Re: [at-l] bivy sacks?

[Michael Connick <Michael_Connick@clrmnt.com>]

> 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. 

I just bought a Bibler Hooped Bivy. I purchased it for all the reasons stated 
above, plus its small packing size and the fact that in really warm weather I 
can sleep in it without any sleeping bag at all. If the weather holds, I'll be 
doing my first field testing of it this weekend.

> (oh one more thing, you will still need a tarp to keep you and your gear 
> dry when packing in the rain).

Or an umbrella, which is also great "Rain Gear for those who sweat like a HOG".

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