best bivy bag bang for your buck?

[Anonymous]

mec's linup

go light? worth getting the 'poled' variety?

[Stan]

For what?

http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=425

[Richard Eh!]

I love my Integral Designs Unishelter!!! If I include the weight of a small tarp (for changing and leaving my pack under) and five aluminum pegs it still comes in at the weight of a nalgene with a liter of water....

[mathieu]

I've used my south col almost exclusiveley for 3 years. Actually did the west coast trail with it. Really you just want it for shelter, I never had to kill off a rain day in it. I'm quite please with it and it doesn't have any poles except for a stiff wire to raise the rim up.

Again it depends what you want it for

[dcentral]

Did you like the West Coast Trail? Or is it one of those you can say you've done it and don't have to do it anymore?

[Anonymous]

For what?

i guess i'm THE MULTIDAY CLIMBER... looking at bivying on something in red rocks in march... also i'm thinking of just buying one of these instead of heating my apt this winter....

[Mountain_Marc]

For what?

also i'm thinking of just buying one of these instead of heating my apt this winter....

I think you need a fat down sleeping bag and not a bivy bag for that. Bivy bag aren't too warm. They might keep a bit of evaporative heat loss but that's about it.

[mathieu]

Did you like the West Coast Trail? Or is it one of those you can say you've done it and don't have to do it anymore?

Liked it, we lucked out with the tides and we could walk on the tidal shelf most of the way. I wouldn't do it if that wasn't the case, it would involve walking in a bog for about 20km.

Bivy bag + Bear country = little sleep

mmmmm yellow pastry, crunchy outside, gui inside