Kathmandu Trekking Bivi Bag

[Pauli]

Hello everyone,
I'm new to all of this but after a course at Woodcraft am hooked. I'm starting to kit myself out and am looking at a Kathmandu basha and bivi bag. I figured that a bag with a side zip would be easiest for use with the Thai hammock I already possess. Do any of you have any experience of Kathmandu bivi bags, particularly the model with the side zip?
Cheers,
Pauli

 

[Tony]

I’ve got one with a zip, good bit of kit. I hade mine made for me. Do you need one in the hammock though if you’ve got a tarp over it, which is the usual hammock mode.
The Kathmandu kit is good.

 

[Pauli]

Thought it would be a good idea to have a hammock compatable bivi bag so I could use it in the hammock for extra insulation on those really chilly nights. A bit overkill, I guess...
Cheers,
Pauli

 

[jem seeley]

I've also had the bivi bag with the side zip. Have to say though that I rarely use the zip as it is usually in a different place when I wake up from when I went to sleep!! They're nice long bags with plenty of room to completely disappear into.My one criticism is that it could be a tad wider- I really struggle to get a standard 3/4 length thermarest, 4 season bag & myself in. As a result I have ended up sleeping inside the bivi with the mat outside & usually wake up some distance away having slipped off! This has somewhat been remedied by using a lightweight thermarest instead. I've absolutely no experience of using it in a hammock as I'm still a ground dweller ( I know my place!) Kathmandu are very approachable,though,so I'm sure they can advise.I think Tony has had some gear tailored to his specifications.