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Unishelter

I prefer a tent to a bivy but this is the best bivy I've ever used! Easy to climb into. Comfortable to read in. Light and packs small. Setup is as simple as it gets with any bivy. The one pole on this guy requires staking for it to be effective but once it's set up, the mesh stays off your face and there is plenty of room for reading comfortably. In warm, heavily mosquito'd areas you can leave the mesh open all night without walking up looking like you have small pox.  Completely waterproof —… Full review

Bugaboo II Bivy

Great material, almost nailed it, but flawed design. This version seems to be an evolution of the well known Integral Designs Salathe Bivy.   A simple, fairly lightweight, but also burly durable bivy. Material is improved. Simple brim is perfect. Lots of pluses. However, the new center zipper appears to be a choice of form over function. The older versions had two symmetrical partial side zippers. Obviously one zipper versus two means weight savings. I can only assume this is the reason they went… Full review

Salathe

This bivy excels at versatility. Originally designed for climbers it allows for sitting up and putting your arms out too cook or whatever. Integrated screen for bugs and/or venting. Combined with a tarp, this is a fantastic lightweight (not UL) shelter system for the backcountry. Unlike hooped designs this bivy allows you to sit up,  stick your arms out and move around to cook, look for gear or adjust the tarp. It breaths well and ads 15° to 20° warmth to the sleep system. On one of my backcountry… Full review

Unishelter eVENT

Lightweight doesn't have to be painful. This lightweight shelter gives you headroom and bug protection while putting the mesh viewing window in JUST THE RIGHT PLACE. You really can't go wrong with the Unishelter bivy from Intergral Designs. Let us chat a little about construction before we get started: Materials: Its made of fabric of the hour: eVent. Now I don’t go into the whole debate of eVent vs goretex. I have done hours and hours of research and I personally believe that if you use either… Full review

eVent Shortie Gaiters

I could not be happier with these inexpensive yet highly effective gaiters. I purchased these to keep splash/mud/debris out of the tops of my boots, and for walking in light snow. Anyone who has had to stop, remove their boots, and shake little stones and debris out, or who has had mud splash over the collar of their boots, knows how annoying that is. No more. They are the ultimate in simplicity — one circular piece, no zippers or Velcro to open them up. they have a thin elastic cord that runs… Full review