Rapha sells this really outside of the box 3/4 sleeping bag for $330, which they promote with the $295 Explore down jacket, but would work with any puffy jacket (most people already own one already).So the complete setup will set you back $625, which is pretty steep, but is comparable in price to their other apparel that they sell. 7D ripstop for sidewalls, but noseeum mesh for at least 12" wide for 3/4 the length of the bivy top.
It’s a handy way to keep my air mattress and sleeping bag together. This is my humble attempt to give back a little to the online BPL community.
Myog tarp and bivy. I use it on trips in the West in benign conditions. After reading many of the MYOG posts on BPL I started to get comfortable making most of my gear last summer. I find that I use my bivy even in summer. Bugsy MYOG I always carry some kind of bug protection on 3 season hikes, a head net and bivy are the norm. Venting through the top, but the side walls cut wind and are light / breathable. Posted by 15 days ago. I am going to make a bivy bag with some of the downtime I have right now and wanted to ask for advice on the fabric. Bivy Bag fabric advice. Edit: reddit image handling is weird. I guess I started doing this over 50 years ago before I was 13 (or so).
– how many today know what that was – or could recognise a kapok tree?) My bivy has a smaller mesh opening, and came with a warning to leave the zippers open a bit for breathing.
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The mesh area seems large. DIY: Two ounce cuben fiber tarp January 12, 2015 Grayson Cobb 31 Comments I’m usually a pretty serious advocate of buying brand name gear when your life depends on it.
share. Would you be able to post or send me the link to the site where you ordered your top layer material from? Borah Bivy Modification. 175. Rapha’s Explore Down Sleeping Bag. Ultralight Tarp & Bivy. trying imgur for image embeds. ... Join our community to learn and share how you make your own gear. help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. It also protects your bag from the elements and exterior wear and tear providing you many extra years of use from your bag.
save hide report. I’d sleep in it. Close. ... Join. Whatever fabric you choose, put noseeum all along the top ridge and it will help a lot. One of my first projects was (what is now called – there was no name, or thing then) a bivy bag (or swag) which I sewed out of PU coated 2oz green ripstop nylon as I didn’t have a tent, and my (kapok, Yes! In my living room, the bivy was stuffy. This entry was posted in Bivy, DIY/MYOG, Gear and tagged Bivy, Borah Bivy, DIY, Gear Modifications, M50, M50 Bivy, MYOG, UL Backpacking. 10 comments.
I hope that these pictures assist those considering the LytW8 bivy as their next MYOG project. What’s needed next is a way to tie the mattress to the bivy.
Posting this to see if any experienced bivy useres have any input for what they would want in a custom bivy (any additions or deletes). I liked the Dimma-style mesh strip down the middle.
Project Pictures. I'm not wild about the inset peaks, I think if I made another I would just make the head and foot walls vertical to make it pitch better. I run a string from the sides of my air-pillow around my air mattress. I scored 3 yards of eVent fabric in the Gear Swap section of Backpackinglight.com and I knew exactly where I'd put it to use. BIVY SACK : This ultra-lightweight system helps to eliminate heat loss and keeps your sleeping bag insulation dry adding extra warmth and comfort during cold or damp nights. I spent the last few weeks kicking around ideas in my head, and browsing on here for some inspiration and . Rain fly. My tarp & bivy system is my lightest, least expensive, and most minimal go-to shelter system.
I wanted something that would keep the drafts and bugs away, but that wouldn’t cause problems with condensation. Outside–not in the least.
A bivy is cozy, minimal, easy, lightweight.
Posted on July 5, 2013 by Stick. My dream right now is MLD bug bivy mating with a Paria breeze and they give birth to a beautiful custom bivy.
Design: I saw another MYOG bivy with a footbox and really liked how it provided shape to the lower bivy, so I based my design on a footbox.
Hello all.
This one looks pretty good. u/craderson and u/nunatak16 , you guys are legends! I wanted the bivy to perform well with my current and future sleeping systems so I made a few small modifications to the dimensions.
It’s a handy way to keep my air mattress and sleeping bag together. This is my humble attempt to give back a little to the online BPL community.
Myog tarp and bivy. I use it on trips in the West in benign conditions. After reading many of the MYOG posts on BPL I started to get comfortable making most of my gear last summer. I find that I use my bivy even in summer. Bugsy MYOG I always carry some kind of bug protection on 3 season hikes, a head net and bivy are the norm. Venting through the top, but the side walls cut wind and are light / breathable. Posted by 15 days ago. I am going to make a bivy bag with some of the downtime I have right now and wanted to ask for advice on the fabric. Bivy Bag fabric advice. Edit: reddit image handling is weird. I guess I started doing this over 50 years ago before I was 13 (or so).
– how many today know what that was – or could recognise a kapok tree?) My bivy has a smaller mesh opening, and came with a warning to leave the zippers open a bit for breathing.
3.
The mesh area seems large. DIY: Two ounce cuben fiber tarp January 12, 2015 Grayson Cobb 31 Comments I’m usually a pretty serious advocate of buying brand name gear when your life depends on it.
share. Would you be able to post or send me the link to the site where you ordered your top layer material from? Borah Bivy Modification. 175. Rapha’s Explore Down Sleeping Bag. Ultralight Tarp & Bivy. trying imgur for image embeds. ... Join our community to learn and share how you make your own gear. help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. It also protects your bag from the elements and exterior wear and tear providing you many extra years of use from your bag.
save hide report. I’d sleep in it. Close. ... Join. Whatever fabric you choose, put noseeum all along the top ridge and it will help a lot. One of my first projects was (what is now called – there was no name, or thing then) a bivy bag (or swag) which I sewed out of PU coated 2oz green ripstop nylon as I didn’t have a tent, and my (kapok, Yes! In my living room, the bivy was stuffy. This entry was posted in Bivy, DIY/MYOG, Gear and tagged Bivy, Borah Bivy, DIY, Gear Modifications, M50, M50 Bivy, MYOG, UL Backpacking. 10 comments.
I hope that these pictures assist those considering the LytW8 bivy as their next MYOG project. What’s needed next is a way to tie the mattress to the bivy.
Posting this to see if any experienced bivy useres have any input for what they would want in a custom bivy (any additions or deletes). I liked the Dimma-style mesh strip down the middle.
Project Pictures. I'm not wild about the inset peaks, I think if I made another I would just make the head and foot walls vertical to make it pitch better. I run a string from the sides of my air-pillow around my air mattress. I scored 3 yards of eVent fabric in the Gear Swap section of Backpackinglight.com and I knew exactly where I'd put it to use. BIVY SACK : This ultra-lightweight system helps to eliminate heat loss and keeps your sleeping bag insulation dry adding extra warmth and comfort during cold or damp nights. I spent the last few weeks kicking around ideas in my head, and browsing on here for some inspiration and . Rain fly. My tarp & bivy system is my lightest, least expensive, and most minimal go-to shelter system.
I wanted something that would keep the drafts and bugs away, but that wouldn’t cause problems with condensation. Outside–not in the least.
A bivy is cozy, minimal, easy, lightweight.
Posted on July 5, 2013 by Stick. My dream right now is MLD bug bivy mating with a Paria breeze and they give birth to a beautiful custom bivy.
Design: I saw another MYOG bivy with a footbox and really liked how it provided shape to the lower bivy, so I based my design on a footbox.
Hello all.
This one looks pretty good. u/craderson and u/nunatak16 , you guys are legends! I wanted the bivy to perform well with my current and future sleeping systems so I made a few small modifications to the dimensions.