[Paddlewise] tent vs bivy

The 5 or 6 times I have slept out of doors sans tent, plus the times as a
youth that I camped in a tent with out rainfly, have all impressed me with
the quantity of dew.  Sleeping inside a tent with a rainfly, a morning with
a heavy dew will have little effect on your comfort.  Outside is like having
a bucket of cold water tossed on you about 2.5 hrs before you get up.  The
rainfly is a quantum leap forward in tent technology and you can get tents
with flys that wt less than 3lbs.  I would not be without it.

Inside of a bivy bag the dew would form... well, inside of the bivy bag.
Not that I have slept in a bivy, but where else would the dew form?  If you
could keep a little fire smoldering just outside of a tarped area, with 3
sides of the tarp to the ground ala the Bill Mason style camping, that might
be nice, albeit a fire hazard.

For a light tent, take a look at the 2 hoop non-self supporting tent
designs.  The sierra clip flashlight was one of the first.  I like the
mountainhardware designs myself.

Mike


Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 15:43:03 EST
From: Amigh2_at_aol.com
Subject: re: [Paddlewise] tent v. bivy bag

what are folks favorites for overnight/multi-day trips?  do most use tents,
bivy bags, or a simple tarp?  i would be interested in hearing what you use
and why you like it.

cheers,
a. mariani

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