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Title: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 31, 2011, 08:07:16 PM: Its interesting to know how many people go back to camp each night and how many actually bring camp on their backs to minimize travel time to and from elk camp each day... Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 31, 2011, 08:27:38 PM: I bivy hunt 75% of the time. Not for elk but for deer. Are you looking to get one? Try a search because there was just a thread on here about bivy bags. I think it takes a certain person to enjoy sleeping in one just my . :twocents:
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: fair-chase on March 31, 2011, 08:45:16 PM: I work out of a pack on about 50% of my hunts. I go topless in the lowlands but if I get up into the wilderness high country I need 4 walls. Down here in the lowlands I don't have a problem curling up on top of a hay bale or stack of boughs, but there's something about the wilderness that gives me insomnia if I don't have 4 walls. We all have our quirks I guess.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 31, 2011, 08:50:29 PM: I have a bivy sack from outdoor reseach and it seems to hold its own. I just think the bivouac style of hunting maximizes efficiency and in turn success (my opinion). Just wasn't sure how many people try it...
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 31, 2011, 09:01:41 PM: I have the OR bivy too, paired with a tarp it's an awesome setup for me. The only time I have not liked it was when I was stuck in a rain storm for 14 hrs.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on March 31, 2011, 09:06:42 PM: Trying my new tarp setup this spring. Will let you know how it goes. I've been packing and repacking my gear to lighten it up for the last week. My wife is annoyed so I know I'm doing something right.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 31, 2011, 09:07:35 PM: Quote
Are there any Bivy hunters left?

Yup!

-Steve
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 31, 2011, 09:12:14 PM: yeah getting stuck in a rain storm for that long sucks, but i agree a tarp is the key in most situations. Mre's or Freeze dried and stove??
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on March 31, 2011, 09:13:45 PM: Freeze dried and MSR Pocket Rocket with small Ti pot and long-handled spoon. Not that I have anything against MREs.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: 3dvapor on March 31, 2011, 09:16:06 PM: im looking at buying that new mountaineering tent made by easton called the kilo i believe because it weighs in at two pounds. basically same weight as bivy.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on March 31, 2011, 09:20:29 PM: Yeah i wont knock the Mre route because i havent tried it but i personally go with my stove. I like my stove but its about time to upgrade. Are those jetboils and good?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on March 31, 2011, 09:26:32 PM: Jetboils are good. A little heavy, though (at least in comparison to the Pocket Rocket). I have one and actually like carrying it around. Boils quick and has the insulated mug. Fill it up, use half of it for cooking and the other half for something to drink. Good deal.

The new ones might be lighter, not sure.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on March 31, 2011, 09:29:15 PM: Packing camp on my back this year. No more back and forth to base camp. Elk and deer (archery both). Jetboils are great, but I go much lighter and smaller when carrying everything in my pack with my MSR Dragon Fly. No need for that extra size or bulk of the Jetboil if you're trying to bivy and go light, IMO.

Also switched to the Adventure Steri-Pen for my primary water purification this year. 4 oz! Tabs for backup.

Making lots of little changes. Trying to get rid of my usual redundency. Put everything on an excel sheet and weighed it all down to the oz. so no matter what I feel like adding or subtracting for a given ramble (fish, hunt, scout) I know what my pack is gonna weigh. This helps with the packing decisions, at least for me.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: 3dvapor on March 31, 2011, 09:32:25 PM: if you guys like researching bivy gear check out elk reapers reviews on gear on bowsite.com he did one on 5 or 6 top stoves at an altitude of around 10,000 feet he gives approximate boil times and such. i personally used a jetboil last year on a bivy hunt and it worked great but was surprised to find it came in almost last for boil times, i liked how well it packed up into container with fuel.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on March 31, 2011, 09:33:15 PM: Hmm. Thought about the SteriPen - I have a Katadyn Hiker Pro but I think that's an area where I can shed a bit of weight. Do you prefilter the water first to get the floaties out? I've drank from some ponds where I would've been a little hesitant had I not had the prefilter and the nice charcoal to get the cooties/funky taste out (even if wouldn't have hurt me to drink it.)
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on March 31, 2011, 09:38:56 PM: Honestly haven't had the chance to use in the field yet, but for still water, yes I plan to filter with a clean bandana or similar. The plan is try to always go for clear/running water sources, but that's not always an option. The new Backpacker issue covered all the Editor Choice awards gear and the Steri-Pen was actually one of the winners. I had already purchased mine, but they said that of all their testers had used just about EVERY purification option out there and the new UPGRADED Adventure Steri-Pen won big time. Cool. Hope it lives up to it.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 31, 2011, 10:00:52 PM: Sno-peak ti stove, titanium pot. 90% Of the time mountain house, depending on the trip I might take some type of MRE.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: swanny on April 01, 2011, 08:02:39 AM: Quote from: oldleclericrd on March 31, 2011, 09:20:29 PM
Yeah i wont knock the Mre route because i havent tried it but i personally go with my stove. I like my stove but its about time to upgrade. Are those jetboils and good?

They keep getting better and better. The new "Sol" is only 10.5oz and there is a titanium version coming out too that weighs even less. I've got the Flash and it's a great little stove to boil some water in. The Pocket Rocket does win for compactness though. The Jetbolil does do a better job at boiling more water in a quicker amount of time.

http://www.rei.com/product/813622 (http://www.rei.com/product/813622)
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on April 01, 2011, 08:22:43 AM: Yeah i like going through all the new gear every year. I wonder if anyone has tried those green optimus (i think thats what their called) stoves?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Ridgerunner on April 01, 2011, 08:48:15 AM: I use a steri-pen, works very good, but the water I have access to is clear and cold and good flowing. Sure beats the heck out of using a pump as well as the tablets.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: saylean on April 04, 2011, 08:34:32 AM: I camped out for a few nights last year, during deer modern...loved it. Doing it again this year.

About the steripen...my dad goes to Panama for missions to help get clean water to villiages. While he is there, he uses his steripen...never had any problem. In addition, he gave one to a guy who goes all over the world for the WHO (world health org) and now swears by that pen. I plan on buying one as soon as I can.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on April 04, 2011, 09:33:31 AM: Quote from: saylean on April 04, 2011, 08:34:32 AM
I camped out for a few nights last year, during deer modern...loved it. Doing it again this year.

About the steripen...my dad goes to Panama for missions to help get clean water to villiages. While he is there, he uses his steripen...never had any problem. In addition, he gave one to a guy who goes all over the world for the WHO (world health org) and now swears by that pen. I plan on buying one as soon as I can.
yeah ive heard good things about the steripen. I personally use the water tablets and drop a single pill into one of those 1 liter platypus water batters and then add some of that emergenC to make it taste better (thank you Cameron Haynes). The only thing about those pills that i dont like is that they dont kill cyriptosporidyium (im positive thats spelled wrong).
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Alan K on April 06, 2011, 02:49:42 PM: I've just about got all my gear regular hunting gear. Once I get all that I'll be putting my free money towards light weight backpacking gear. This will be my camp of choice! :drool:
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on April 06, 2011, 02:57:43 PM: Yeah its amazing how expensive the lightweight gear is these days, but once you have it you will be happy you do!
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: HoofsandWings on April 06, 2011, 03:58:15 PM: Quote from: oldleclericrd on March 31, 2011, 08:50:29 PM
I have a bivy sack from outdoor reseach and it seems to hold its own. I just think the bivouac style of hunting maximizes efficiency and in turn success (my opinion). Just wasn't sure how many people try it...
Ah, reminds me of the old days, when sleeping on a rock was no big deal. Unfortunately with arthritis bivy is not as comfortable as it once was. Of course, bad back, bad knees, bad feet, bad shoulders, bad elbows, bad neck and bad hands certainly doesnt help.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on April 07, 2011, 01:14:15 PM: Tried to fit into several different bivy brands, as being mobile is my plan this year as well, however, none of them seemed to work for me. Inclement weather makes life in a bivy a bit too miserable for me, even when trying to find a hidy hold tucked away that's semi protected. Last year's archery elk hunt had be soaked and when I returned to my 1-man Mountain Hardware tent, there wasn't room to change clothes, cook and get out of the weather very well, with only enough room inside the tent for my sleeping bag and pad. I put a sil nylon tarp 5' x 8' over my pack to keep it dry and kept my boots in the vestibule, but overall it was insufficient and I ended up pulling stakes and hiking back to my truck where I set up my 6-man Kifaru tipi and med stove at a base camp.

This year, I dropped the coin and got this...http://www.kifaru.net/paratipi2009.html (http://www.kifaru.net/paratipi2009.html) and got the small stove with it. For the weight, it's HUGE! I set it up at home and it was 13' long and 8' wide, and about 56" tall at the front pole. Compared to a bivy or even a 1-man tent, it's a mansion and holds me, (possible a hunting parnter and all our gear). I'll probably be selfish and use it just for myself however, and if I want to pack the small stove, it's heated luxury that I can cook with, relax in heat and dry wet clothes in! Ahhhh...

It's my "bivy" on steriods and it's what will be my primary mobile archery, pack on my back, camp.

The paratipi itself is about 32 oz. Throw in a handful of lightweight stakes and cut sticks on site for the two poles and I'm set. If I wanna bring the lightweight portable stove as well, add a little more than 3 lbs. Done. It does come with two adjustable poles (broken down to 6 pieces) which I may use, but I have the option of using sticks on site if I want the additional weight savings.

I'm looking forward to several scouting trips beginning in May or June to put it to use. It's spendy, but after dialing in what I want, this is what works for me and it's worth the cost. I got mine used for a decent discount and the thing is bombproof.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: fair-chase on April 07, 2011, 02:14:49 PM: That is a sweet setup JBR.

How much does the stove alone wheigh, and does it compact enough to reasonably fit in a pack?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on April 07, 2011, 03:29:33 PM: fair-chase beat me to it - but that's a really nice setup JBR. Looking forward to a review when you get a chance to use it.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Tim on April 07, 2011, 04:31:14 PM: JBR good choice,I sure like my Super tarp when I'm alone and its not bad with one more person either
Tim
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on April 07, 2011, 07:26:51 PM: I'll try to take some pics this weekend to show you its packed up size and weight on the scale, both of the paratipi and the stove. The stove weighs about 3 lbs, 4 oz I believe and packs up to roughly 10" x 7" x 1". It disassembles without tools and collapses down to around 1" thick. The stove pipe rolls down to about the size of a small roll of tin foil. The paratipi and stove total package is very small and easily packs down into your pack, but its hard to describe, compared to what pictures will show.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on April 08, 2011, 12:57:59 AM: Okay, here is the Kifaru paratipi in it's stuff sack, using a football next to it for comparison...

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P1020003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5600075222/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

32.7 oz, including stuff sack

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P1020005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599492723/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), 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..

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P1020013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599495793/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), 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)

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P1020014 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599496201/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

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

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P1020016 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5600079278/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

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

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P1020018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599497541/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

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

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P1020007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599493157/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

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

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P1020021 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5599502501/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

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

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P1020028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335146@N07/5600087444/#) by jbrodge (http://www.flickr.com/people/53335146@N07/), on Flickr

Not bad...
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Tim on April 08, 2011, 08:10:50 AM: 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
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on April 08, 2011, 08:57:43 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on April 08, 2011, 11:42:54 AM: How's the condensation in that bivy bag? I can see how both would have their place.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: fair-chase on April 08, 2011, 01:28:50 PM: JBR, thanks for the pics. Looks like a good setup.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on April 08, 2011, 03:13:03 PM: Quote from: halflife65 on April 08, 2011, 11:42:54 AM
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.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: halflife65 on April 08, 2011, 11:05:08 PM: Quote from: oldleclericrd on April 08, 2011, 03:13:03 PM
Quote from: halflife65 on April 08, 2011, 11:42:54 AM
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...
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: GWP on April 09, 2011, 12:19:38 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: time2hunt on April 09, 2011, 09:42:07 PM: http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/the-backside-t5-1-person-tent.html (http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/the-backside-t5-1-person-tent.html) this is my set up
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JLS on April 14, 2011, 05:11:22 PM: Quote from: PacificNWhunter on March 31, 2011, 10:00:52 PM
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.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: fair-chase on May 14, 2011, 10:47:48 PM: :bumpin:

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 (http://youtu.be/ir-5R9PCIok)
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: PacificNWhunter on May 14, 2011, 11:10:18 PM: Quote from: JLS on April 14, 2011, 05:11:22 PM
Quote from: PacificNWhunter on March 31, 2011, 10:00:52 PM
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.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: kalamasasquatch on July 04, 2011, 12:43:34 AM: 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?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: boneaddict on July 04, 2011, 06:03:08 AM: My basecamp is usually a bivy and if I am not lucky enough to get back to that, a big tree usually suffices.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JBR on July 04, 2011, 01:03:46 PM: horse packer for me
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on July 04, 2011, 04:32:44 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on July 04, 2011, 06:03:08 AM
My basecamp is usually a bivy and if I am not lucky enough to get back to that, a big tree usually suffices.

That won't work for those of us with 7% body fat! :chuckle:

-Steve
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: JLS on July 09, 2011, 02:00:06 PM: Quote from: kalamasasquatch on July 04, 2011, 12:43:34 AM
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?

By properly judging my capabilities and limitations based on the area. As long is it isn't ridiculously hot, you can get meat cooled in a creek bottom and/or shaded north slope. Submerge it in a creek if you have to with a garbage bag. Get it in coolers and iced down ASAP. Personally, I'd figure if I was on foot, I don't want to be more than a 5-8 hour pack from the vehicle. Obviously, this changes with the weather.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: dreamunelk on July 10, 2011, 04:34:49 PM: Anyone have some recommendations on a good bivy sack?
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: colockumelk on July 11, 2011, 12:27:43 AM: I'm not man enough to sleep in a bivy. I need a tent to keep all the "bears and cougars and sasquatch" from killing me in my sleep. But i hunt with my brother so a 3 man tent split between us doesn't weigh any more than if we each carried a bivy. We hunt the same way though. In the morning we throw everything in our pack and off we go. Wherever we happen to stop for the night is where we set up camp. I LOVE the Wilderness.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Tim in Wa. on July 11, 2011, 06:32:05 AM: You should look into some type of shaped tarp like a Kifaru Para tarp (11 oz.) or super tarp (16 oz.) or something similar.I don't know how you get in or out of a bivy in the rain without your bed getting soaked
Tim
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldleclercrd on July 11, 2011, 07:32:56 AM: Advanced bivy by Outdoor Research. We talked about it earlier in this thread.
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: oldcamper on July 19, 2011, 07:34:52 PM: I used to pack in and bivy, but a bad day at the office left me disabled so I hike back to camp. allthough I haven't got one since so not sure how it will all work out when i do to haul the animal. will see one of these days. :drool:
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: sebek556 on July 19, 2011, 07:40:27 PM: i have bad knees from the army and lots of experience sleeping on the ground(also from the army) so bivy hunting is about the only way i elk hunt I just make a hooch and sleep in my bivy under it and don't worry
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: time2hunt on July 19, 2011, 09:39:17 PM: http://store.eurekatent.com/solitaire-tent (http://store.eurekatent.com/solitaire-tent)
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: Bearhunter on July 19, 2011, 09:57:28 PM: We be headed into the Backcountry of Montana in Late September threw Early October, dont plan on coming out tell were packing meat out. By far the best way to maximize your success rate and be in the prime spots first light, and listen to them all night long when your already in there!!!!
Title: Re: Are there any Bivy hunters left?
Post by: sebek556 on July 19, 2011, 10:10:59 PM: call me old school but what I use is a millitary poncho, bungee cords,550 cord, poncho liner for really cold nights, and a millitary sleep system. doesnt weight much and has tons of uses. when i make a hooch i have never gotten wet. plus a poncho folded in half with two sticks and the 550 cord will carry/drag out 200+ lbs.