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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Wed 02 Sep, 2015 7:05 am
Specifically these 'swift pitch' styles? - https://oztrail.com.au/product-range/ca ... by-oztrail
Considering buying one because of the price, though I don't really want to waste the money. At the moment the kathmandu mono is treating me fine however the setup is a right PITA.
Main concern is condensation and how rugged they are I guess. AJust looking for opinions
Considering buying one because of the price, though I don't really want to waste the money. At the moment the kathmandu mono is treating me fine however the setup is a right PITA.
Main concern is condensation and how rugged they are I guess. AJust looking for opinions
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Wed 02 Sep, 2015 6:57 pm
Looks alright, I was thinking of getting one when I was in the army.
To be honest, for the weight you could get a tent.
If you want a bivvy there are more reliable ( read waterproof) options out there.
The consequences of lighter and better is more cost.
To be honest, for the weight you could get a tent.
If you want a bivvy there are more reliable ( read waterproof) options out there.
The consequences of lighter and better is more cost.
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Wed 02 Sep, 2015 11:50 pm
True it does weigh a bit. Also the compact size is as big as a tent
Really after something 'bivy-like', I guess - just something easy to setup that's waterproof for me and my bag. I like the idea of bivys except for having your face up against the material, which is why I like the idea of hooped bivys. The black wolf cocoon looks alright but consensus seems to be that it suffers from a lot of condensation, more so than other bivy'-style tents...
Really after something 'bivy-like', I guess - just something easy to setup that's waterproof for me and my bag. I like the idea of bivys except for having your face up against the material, which is why I like the idea of hooped bivys. The black wolf cocoon looks alright but consensus seems to be that it suffers from a lot of condensation, more so than other bivy'-style tents...
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Thu 03 Sep, 2015 8:32 am
Same weight or heavier, no reduction in packed volume, far less space, not easier to set up to many tent designs (eg. Tarptent Moment) and plain awful in a down pour. The only consideration I can think of is cost with the bivvy being cheaper.
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Thu 03 Sep, 2015 12:58 pm
Thankyou for the help guys! I think this bivy might be alright for a short trip in a warmer climate... I am not going to find out though, aha
The tarptent moment is pretty much exactly what I'm after, at first glance... going to have a bit of a search on that. Thanks again
I think this bivy might be alright for a short trip in a warmer climate... I am not going to find out though, aha The tarptent moment is pretty much exactly what I'm after, at first glance... going to have a bit of a search on that. Thanks again
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Sat 05 Sep, 2015 10:20 pm
I've been forced to spend many a night in a bivvie, to be honest I'm not a fan at all, they are hard buggers to get in and out of, unless you don't intend to have any calls of nature during the night. But each to their own, I don't think the lightness adds many benifits.
Re: Has anybody used an oztrail bivy?
Tue 08 Sep, 2015 1:34 pm
I agree with all the comments on bivy bags. All right under a tarp but bivy bags are for bivouacs not camping.
Gordon
Gordon
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