Bivy vs tent.

[FruitSnackEnthusiat]

i wouldn't do that style of bivy. That thing is as heavy as most 1-2 person tents, smaller, and removes all the good parts of a bivy. If you want a bivy, do a katabatic pinon or borah bug net bivy in a combination with a tarp. It is much more versatile, and light. But if this is going to be your only shelter, do the tent.

 

[Swamppirate]

I have an older model Cabela’s Northstar Bivy. Have spent some rainy nights in it and it is a great set up. You can still find them on the auction site.

 

[IAm_Not_Lost]

I've got an Oware two person bivy as well as an Agnes Creek Seedhouse 2 tent. In my opinion if you're going to be mostly traveling hard and fast, just using it as a place to sleep, and generally solo, then a bivy is the winner. With how light tents are getting though, I think whenever I upgrade tents I'll probably just end up using that mostly.

That said, I used my bivy a lot. Being a two person bivy you have plenty of room, yet still lightweight, and can even tie off the top to make it feel like a pseudo tent if you really want.

 

[Jimss]

One option that has worked incredibly for me is to use the fly off my hilleberg 4 season tent. It is bomberproof and weighs about the same as a bivy or tarp.

A fly has way more room for you plus all your gear and e we I’ll hold up to wind and even snow.

I’m going on a goat hunt in a couple days and that’s what we are using. I’ve used it on many sheep, goat, and elk hunts in Colo and Wyo.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I’ve been using some sort of DCF bivy and tarp system now for over a decade on all my mountain hunts, and I can’t really see myself ever going back to a traditional tent again.
This is my absolute lightest setup.

A few more, because it’s nice to have options.

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