Bristlecone Bivy

$159.00

The Bristlecone Bivy provides a waterproof floor with a water resistant upper to protect your quilt from spray and mist. Featuring a large mesh window and long U shaped zipper extending from waist level across the top, allowing for easy entry and exit. Designed to work well with both pyramid shelters and tarps.

Features
Specs
Materials

Large Mesh Panel- No-seeum mesh window over your head provides ventilation.

Long #3 YKK Zipper- Long inverted U zipper running from waist level to above head, allows easy entry and exit.

Waterproof ROBIC® Nylon Silicone/UTS Coated Floor- ROBIC® high tenacity yarn and UTS coating provide extra tear strength, abrasion resistance, and it is less slick than a traditional silicone coating.

Bathtub Style Floor- Reduced seams in the floor for increased weather resistance.

Pertex Quantum Air Upper- Highly breathable, water resistant fabric with DWR treatment. Increased air permeability reduces condensation while remaining highly wind resistant.

Internal Sleeping Pad Attachment- Internal sleeping pad attachment keeps your sleeping pad in place. The Cord Clip locations on our quilts line up with the pad attachments in our bivys. Cinch your pad in place in your bivy, then simply clip your quilt onto the same cords.

Full Bug Protection- Full bug protection keeps the creepy crawlies at bay, making the bivy ideal for use under a tarp or floorless shelter.

Elastic Hang Loops- Tie loops at the head and foot to keep the bivy fabric off your face and quilt.

Generous Dimensions- Allows room inside for gear storage. Both regular and wide versions fit 25" wide sleeping pads.

Stake Loops at the Corners- Ribbon loops at the corners facilitate drying or allow staking.

Stuff Sack Included- Included stuff sack for storage. Adds 0.25 ounces.

Imported

Specs

Specs	5'6"	6'	6'6"	Wide 5'6"	Wide 6'	Wide 6'6"
Weight	7.0 oz	7.3 oz	7.7 oz	7.5 oz	7.8 oz	8.2 oz
Length	77 inches	83 inches	89 inches	77 inches	83 inches	89 inches
Shoulder Girth	77.5 inches	77.5 inches	77.5 inches	82 inches	82 inches	82 inches
Foot Girth	63.5 inches	63.5 inches	63.5 inches	68 inches	68 inches	68 inches
Mesh Window	28 x 13.5 inches	28 x 13.5 inches	28 x 13.5 inches	31 x 14 inches	31 x 14 inches	31 x 14 inches
Peak Height	17 inches	17 inches	17 inches	18 inches	18 inches	18 inches
Packed size	3.5 x 7.5 inches	3.5 x 7.5 inches	3.5 x 7.5 inches	3.5 x 7.5 inches	3.5 x 7.5 inches	3.5 x 7.5 inches

Pertex Quantum Air
The best fabric you’ll find for the upper shell of an ultralight bivy.
1. DWR to protect you from spray and mist
2. Increased Air Permeability reduces condensation
ROBIC® Nylon with Silicone/UTS Coating
ROBIC® high tenacity yarn and UTS coating provide extra tear strength and abrasion resistance for our bivy floor

Very impressed

I like to use and abuse before I review. I think I’m there.
I’ve had 30+ nights in this bivy thus far, from 60 degree nights to about 15degrees. Paired with katabatics 30 degree palisades? Quilt. I usually
sleep fully clothed. And when it’s brisk outside or windy I’ll wear a puffy jacket. Haven’t been cold yet. I’ve set up my tent twice now (paired with this bivy when I knew bad weather was rolling in, but usually just toss the bivy out and crash. Ive woke up wet with condensation twice, due mostly to poor camp choice than a fault in the bivy.
The bivy is incredibly light weight. Which is awesome, but it’s very thin to always rely on as a protective barrier between you an sharp stuff or wet snow, I’ll toss my tent/tarp shelter underneath my bivy as an extra ground sheet if I’m in pokey grass or snow.
The bivy adds quite a bit of warmth, ide say 10degrees or so to the overall warmth of your sleep system. Cuts the wind exceptionally well, minus the mesh face cover.
The way this pairs with the sleeping pad(thermarest xtherm) and the clips on the quilt is fantastic. I toss and turn most every night and I never toss the quilt off me or slip off my pad.
Sorry for the wordy review, but I’m very impressed with this thing this far, no holes or visible signs of wear.
(That’s my camp on the right, buddy’s tent on the left)
(Edit, I typically stake the corners, but have never done the trekking pole string thing the keep it off my face. I sleep with it open in good weather, otherwise quilt has enough loft to keep mesh off my face while I sleep).

Used it for the first time this weekend under a tarp. My long and wide Nemo Tensor fits inside perfectly along with my 20 degree quilt. I also had some room above my head to keep socks and a sweatshirt and also my knife, phone, and headlamp. I woke up early in the morning to find i was fogged in with a very slight breeze. I couldnt believe how warm i was inside the bivy with my quilt down around my waist. Once i unzipped the bivy to get out, i zipped it right back up and decided to put another layer on before getting out. Me and my quilt were bone dry despite the misty fog and it having a mesh panel near my face. And i LOVE how lightweight it is. Its something you can always throw in your pack for a “just in case” situation. I highly recommend!

Backcountry Hunting

Was looking for alternatives to my tent during Archery season here in Colorado, this bivy worked flawlessly it’s lightweight and compact it helped me shave 1.5 pounds off my sleep system. I carried a lightweight tarp incase of rain very happy would recommend.

works great

Just used it for early season archery elk hunting in Colorado. Keeps you extra clean, dry and warm. Very light and packable.

Efficace

Utilisé sous une hexamid pocket tarp w/ doors , ou sans tente sous abri ou par beau temps. Coupe bien du froid et du vent. Grande ouverture pratique pour rentrer dedans, assez d'espace au dessus de la tête pour se relever le tête sur le coude, suffisamment grand pour contenir matelas, sac en duvet, et les affaites qui nécessitent d'être mises à l'abri -vêtements, nourriture, appareil photo etc-. J'ai parfois un peu de condensation mais dès que j'ouvre le sac le matin, tout sèche de façon extraordinairement vite. Utilisé dans les Alpes jusqu'à 2800m d'altitude. Satisfaite et rassurée d'avoir ce bivy qui me permet de me poser partout si des piquets sont impossibles à planter. j'ai le 5'6", pour 160 cm , très largement et grandement suffisant.

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