What do you think the best brand of bivy tents are? I was looking at one of those black wolf ones on trade me but the waterproof rating is only 3000mm on the fly and 5000mm on the floor. Any recommendations?
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Re: Bivy Tents Reply #1 - Mar 17th, 2010 at 11:26am
Your typical cheap tarp will leak when stretched tight, and around pressure points.
You could try a fly from kiwi disposals. i had one from there and used it for 5 years or so. Great in summer, and was fairly waterproof too. Someone flogged it off me.
Huntech bivs are really good, but I dont like having so little space.
I bought a 2-man Alpine tent from Kathmandu when they had the sales on a couple of years ago.
It's a bit heavier than a biv tent, but I've never had a wet a*se yet (even on the west coast!). It packs down relatively small and I sleep in comfort with plenty of room to store gear and dog.
It may not be of the same quality as MSR or Macpac, but for the price you can't go wrong.
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Re: Bivy Tents Reply #7 - Mar 17th, 2010 at 12:59pm
something not mentioned here in this thread so far is to use your tent but without the inner. Most good tents are pretty light with just using the outer shell and then your thermarest. This way you get good solid attachment points, wind strength and lightness.
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Re: Bivy Tents Reply #10 - Mar 17th, 2010 at 1:53pm
I just been and had a look at the huntech two man bivy tents that the local hunting store. They look bloody good and they only weigh 1.1kgs. I will be getting one of those.
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Re: Bivy Tents Reply #12 - Mar 17th, 2010 at 6:02pm
Huntech two man bivvy down Clements Road. Spent two night with the Dog in August 2007. First night was good, second night must have been breathing in ice crystals as woke with a cold. Got accused of snoring all night and attempted spooning That aside, easy to put up and plenty of room
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Re: Bivy Tents Reply #14 - Mar 18th, 2010 at 3:18pm
I've had a Huntech Bivy for a few years now and they are absolutely brilliant. Can fit 3 people in if needed but the packs stay out or 2 people with gear inside and plenty of room to sit up and put boots on. There only drawback is not being able to escape the sandflies and mozzies but a head net fixes that. We have weathered some pretty horrific showers anf kept dry. Recommend a tarp for a ground sheet if the ground is damp.