Description The ideal compromise between tent and bivy sack, this shelter offers climbers 4-season protection from the environment, with no claustrophobic feeling. Single pre-curved Easton 7075 E9 aluminum pole ...
Summary: Like most of the reviewers, I found there was plenty of headroom and rugged construction. It is probably more suited to less humid weather than I typically experience in the damp, marshy areas where I canoe. My only complaint is that when you zip down the cover and rely on the mosquito netting on hot nights, all the mosquitoes have to do is land on the net and bite you unless you prop it up with something or hide in your sweltering sleeping bag.
Customer Service: I didn't need any for this product, but MEC has been excellent for me in the past.
Similar Products Used: Army surplus Gore-Tex bivy.
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Summary: Very good weather protection. I've used it exposed in rainstorms with much satisfaction. Tegral-Tex is derable but not the most breathable. The No-see-um mesh is almost air tight. The very long zipper is a plus - leaving 3/4 of your body exposed. In humid weather it does not do well. I slept in it only because the bugs were so bad you couldn't breath. For colder and wetter weather, I believe this would be a really good bag. It's a little heavy do to the zippers and extra flaps and I've noticed over time it is not as wind-proof as it once was.
Similar Products Used: Integral Designs Gore-tex Bivy
Outdoor Reasearch Deluxe Bivy
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Reviewed by: Nicholas G(Unregistered User)
,
Mountaineer
, from Philadelphia
Price Paid:
$195.00
at MEC
Summary: Great Bivy with loads of room for extras, and side zips for an easy exit and entrance into the bivy. I've had no problems with it's waterproofness so far as the other reviews state--only time will tell. The one thing I wish they did is to stiffen the eyebrow over the head area, as it has a tendency to droop.
Customer Service: none.
Similar Products Used: OR Advanced Bivy
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Reviewed by: Nicolai "Alchemist of Life"(Unregistered User)
,
Mountaineer
, from Cambridge-Chamonix-Rio
Price Paid:
$200.00
at Vancouver
Summary: Owned the bivy 2 years, returned it once for exchange and still didn't like it. Seam tape delaminates, ridiculous little fabric strap to attach storm flap wicks like an interior shower (even after dipping in neoprene, no-see-um mesh is so effective against bugs, you can't breathe in hot climates, but mostly, neither of the two bivys from ID that I owned were anywhere near waterproof in heavy rains.
Customer Service: When I returned my first one, I had to moan and groan to get their agreement. The second one which was no better, I sold off.
Similar Products Used: returned to tents, assuming the perfect all-around bivy doesnt yet exist.
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