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Looking for a hooped bivy, preferably tactical in nature for some stealth camping. The two I was looking at were snugpack ionosphere and the dutch army surplus bivy. Each have their pros and cons. I primarily like the snugpack for its crossover poles making it freestanding, and it's mosquito net + its from a well known manufacturer.
However the dutch army bivy is camo, also has some some mosquito net function, and seems to be durable, using the carinthia bivy design, zippers seems to be better than on the snugpack, but is only single pole/semi free standing, and Im not very familiar with the fresca repros.
Does anyone here have any experience with either/both of them? Would you recommend them? What issues have you had? Are they durable? For waterproofing I assume im gonna have to supplement with a tarp and probably apply some nikwax from time to time. Also if anyone has any other recommendations Id happily check them out, as long as its a hooped bivy.