Contributions by Bide (2)

Went on 5 day 50 mile section hike on AT in VA...used this bivy 4 times. While I loved the weight, I did find it somewhat difficult to get in and out of this bivy. The head pole was curved down to help shed rain, but found the zippers did not go down as far from my head area as I would like (sure to save weight), so I had to wedge myself as far up into the head area, and then curl myself into a tight ball to work my feet out of the bivy. I am only 5'11", and felt that if the zippers would extend another foot this would have made all the difference to me. I plan to carry my clip flashlight on my next section hike because of this.

Got to add stucture to GoLite Trek pack I borrowed. Found that when I slept on side in shelters my hip bothered me and turned over every 20 mins. Will go back to my lightwt. thermarest air pad.