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"Rain Jacket / Bivy" No no ... you would not sleep in the rain jacket your head would be at the other end and your feet would go into the jacket end at night and would have some rain protection from spray. The jac... |
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"Rain Jacket / Bivy" I bet most folks have close to a pound of rain gear. I find throwing ideas around helps me evaluate if time and materials are worth the effort. It has kept doing me from a few projects. Th... |
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"Rain Jacket / Bivy" Nope ... : ) Thats a Poncho Tarp. This is UL Rain Gear and "Bivy". For tarp folks. Assume you have a tarp to use with it. |
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Rain Jacket / Bivy OK ... advancing an idea ... : ) I have found some past attempts at this rain gear & bivy combo but nothing in the 5 to 7 ounce range that I am shooting for. Rainjacket that is on the bot... |
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"Poncho / Bug Bivy" This is my current set up. My MYOG Tarp My MYOG Cuben top Bivy (Shoulder Season) A Borah Bug Bivy w,right side zip (Summer) What I would like to do is eliminate my need for ... |
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"Poncho / Bug Bivy" My graphic skills are limited but like most bivy's it will have a tie out to lift it up off your face. |
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"Poncho / Bug Bivy" Here is my basic idea - I think a full bug net would be relatively snag free but here is a combo design I am going for that gives it protection. The material is all cuben with the bug screen... |
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"Poncho / Bug Bivy" Ah ... this is why I love throwing ideas out there. I had not thought about the possible snags that would result from wearing it while hiking. Might be just good for shorter trips when rain ... |
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"Poncho / Bug Bivy" I use a full size tarp and bug bivy in the summer as do many others. I was thinking this would nix the additional rain gear. I have the scrap cuban and bug net to make one and was interested ... |
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Poncho / Bug Bivy Why not combine these two items into one and use with a tarp? Zpack's style pancho groundsheet with bug netting sewed around perimeter with a velcro opening for your head in the netting. ... |
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