Bristlecone Bivy

Name: Bristlecone Bivy
Brand: Katabatic Gear
SKU: 23121
Price: 125.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$125.00

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- This highly breathable, water resistant fabric features a long lasting DWR coating that outperforms and outlasts other DWR treatments. 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.

Specs

Specs	5'6"	6'	6'6"	Wide 6'	Wide 6'6"
Weight	7.0 oz	7.3 oz	7.7 oz	7.8 oz	8.2 oz
Length	77 inches	83 inches	89 inches	83 inches	89 inches
Shoulder Girth	77.5 inches	77.5 inches	77.5 inches	82 inches	82 inches
Foot Girth	63.5 inches	63.5 inches	63.5 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
Peak Height	17 inches	17 inches	17 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

Pertex Quantum Air
The best fabric you’ll find for the upper shell of an ultralight bivy.
1. Excellent 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

Bristlecone Bivy

Great bivy… but

This is a great bivy for most uses. However, it does get awful drafty through the mesh screen above your face. It would be great if there was an option to seal that off and prevent breeze from entering the bivy.

Light, durable, roomy

Just tested it out during 5 wet days in Denali NP. The bivy was exceptionally comfortable (I got the wide for a little extra space). It stayed pretty dry under a low slung tarp which did wet through (Condensation on a dry but damp night was not an issue), and it was also durable enough to deal with some light abrasion against brush willow. Definitely a fan.

Bristlecone Bivy

Cloud Proof

On a recent trip to the Lake District in the UK weather conditions meant that there was a high level of cloud inversion that made my shelter damp [single skin tent]. I used the Bristlecone to cover my sleeping pad and quilt to prevent them getting damp + add some extra warmth.
I've used other sleeping bag covers but can honestly say the Bristlecone is far superior to any of them. The breathability meant that there was no condensation build up on my quilt and in the morning whilst the tent walls were running with condensation I was dry and warm. Fantastic item of kit that I won't be leaving at home on any trip!

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