[pct-l] Bivy

[Robert W. Freed]

Homemade out of silnylon. Half zipper. Condensation can be bad. My sleeping bag
ends up fully damp by morning, but not soaked. I put my sleeping pad inside and I
still get pools of moisture under the pad. I only use it when I have too. But it gets used
several times on every major hike.
 
Sewing your own gear is a great way to spend the off season. I started as a sewing
neophyte, but now a lot of my gear is homemade and better than you can buy off
the shelf. And at a quarter the cost!
 
Robert

--- On Fri, 3/12/10, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:


From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bivy
To: robert at engravingpros.com, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 8:50 AM





What UL bivy have you got?   Mine is light, but not what I'd call "ultralight".  thnx

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert W. Freed 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:20 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Bivy

My ultra lite bivy has become one of my ten essentials. Something I put
into the fanny pack for peak runs. Mostly I used a tarp for shelter but
using the bivy as a backup takes out all of the worries of setting up in
horizontal rain or mud or 50 mph winds. The bivy has many issues.
Small, restrictive, condensation build up. But when the sh#t hits the fan
I know I have a way to make it through the night. All else fails fill it full
of pine needles or leaves and dig in.

Robert
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