Been in the market for a bivy tent for a while what would you guys recommend for a budget of $200. Preferably something green or cammo for /k/ommando reasons.
Bivy tent that won't break the bank
Been in the market for a bivy tent for a while what would you guys recommend for a budget of $200. Preferably something green or cammo for /k/ommando reasons.
You can sometimes find goretex ACU bivys super cheap because they're ACU.
Probably will go with this thanks man
I use one of those and a sleeping bag as a back up /loaner or for when I'm larping with that + tarp, acu isn't pretty it's not ultralight but it's really great and sturdy, it's going to fall on your face though, I suggest if it bothers u wear a ball cap or visor if u sleep on your back
>ACU
Would it be possible to wash out the camo by dyeing it green or black or would that not work on the bivys material?
You'll frick up the DWR coating, and probably the breathability if you try to dye it.
You can just spray more dwr on. Besides, it's really only breathable when it's dry. Once the top is saturated it stops breathing anyway
I've seen plenty of outdoor posts / youtube videos of ppl doing this, they all said they had no issues.
yes but if you're looking up guides online BE AWARE that rit changed the formulation of their dyes, so a lot of older posts will tell you to get the wrong kind of rit dye. i forgot what specific one you want these days but if you ask on PrepHole i'm sure they'll sort you out it used to be a trend on there a few years ago to dye camo clothes.
>bivy tent
Oh, nm. At that point, why not just a cheap 1p tent?
Want something more mobile and quicker to set up. Also they just look sick
Get a bivvy sack without any poles and shit to go over your sleeping bag and a camo tarp to go over it, you can have enough space under there for 2 people and their gear if you raise it a little and not be zipped into a plastic sausage, and yes you can put it up in 2 minutes, where do you put your shit and cook and dry yourself when there is sky water in one of these things, might as well min max lie in a garbage sack leave your boots on and have a tactical umbrella in your pocket that covers over your face from the rain at that point (make sure to spray paint it in camo and cut off the excess handle)
anon ain't wrong.
you're gonna need a tarp.
This is also an appealing idea thanks for the suggestion
Eureka Solitaire
That tent is pure garbage. I returned it.
Yeah, this style of tent is a meme. There’s a reason it’s not very common.
I know next to nothing about tents. What's so special about this design and why is it bad?
literally why
tarps exist
>double up lines coming from each point of tarp
>join the ends properly, learn one knot frick head
>tie some dumb fricking granny knots along line to subdivide it
>now shes good to go
>wrap that fricker around a tree and tuck a knot behind another knot under tension
Tadaa 1 minute tarp. Oh you want to put it up? Don't have to tie shit. Oh you want to take it down? Don't have to untie shit. Oh you want to put peg in the ground? Well let me present you the many options of distance that are already there for you to stick your shit into the earth behind all 8 of your shitty guessing knots at varying distance from your humble abode
Can you rephrase this so that human beings can understand it
Probably
It’s the way.
Sort of like pic. Holds strong under tension.
Get a good length on there.
Why all the extra knots in the middle? I just use a sliding tension knot and toggles if I'm feeling that bushcraft feel.
>pic of a tent
>”bivy”
A bivy is a waterproof sack that your sleeping bag slips in. They often have a little hoop or pole so you have room around your head. They’re designed specifically for very low humidity environments, and are really awe full in any other conditions (and aren’t that great in arid environments either). A lot of people will call small tents “bivies,” especially ones without a vestibule or head room to sit up. But is a tent without a vestibule or head room still a tent?
You probably don’t want a bivy.
I've been camping with a Gortex bivvy in the UK for a number of years now. Despite the high humidity, I've never had any problems related to condensation etc. In hindsight though, I'd probably purchase a tyvek groundsheet instead
>goretex bivy
moronic idea from the get go. You don’t need a bivy with a tarp and ground sheet, and seeing as how goretex isn’t waterproof, you’d need a tarp and groundsheet with it.
Yeah I'm not sure why all the Milsurp bivvys are goretex... Hence why I plan on replacing the bivvy with just a groundsheet
Katabatic bivy
I’m buying one after being PrepHole for an entire month and only using my tent 3x lol. Cowboy camping rocks in dry conditions
Are there any with foot vents for cross ventilation under $100?
Consider a Durston X-Mid. It’s $240, so outside of your budget, but it’s one of the best shelters on the market.
I regret buying my bivvy. Its high quality, waterproof, has hoop features and bugnets. I was like you OP and bivvys seemed really cool, but they are actually a fricking annoyance. Within the first 3 days of using it I had wished I brought a 1 man tent instead. There is no room to do anything. good luck trying to unpack/move around in there when its raining. It takes up the same space a small tent would and weighs about the same too.
Dont take the bivy-pill just get a small tent or a tarp. The cool factor wears off as soon as you actually have to use it in anything but sunny weather
Which tent are you eyeing out for?
>The cool factor wears off as soon as you actually have to use it
It’s just like all LARP gear, except a shelter is pretty damn important. Like you can hike in BDU’s or use a shitty 1980’s Alice pack and the trip might be uncomfortable but not a total disaster. Waking up at 1am in a damp sleeping bag and no way to move around is a different story.
Snugpak or similar are better
https://borahgear.com/ultralightbivy.html
this is the way to go
tentlets will cope
All you need
> ticks, mozzies, sand flies
no thanks.
just use a rectangular mosquito net and attach to the tarp with small pebbles and string or rubber band.
>crawling on your hands and knees to get in and out
No thanks
This was my experience with a swag. It was high quality, bomb-proof, but such a fricking pain to do anything in. Even sitting up slightly to have a drink, or taking off pants or putting on a top, or putting shoes on without getting wet.
I sold it and will be getting a lightweight tent like the Lanshan 1 Pro, but more likely the Lanshan 2 Pro, as it has marginally more weight and complexity but much more quality of life space.
>glamper has an opinion
into the trash it goes
>putting on a top
Post boobs
Aussie, so top can be any kind of t-shirt or whatever
Show boobs mate
what's the weight of that fricking thing? you'd never outrun a yowie mate.
It's a car camping swag, one of the better quality ones so weighs more
holy shit, 18kg!? are you fricking kidding me? lmao.
With all the Bivy hate going around i have to mention one instance where they can be used:
A small compact, waterproof bivy to take on dayhikes, should you get lost or injured and end up having to stay the night, or if there is an unexpected torential downpour. This espacially applies in fall and winter.
A small tarp would be better IMHO. A couple sticks and some folding would make a better shelter/roomier waterproof space, far more utility
that's literally what bivy's are originally meant for.
they're supposed to be shelters for climbers to sleep on while hanging off the side of cliff faces and other places you would never be able to set up another kind of shelter.
and as back-up emergency shelters.
the idea of using a bivy as a primary shelter for normal hiking is sort of like how its popular right now to use hammock top quilts to sleep on the ground. not originally meant for that purpose, people just found reasons to like doing it.
to me bivys seem like the spiritual successor of a waxed canvas bedroll and bedrolls were just how most ppl slept when they were on the move in the outdoors
the weight and bulk of a canvas tent just not being worth it for less than a week in one spot
All you need is tarp
i biked/hiked for six months with a Eureka! Solitaire bivy, it's cheap and I loved it.
Sleep in a cuck log while the misses and her bf take the 2 person tent? No thanks