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Posted by kutenay on May 7, 2007 at 5:46:41 pm EDT
In reply to bivvy sack posted by calamitybrook on May 7, 2007 at 12:26:47 am EDT

I have four different Integral Designs bivies after using two Early Winters versions plus a Black's one and a Gerry tarptent for many years. I will not go a step from my vehicle without a bivy and I.D. and Bibler are the best available, IMHO.

I use a yellow I.D. eVent Bugaboo plus Exped PL Wallcreeper plus a yellow I.D. Sylshelter for ALL my day hikes here on the B.C. coast, this with an original yellow Thermarest 3/4 length and a Ridgerest. This is for emergencies due to getting lost, injured or delayed by weather which happens here within sight of Vancouver and kills hikers every year, even in high summer.

I use a dull green I.D. eVent South Col with an ID green Sylwing as my ultralight emerg. shelter for dayhunts in the early season and with a Ridgrest cut to fit. This is light and just an excellent camp for overnights when I get delayed by hiking too far on old mining trails to hunt Grouse and Deer.

My basic camping shelter is an early green I.D. Unishelter and it goes everywhere I do and I have used it to sleep just off the highway while traveling and in hunting. It is paired with an elderly US-made Moss Wing tarp and will work well in the worst Canadian weather as it has since 1993.

My latest is a OD Mega Sola by ID, paired with an ID green poncho and, sometimes, an ID green SyltarpIII. This is a pricey rig, but, for high country hunting and in really crapola weather, it absolutely rocks. This is my favourite hunting camp and it is so compact, easy to erect even in high winds and just comfortable, that I wish I had bought one years ago. If, you want "the best", for longer light trips in harsh weather, this is it, IMO.

However, for most bad weather trekking, I would choose the I.D. eVent Unishelter paired with a Syltarp II. Again, this is an expensive piece of kit, but, it is about the finest available and will last as well as keep you warm, dry and even cheerful in bad conditions.

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