Bivy help

[Matt Cashell]

Nick I use the tiGoat for those uses. It works well. On a couple of occasions with the right (wrong) humidity and temps, I got a tiny little bit of condensation between the bag and bivy, but it was very minor. Most nights it was totally dry, and kept condensation, spindrift, etc. off my down bag.

 

[mhunter]

Hi, I have Tigoat Raven omni for 2 years and I like it. However note that long/wide pads (like long NeoAir I have) does not fit inside. I sleep pad outside of bivy and for me there is plenty of space (6'3"/185). I'm not sure whether I miss some of the bivy's benefits by sleeping with pad outside. Make sure to apply some silicon stripes onto bivy and pad, it's slippery!!
Matt

 

[Nick Muche]

Will it fit a 20" wide XTherm pad and bag?

 

[HellsCanyon]

Have you not seen the Borah Gear Bivy I mentioned in my earlier post?
http://www.borahgear.com/sidebivy.html

Mike

 

[Manosteel]

Can any one who has pics of the Raven Omni and Borah Gear bivy in use post them? Excellent thread and topic.

 

[HellsCanyon]

I should have my Borah in the next week sometime and will post up some photo's as soon as possible.

Mike

 

[Tim in Wa.]

my sleeping bag stays dryer under my S Tarp without a bivy than with a bivy

 

[mhunter]

Will it fit a 20" wide XTherm pad and bag?

My large NeoAir is 25" wide. I assume with 20" pad you should be OK (but as mentioned I have large pad and cannot say 100% sure)

 

[Matt Cashell]

My 20 inch neoair fits nicely in the TiGoat.

 

[Nick Muche]

Have you not seen the Borah Gear Bivy I mentioned in my earlier post?
http://www.borahgear.com/sidebivy.html

Mike

I tried to look at it but Uncle Sam has it blocked here at work, will check it out when I get home.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I have had the Integral Designs Salathe Bivy for a lot years. The Bivy has dual zipper sliders on each side of the bag. The top of the bivy can be rolled down to the waist. You can then zip the no see um netting up and completely enclose the body from the waist to head. Another nice thing about the dual sliders is you can wear the bivy with your arms extended outside of bivy. This allows you cook or fiddle with gear whatever. The Salth Bivy is a little heavier coming in at 2.1 lbs. Fits to 6/6", has a width of 32" with total girth 72". Integral Designs web site does not offer this Bivy. I think it is be closed out. I found one by goggling (close out) the other day 129.99. I payed close to $200.00 way back in the day. I have never been wet in the Salathe from rain or snow and 0 condensation. IMHO for me anyways, I would not purchase a bivy with bug netting.