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>Date: Tue, 11 Feb 97 20:23:37 PST
>From: Dan Kohn <dkohn@digimag.net>
>Subject: Re: [at-l] bivy sacks?
>
>Dawn,
>
>After much debating last year, I ended up with a bivy sack on my trip 
>and boy was it GREAT. Considering I used shelters most of the time 
>anyway, it worked out much better than a tent and had the added 
>advantages of keeping me a little warmer on cold nights (by using it as 
>a sleeping bag cover) and keeping mice and bugs off of me in shelters 
>(try setting a tent up in a crowded shelter sometime). 
>
>They can be a bit clastrophobic at times, but that did not bother me.
>
>Try one out before you use it though. 
>
>(oh one more thing, you will still need a tarp to keep you and your gear 
>dry when packing in the rain).


Hi Dan,
I like your thoughts on the bivy sack.  My friend just bought a Bibler and I
plan on borrowing it to test it out before buying one myself.  I am
clastrophobic, so it makes sense to try it out before buying one myself.
Have you ever tried a umbrella while backpacking?  It does offer the
protection when packing gear away or taking it out on the trail.  Keeps the
rain off you while hiking or resting.  Yes I will get wet with or without
rain gear, but I don't miss the water splashing off my face while I hike or
rest with my umbrella.  I purchased a standard 42" umbrella at Wal-Mart  for
$8 and it weighs 14 ounces. 
Take care,
John 

John O    E-mail johno@mail.monmouth
Brick, New Jersey
60 miles north of Atlantic City   60 miles south of New York City

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