Woodland Camouflage Waterproof Bivy Cover

Best Affordable Lightweight Shelter I am an experienced backpacker with several 100 mi plus trips under my belt and one of the biggest challenges is always shelter. I purchased this for a weeklong trip to the Grand Canyon back country and was extremely satisfied with the outcome, including a night in the rain. I now have at least 20 nights in the bag.Weight: While a little heavier than other bivys, the reliability of an Army Issue piece of equipment more than make up for the extra weight. All together I didn’t really…

these things are basically like armor for your sleeping bag I have spent many a night in the Army sleeping in one of these in all kinds of conditions, almost always in combination with my trusty poncho hootch. They do exactly what they are meant to do, and that is keep you warm and dry when sleeping in the field. The Goretex material is very thick and durable; in fact, these things are basically like armor for your sleeping bag. I have stumbled into many a PB at night and laid out my bivy to rack out only to wake up in the morning and find that I was…

Did Not Perform As soon as it came in the mail, I decided to test it out. So, last night it started to rain, so I was glad to have the ‘waterproof’ bivy… After about 1 hour of steady rain, I realized the top panel near my head was becoming damp.I chalked it up to maybe condensation or something. No, the fabric was being permeated. At about 4 am, I realized I was cold. The sleeping bag was wet, and the bivy had failed. It was entirely closed up, and this was not my error. The fabric is NOT waterproof…