Are there any Bivy hunters left?

[JBR]

Okay, here is the Kifaru paratipi in it's stuff sack, using a football next to it for comparison...


P1020003 by jbrodge, on Flickr

32.7 oz, including stuff sack


P1020005 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Here is the small stove broken down for travel, wrapped with some orange velcro tape to secure it.  11" long x 7" wide..


P1020013 by jbrodge, on Flickr

1 - 1 1/2" thick (when the sides, top, bottom, front & back are broken down and stacked together, along with the pipe collar)


P1020014 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Some Dura-pegs, the four legs of the stove that hold the firebox together and the stove pipe rolled up


P1020016 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Total stove, including pipe and legs...49.5 oz


P1020018 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Optional peg poles, if you don't want to use sticks on site.  Each has a second piece stored inisde


P1020007 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Total package (without poles)...92.1 oz or 5 lbs, 12 oz


P1020021 by jbrodge, on Flickr

ready to go into the pack, the stove and paratipi all seen under my hand, and on top of a magazine underneathe


P1020028 by jbrodge, on Flickr

Not bad...

[Tim]

JBR,did you end up getting a lighter pack as well ?I've still got to wait over a month more for my KU5200.Its killing me,I hope its worth the wait
Tim

[oldleclercrd]

Thats a pretty good setup, however I just have my sleeping bag with a sleeve in the bottom for my inflatible Big Agnes pad, and these fit into my bivysack from Outdoor Reasearch. When its time to packup I just deflate my pad and roll it all up as one peice into a water proof stuff sack and im on my way. I also carry a small tarp as a wind block or extra protection if needed. I personaly will never start a fire because I dont want to have to gather wood or smell like campfire smoke. Staying mobile like this I will agree may not be the most comfortable (however its not bad) but I can camp the ridge over from the elk and when I get up in the morning and its still dark I just deflate and roll it all up and dont have to worry about putting all my stoves, tent stakes, ect. away in the dark. 

[halflife65]

How's the condensation in that bivy bag?  I can see how both would have their place.

[fair-chase]

JBR, thanks for the pics. Looks like a good setup.

[oldleclercrd]

How's the condensation in that bivy bag?  I can see how both would have their place.

Well I have the advanced bivy which is the model the has a vent in the foot area. I dont have any trouble with moisture.

[halflife65]

How's the condensation in that bivy bag?  I can see how both would have their place.

Well I have the advanced bivy which is the model the has a vent in the foot area. I dont have any trouble with moisture.

Very cool.  That's been my main worry about going the direction of a bivy.  I've slept under a tarp quite a bit when I was younger, especially, but I just had the old foam pad and put it directly on the ground.  A bivy would be good...

[GWP]

I'll leave the bivy to you young 'ens. I have had enough of it. TT for me these days. Wife held out longer then I wanted to, but she is in full agreement now. We dry camp and hike in, but it sure is nice to come home to at the end of the day.

[time2hunt]

http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/the-backside-t5-1-person-tent.html this is my set up

[JLS]

Sno-peak ti stove, titanium pot. 90% Of the time mountain house, depending on the trip I might take some type of MRE.

Good Lord, why ruin a good trip with an MRE?

The Sno-Peak stove and titanium pot/cup are great for one.  I don't do the true bivy, but hunt from a spike camp (hopefully right out of if I've done my homework) and move it as needed.

[fair-chase]

 

Just wanting to reignite this thread again. I ran across this video today and thought it was a pretty good technique.

http://youtu.be/ir-5R9PCIok

[PacificNWhunter]

Sno-peak ti stove, titanium pot. 90% Of the time mountain house, depending on the trip I might take some type of MRE.

Good Lord, why ruin a good trip with an MRE?

The Sno-Peak stove and titanium pot/cup are great for one.  I don't do the true bivy, but hunt from a spike camp (hopefully right out of if I've done my homework) and move it as needed.

Wanted to try something new...I'm not a huge fan, but sometimes there ok for trips without a stove if you want something warm.

[kalamasasquatch]

if you have packed in so far as to do a bivy hunt and spend a few days getting in deeper, how do you all get your kills out before the meat goes bad? i hunt out of a bivy set up but we mt bike in and live out of our packs. how do you do it in wilderness settings?

[boneaddict]

My basecamp is usually a bivy and if I am not lucky enough to get back to that, a big tree usually suffices.

[JBR]

horse packer for me