Tent or Bivy for late season solo sheep....

[sitkashedz]

I have two options for my late season solo Stone Sheep hunt: Three season two person Sierra Designs lightweight tent, or the O-R Advanced Bivy.....going archery and probably 7 days. New to Bivy's, I have done a few early season Goat hunts with this one and quite like it, just wondering if anyone has experiance with this unit or similar bivys and condensation / cold weather? Planing on packing a 6x9 sil tarp as well. Thanks.

 

[Biggs300]

You don't mention where you are hunting and what temps you might expect to encounter. One of my most useable combinations for cold weather is a light-weight tarp tent and bivy. I use an Integral Designs SilDome tarp tent and ID Bugaboo eVent bivy. I'm sure other brands would work equally well. If you can spare a couple of extra pounds this is a great combo. Adding a bivy provides additional warmth and some protection from condensation.

 

[sitkashedz]

I'll be hunting Stone's in northern B.C. I should be geared up to expect -10 and some wicked winds if the weather goes to crap..... Yeah I was just trying out a very similar combo with my bivy the other night . Kind of leaning that direction instead of the tent, I am planning on moving camp everyday depending on what i'm seeing for game of course, so the bivy feels like the right choice. Thanks.

 

[Bughalli]

If truly have the chance to encounter bad, cold weather and planning to be out there for 7 days then you'll want the tent. You might have to sit a storm out and a longer trip like that can be miserable if a bivy. 3 days, no problem in a bivy. 7 days, I don't think I would use a bivy given the weather.