"friggen awesome" - Review of Mountain Hardwear Conduit SL Bivy

I bought this Mountain Hardwear bivy this weekend. I was so smitten with it that I had to sleep out on my lawn just to test it out. I like almost every thing about it. I can zip it onto my bag and put it in a stuff sack. I can thrown my sleeping pad in between the bag and the bivy, and it dosn't move around at all. If your into the whole ultralight minimalist approach, it is a great choice. It is as light as a tarp but with the protection of Gore (not Al, Tex). While sleeping out on the lawn I couldn't help but think what happens if the sprinklers come on or it starts to rain? With this bivy you can't really close up the face area, which is why I ultimately gave it a 4 instead of a 5. If you're thinking of getting a bivy, I think this is a great one, especialy if you're still learning how to live in a bivy--I think this can be a great learner.
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