>>1420497What’s up gamers
The key to this is a good bivy. You will need:
A 2 layer membrane on top. This 2 layer shit is brand new and revalatory - traditional 3 layer membranes such as Gore Tex Pro WILL eventually wear out and turn your bag into an expensive plastic cocoon, and breathability is sub par even on the best so you WILL get wet over the course of several days unless you can dry out your bedding every night.
>gore tex shakedryIf I was going to live in a bivy for months on end, I would buy this material. Might have to shred some jackets to get it since it’s not available to the public on the roll.
>bivy bottom Mid tier weight cuben fibre. Tyvek picks up dirt and water, silnylon dries too slow, silpoly is slippery as fuck so you might roll down a hill and onto a heroin needle. Go cuben, feels like paper and weighs nothing. $$$$ tho
>bug netUnless you’re SAS levels of tuffness, you don’t want cockroaches in your ears and slugs up your nose every night, can actually be a necessary safety barrier if you’re camping near ticks and malarial zones etc.
>side entryDon’t make your bivy one you have to open up in the rain and step into. Top or side entry. Google the “oware bug bivy” for a non waterproof design with a drawcord on the top
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>umbrellaA wise choice for a little sanity in the dark and rain. Choose a really light one, since I barely used mine
>tarp poncho Make this your primary rainwear and you’ll have the option to pitch a tarp in a downpour and also accommodate a friend or just chill under the tarp in a day storm
>synthetic sleeping bag/quilt Choose this if you are a noobie or you didn’t build a badass Goretex Shakedry bivy. Down packs down much smaller but becomes useless with condensation and mistakes, at least synthetic will keep you slightly warm if you fuck up
>quilt poncho If you can find a way to make it work fashion wise, this is the best way to reduce bulk. I wear mine under a raincoat
