Re: [at-l] bivy advice

[tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas McGinnis)]

     My vote as a 2000 mile bivy user: put the ridgerest inside, to keep it 
     clean and whole, leave the "ultralite" at home. Oh yeah, and tuckerize 
     the last quarter of the ridgerest. And leave the OR's poles at home: 
     use your boots and/or backpack (don't laugh). And keep the tarpie at 
     home for all but the wettest seasons, and when "miles" are not 
     important (e.g., when you might contemplate staying in the same place 
     for a day, if the weather/energy levels "demand" it). Well, that's my 
     vote, anyway.
     
     Sloetoe'79
     bodacious bivi burrower. And "And" user.


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Subject: [at-l] bivy advice
Author:  Robert and Catherine Rubin <rhymworm@mindspring.com> at ima
Date:    4/20/99 11:49 PM


Hey, I just bought an OR Advanced Bivy that was onsale as part of my 
Post-Thruhike-Creaky-Knees-Attempt-To-Lighten-The-Pack-Campaign <g>, and 
I'm looking for practical tips on using it. Any to share?
     
I've always carried two pads--a 3/4 lenghth ultralight inflatable, and a 
full-length ridgerest. My thought was that I could use the ridgerest 
instead of a ground cloth, and put the ultralight INSIDE the bivy, as 
recommended. Will that work, or will the pad under the bivy mean too much 
moisture inside?
     
Any other tips? I'm planning on rigging some kind of tarp (probably my 
Emergency Blanket) overhead, when I bivy in bad weather.
     
--Rhymin' Worm
     
     
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