User Review: Texsport Knollwood Bivy Shelter

Texsport Knollwood Bivy Shelter
Above: The current Knollwood Bivy Shelter, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed July 22, 2008 by Seth A. Rogers

Rating: rated 4.5 of 5 stars
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Take your time with the poles, they should last.
Weight: 3 pounds
Price Paid: $28

I hike with a Hennessy Hammock for myself, and got this to have as a second shelter I can hook friends up in an effort to get more of my buds out hiking without sinking a bunch of cash into it up front. It has totally blown my expectations for the cash.

This tent will sleep two. It is cozy and tight as such. However, it is as light as just about any one-man shelters out there, and gives more room than any others. I find it to be quite versatile that way.

When treated with due care, this tent is so wildly worth its very moderate price. It is as light as they advertise it is (a bit over 3 pounds for everything). When seem sealed and silicone sprayed it does as well in rain as tents literally ten times its price do.

When I say due care, I refer to several specifics: one is the water-proofing mentioned above. Another is the care for the poles, which are certainly strong enough and simply need to be treated as fragile. A little of extra time and soft hands in set-up will assure a long life for these as well. For me, I would rather have poles of this nature that need greater care in set-up/tear-down, as opposed to others which take more weight in my pack.

Finally care has to be taken in set-up location with respect being given especially to wind/rain direction. Frankly these are items that should be taken into consideration with any shelter I have found though.

I added to its set-up a super thin .7 mil plastic footprint (simply a cheap paint drop sheet cut to size). This increased the weight negligibly and has given added protection from wear, and ground condensation.

Excellent shelter.

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