Are many of you using nests other than the SO? I'm looking at bearpaw and MLD mostly. They seem like they should be a good fit and quite a bit lighter with the bug netting. Does anyone have experience with these or others they like?
There seems to be a lot of solo bug bivy options out there, but for now I'll start with the 2 person nest.
We have used 2 person nests from both bearpaw and mountain laurel designs in our floorless shelters for the last 5+ years, and been very happy with them. Different styles or orientations are handy depending on what shelter you are trying to accomodate.
We are running a bearpaw pyranet 2 with full left zip in our Sawtooth:
Cimmaron with MLD inner nest (I believe it's a duo with a full zip)
The Golite SL5 with older style MLD nest; we used the heck out of this set up before we finally had to retire it after a seam failed on the tent in high winds. The nest is still functional.