Slip sliding away

[Phaseolus]

During this years Backpack archery hunt I used a new thermarest xtherm and a Borah bivy. I couldn’t keep the bag on top of the pad inside the bivy, both pieces were extremely slippery. After not sleeping for most of the first two nights I gave up on the bivy and slept under my Eolus without the bivy and just on the extherm (which was sitting on top of my Matty Mcmacface EVA) and had no further problems. I like the idea of the extra protection from the bivy but it didn’t work. I need to make it less slippery in some fashion. It seems to the bivy.

 

[Carrot Farmer]

Paint 3 or 4 stripes with seal sealer... might create enough grip to eliminate slippage


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[EastMT]

I took a little clear silicon and smeared a few lines on both sides. Smear it thin with a finger. Will last a long time.


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[Phaseolus]

I assume the silicon goes on the pad? Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[EastMT]

Yes, I put it on both sides of the pad. Helps if your tent is on a slight incline as well. Makes tossing and turning a little more difficult, if you turn your bag as well, but better than sliding off


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[Elkdreamer]

Could you trim your Matty McMacface and put it in the bivy but under your pad?

How do you like the Matty? I have tossed around ordering one.

BTW in some of the places we have to sleep while hunting we could use glue and still slide off the mountain. LOL

 

[Phaseolus]

I like the matty, I use it instead of a ground cloth. It gives a bit more cush and insulation as well as protection under the Eolus. I also used it to haul some pocket gopher dirt to level my sleep site up, a very useful piece of kit.

 

[Elkdreamer]

Thats awesome. I would have never thought to do that. I just sleep on the humps and bumps.

 

[woods89]

Clear silicone works. I put a bunch of stripes on the bottom of a Klymit Static V and now it stays where I put it!

 

[BrianN]

2nd the silicone comments. Easy fix

 

[Phaseolus]

Thats awesome. I would have never thought to do that. I just sleep on the humps and bumps.

We spent five nights in the same backcountry site. 5 minutes of work was well worth the effort.

 

[Kevin_t]

It’s worth a good night sleep leveling a sight well . The Eolus nest works well and is about the weight of Marty and the Bivy combined


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[Phaseolus]

It’s worth a good night sleep leveling a sight well . The Eolus nest works well and is about the weight of Marty and the Bivy combined


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Are the Eolus nest skirts water resistant?

 

[Kevin_t]

Do you mean the floor ? Yes . The entrance sides and the top and bottom of the head and foot are DWR / Liner as well


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[Wolf13]

If you don’t want to go the silicon route some light textured tape works as well. Don’t need much just a few pieces here and there.

 

[Mudd Foot]

My system is a triple stack. Big Agnes Lost Dog with the Pad sleeve coupled with Q Core SLX. An Exped 1/8” foam roll 72x20 goes under the SLX. This goes inside a custom long/wide. Borah Bug Bivy


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