess the other negative would be the lack of a vestibule to protect your gear from the weather.

[JackOfAllTrades]

Moisture management is more important in a sack than a tent, because your sleeping bag is in constant contact with the inner walls of the sack.  Make sure you air it our properly each day.  Are you using a down or synthetic sleeping bag?

I guess the other negative would be the lack of a vestibule to protect your gear from the weather.

I've also used a bivy. Still have a couple. As soon as I get up in the morning, turn it inside out to breath/dry while glassing/making breakfast.  Without a vestibule to protect gear, I put my boots in my pack, and my pack in a garbage liner.  Don't expect to weather a storm in a bivy, but they can add a nice layer of weather protection in a pinch. I've slept through some pretty good rain in the cheap tent below. It weighs just some 10oz more than my OR bivy and roughly the same as a USMC bivy.
 
-Steve

[Bmcox86]

I use a bivy in combination with my shelter and quilt. I love it. Weighs 6oz.

[acnewman55]

I use a bivy in combination with my shelter and quilt. I love it. Weighs 6oz.

  best of both worlds if you can manage to keep weight to less than a tent after tarp/lines/pole/bivy

[emac]

I ordered this bivy tent and just received it. Can't wait to use it this year. This will surely help lighten the load for those long treks into spike camp. I've never used a bivy sack, so this will be new. I've had a few 1 and 2 person tents for spike camp but for September I think this will be the ticket.
 
Has anyone used this or one like it? Just wondering. 

You get that off camofire. I have been looking at it just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Let me know what you think of it.

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[bowhuntersd]

I ordered this bivy tent and just received it. Can't wait to use it this year. This will surely help lighten the load for those long treks into spike camp. I've never used a bivy sack, so this will be new. I've had a few 1 and 2 person tents for spike camp but for September I think this will be the ticket.
 
Has anyone used this or one like it? Just wondering. 

You get that off camofire. I have been looking at it just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Let me know what you think of it.

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Ya I got it off Camofire. I have yet to use it. But I'll post how it worked when I get a chance to put it to work.

[bowhuntersd]

Ace55-I use a synthetic material bag. I will have to watch for condensation. I hadn't thought of that.
B86- I like the idea of the tarp. I think I'll look into getting one.
Thanks Guys

[netcoyote]

I've also used a bivy. Still have a couple. As soon as I get up in the morning, turn it inside out to breath/dry while glassing/making breakfast.  Without a vestibule to protect gear, I put my boots in my pack, and my pack in a garbage liner.  Don't expect to weather a storm in a bivy, but they can add a nice layer of weather protection in a pinch. I've slept through some pretty good rain in the cheap tent below. It weighs just some 10oz more than my OR bivy and roughly the same as a USMC bivy.
 
-Steve

  on weathering a storm in a bivy. Tried that one night and was ringing my sleeping bag out like a towel the next day. Looks like my tent is similar to yours. I weathered a hail/lightening  storm on a ridge in Alpine Lakes a few years ago. Exciting 

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