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Bivy tent that won't break the bank

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:17:45 No.2508550 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2508551 >>2508552 >>2508558 >>2508591 >>2508768 >>2509467 >>2509592 >>2511267 >>2512658 >>2515163

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.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:19:28 No.2508551 Report

Quoted By: >>2508556 >>2508601

>>2508550
You can sometimes find goretex ACU bivys super cheap because they're ACU.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:20:30 No.2508552 Report

Quoted By: >>2508554

>>2508550
>bivy tent
Oh, nm. At that point, why not just a cheap 1p tent?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:22:59 No.2508554 Report

Quoted By: >>2508578

>>2508552
Want something more mobile and quicker to set up. Also they just look sick

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:24:06 No.2508556 Report

Quoted By: >>2517321

>>2508551
Probably will go with this thanks man

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 01:27:35 No.2508558 Report

Quoted By: >>2509644

>>2508550
Eureka Solitaire

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:01:22 No.2508578 Report

Quoted By: >>2508580 >>2508581

>>2508554
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)

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Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:08:02 No.2508580 Report

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>>2508578

anon ain't wrong.

you're gonna need a tarp.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:11:06 No.2508581 Report

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>>2508578
This is also an appealing idea thanks for the suggestion

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:26:28 No.2508591 Report

Quoted By: >>2508597

>>2508550
literally why

tarps exist

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:41:12 No.2508597 Report

Quoted By: >>2508600 >>2509060 >>2513040

>>2508591
>double up lines coming from each point of tarp
>join the ends properly, learn one knot fuck head
>tie some dumb fucking granny knots along line to subdivide it
>now shes good to go
>wrap that fucker 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

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:45:11 No.2508600 Report

Quoted By: >>2508604 >>2513040

>>2508597
Can you rephrase this so that human beings can understand it

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 02:48:17 No.2508601 Report

Quoted By: >>2508605 >>2511119 >>2517323

>>2508551
>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?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 03:00:14 No.2508604 Report

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>>2508600
Probably

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 03:04:44 No.2508605 Report

Quoted By: >>2508632

>>2508601
You'll fuck up the DWR coating, and probably the breathability if you try to dye it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 04:08:18 No.2508632 Report

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>>2508605
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

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 14:51:55 No.2508768 Report

Quoted By: >>2509030

>>2508550
>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.

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Anonymous Mon 12 Dec 2022 23:49:23 No.2509030 Report

Quoted By: >>2509534

>>2508768
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

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 01:26:08 No.2509060 Report

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>>2508597
fucking pretentious prick
kek

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 04:42:12 No.2509128 Report

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Katabatic bivy

I’m buying one after being /out/ for an entire month and only using my tent 3x lol. Cowboy camping rocks in dry conditions

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 22:09:08 No.2509384 Report

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Are there any with foot vents for cross ventilation under $100?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 01:13:59 No.2509467 Report

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>>2508550
Consider a Durston X-Mid. It’s $240, so outside of your budget, but it’s one of the best shelters on the market.

https://youtu.be/U9vOLs12KQE

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 01:48:25 No.2509477 Report

Quoted By: >>2509522 >>2509535 >>2510956

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 fucking 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

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 03:47:43 No.2509522 Report

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>>2509477
Which tent are you eyeing out for?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 04:15:28 No.2509534 Report

Quoted By: >>2509896

>>2509030
>goretex bivy
Retarded 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.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 04:17:56 No.2509535 Report

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>>2509477
>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.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 06:20:39 No.2509589 Report

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Snugpak or similar are better

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 07:02:30 No.2509592 Report

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>>2508550
https://borahgear.com/ultralightbivy.html

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 07:13:34 No.2509593 Report

Quoted By: >>2509627 >>2509941 >>2510956 >>2510990

this is the way to go
tentlets will cope

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 11:16:40 No.2509627 Report

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>>2509593
All you need

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Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 12:37:56 No.2509644 Report

Quoted By: >>2509649

>>2508558
That tent is pure garbage. I returned it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 12:51:20 No.2509649 Report

Quoted By: >>2517482

>>2509644
Yeah, this style of tent is a meme. There’s a reason it’s not very common.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Dec 2022 23:08:02 No.2509896 Report

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>>2509534
Yeah I'm not sure why all the Milsurp bivvys are goretex... Hence why I plan on replacing the bivvy with just a groundsheet

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Dec 2022 02:02:54 No.2509941 Report

Quoted By: >>2512652 >>2515151

>>2509593

> ticks, mozzies, sand flies

no thanks.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 05:57:47 No.2510956 Report

Quoted By: >>2510960 >>2511318 >>2512684 >>2512690

>>2509593
>crawling on your hands and knees to get in and out
No thanks
>>2509477
This was my experience with a swag. It was high quality, bomb-proof, but such a fucking 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.

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Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 06:05:02 No.2510960 Report

Quoted By: >>2510961

>>2510956
>glamper has an opinion
into the trash it goes

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Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 06:17:44 No.2510961 Report

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>>2510960

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 08:46:30 No.2510990 Report

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>>2509593
I camp like this even in winter

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 18:10:14 No.2511110 Report

Quoted By: >>2513035 >>2517325

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.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 18:22:44 No.2511119 Report

Quoted By: >>2517323

>>2508601
I've seen plenty of outdoor posts / youtube videos of ppl doing this, they all said they had no issues.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 21:38:35 No.2511231 Report

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All you need is tarp

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 22:47:34 No.2511267 Report

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>>2508550
i biked/hiked for six months with a Eureka! Solitaire bivy, it's cheap and I loved it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Dec 2022 00:18:52 No.2511318 Report

Quoted By: >>2511343

>>2510956
>putting on a top
Post boobs

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Dec 2022 01:04:15 No.2511343 Report

Quoted By: >>2512660

>>2511318
Aussie, so top can be any kind of t-shirt or whatever

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 00:21:10 No.2512652 Report

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>>2509941
just use a rectangular mosquito net and attach to the tarp with small pebbles and string or rubber band.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 00:32:28 No.2512658 Report

Quoted By:

>>2508550
cope & seethe
>>2512647

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 00:35:41 No.2512660 Report

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>>2511343
Show boobs mate

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 01:58:27 No.2512684 Report

Quoted By: >>2512690 >>2512821

>>2510956

what's the weight of that fucking thing? you'd never outrun a yowie mate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 02:12:25 No.2512690 Report

Quoted By: >>2512821

>>2510956
>>2512684

holy shit, 18kg!? are you fucking kidding me? lmao.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 11:46:35 No.2512821 Report

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>>2512684
>>2512690
It's a car camping swag, one of the better quality ones so weighs more

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 21:28:27 No.2513035 Report

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>>2511110
A small tarp would be better IMHO. A couple sticks and some folding would make a better shelter/roomier waterproof space, far more utility

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Anonymous Wed 21 Dec 2022 21:49:31 No.2513040 Report

Quoted By: >>2515242

>>2508600
>>2508597
It’s the way.
Sort of like pic. Holds strong under tension.
Get a good length on there.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Dec 2022 03:33:29 No.2515151 Report

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>>2509941

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Anonymous Mon 26 Dec 2022 04:21:45 No.2515163 Report

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>>2508550
Sleep in a cuck log while the misses and her bf take the 2 person tent? No thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Dec 2022 10:35:09 No.2515242 Report

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>>2513040
Why all the extra knots in the middle? I just use a sliding tension knot and toggles if I'm feeling that bushcraft feel.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Dec 2022 14:00:11 No.2517321 Report

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>>2508556
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

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Dec 2022 14:17:45 No.2517323 Report

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>>2508601
>>2511119
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 /fa/ i'm sure they'll sort you out it used to be a trend on there a few years ago to dye camo clothes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Dec 2022 14:20:12 No.2517325 Report

Quoted By: >>2517481

>>2511110
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.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Dec 2022 19:03:54 No.2517481 Report

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>>2517325
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

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 30 Dec 2022 19:06:57 No.2517482 Report

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>>2509649
I know next to nothing about tents. What's so special about this design and why is it bad?

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