[pct-l] Bivy

[giniajim]

Thanks!  How much does it weigh?  I'm getting a silnylon one man tent to replace my bivy (which is for sale.  only used it once or twice, just not a bivy person).  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert W. Freed 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Cc: giniajim 
  Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bivy


        Homemade out of silnylon. Half zipper. Condensation can be bad. My sleeping bag
        ends up fully damp by morning, but not soaked. I put my sleeping pad inside and I
        still get pools of moisture under the pad. I only use it when I have too. But it gets used
        several times on every major hike.

        Sewing your own gear is a great way to spend the off season. I started as a sewing
        neophyte, but now a lot of my gear is homemade and better than you can buy off
        the shelf. And at a quarter the cost!

        Robert

        --- On Fri, 3/12/10, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:


          From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
          Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bivy
          To: robert at engravingpros.com, pct-l at backcountry.net
          Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 8:50 AM


          What UL bivy have you got?   Mine is light, but not what I'd call "ultralight".  thnx
            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Robert W. Freed 
            To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
            Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:20 AM
            Subject: [pct-l] Bivy


            My ultra lite bivy has become one of my ten essentials. Something I put
            into the fanny pack for peak runs. Mostly I used a tarp for shelter but
            using the bivy as a backup takes out all of the worries of setting up in
            horizontal rain or mud or 50 mph winds. The bivy has many issues.
            Small, restrictive, condensation build up. But when the sh#t hits the fan
            I know I have a way to make it through the night. All else fails fill it full
            of pine needles or leaves and dig in.

            Robert
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