After last years hunt I've decided to add a Bivy Sack to my Gear..Have looked around.. Need some in the field experiences with them.. Need under two pounds, waterproof.. Feed back on what shape is best..This will be added {in b.pack} to My current S. bag which is a Mummy Style/ M. Hydrogen..
AK

If You just need it as an emergency shelter: have a look at the BlackDiamond Winter Bivy, if it should be more, have a look at the lightsabre, which is nearly a tent and if You wanna a more bombproof instead of lightweight design, have a look at the Bibler´s Bivy´s

Klaus

I've got an Early Winter's bivy sack that must be at least 20 years old. Never used it. Don't think I ever even opened it. If you just want to try one out let me know. I have no idea what it's worth. Probably not much more than the postage.

Check out the bivy at www.titaniumgoat.com.....they make great gear and use it themselves.....Doug & Josh are always willing to chat about your ideas, too, if you give them a call.

Joe

Thanks for the posts. Any of You have
experience with a fabric called E-Vent.. After finding out about it on the Titaniumgoat Site {Thanks Ovis} I did some kicking around and found it's used in Garments, Bags etc.. Light, Packable , 100% waterproof..
AK

It´s used on tents of BlackDiamond, but it does not meet waterproof standard... but it works as a lightweight cloth very well...

Scubapro
Go to www.66northus.com click on Men.. Don't mind the 2nd meanest man on the internet.Look left to Hard and Soft Shells click on that.. When it comes up click on Glymur Jacket.. Your thoughts...
AK

I hunt with the OR Advanced Bivy it is made of Gore-tex and it is great. Depending on the weather you may get a little condensation but I think it is unavoidable. Never used Event but from what I have read it is supposed to be as water-proof as gore-tex but more breathable.

It really depends on weather and bugs for me. I do my cross country hunts in the fall here in central Idaho. With that being said what I use for my weather, is a lite relatively inexpensive cabelas bivy and a silly tarp (silnylon). I get adequate coverage and multi use. Bivy keeps my bag clean and tarp is used for occassional down pours and to lay meat on when I bone my elk or deer.

Don B
Thanks for the post
AK

I have used my bivy bag more in snow caves than as a shelter in summer or for hunting. I have used it on a few backpack trips, but things are gonna get wet if it's all you have in a real rain storm. It's tough to get the s. bag into the b. bag, then myself into it all, dry, in the rain. I carry a small, floorless, single wall, waterproof tent that weighs just over a pound, including the titanium stakes. I can set up and get under it in the rain, then get myself organized, keeping everything dry in the process. I even cook inside it when the weather is bad. Works for me better than a bivy.