Mountain Range twin hooped bivvy

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Aug 27, 2012
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Hi all just purchased an old mountain range twin hooped bivvy from ebay. got a little carried away and ended up paying prob way too much. not quite as much as a new one mind.

I wondered as i know they are hard to come by (not made/available), what peoples experience is of them, and how much they weigh. i'm planning a walk, was going to use wool blanket and tarp but might switch that idea out to the hooped bivvy to save on weight as im planning ton covering 20miles plus a day for 5 days.

thanks

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Dirty

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Jun 21, 2012
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Good evening, welcome to the forum.
It's always nice to introduce yourself on the introduction forum.
No experience on that particular bivy, but a sleeping bag and roll mat or similar in/on a bivy bag are still needed. You won't have much time to gather insulation after a 20mile day.
Apologies if I have the wrong end of the stick.
 
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Shewie

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Grooveski of this parish has used one for many years, it's seen better days now so he covers it with a tarp in serious wet weather. Size good with a little room for stuff boots or gear in alongside you. Weight I'm not sure, I'll have a stab at around 1.2 -1.5kg
 

Limaed

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Apr 11, 2006
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Mountain Range used to make good quality gear so you should have a good product.

I think the failing of the hooped bivi's were / are that they were neither a normal bivi bag or a tent so actually weren't always that useful. A normal bivi bag is great for sleeping out in good weather or in the woods under a tarp if it's wet. Hooped bivi's are usually pegged to the ground more like a tent making them less movable. Unlike a tent however you can't sit up or cook / eat / read with ease - more so if the weathers bad.

Modern lightweight tents now pretty much weigh and pack the same as some of the hooped bivis so the tent wins. I've enjoyed using hooped bivi's a few times in the mountains when the weathers good and you walk until dusk (straight to bed after food). Welcome to the forum.
 
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nickliv

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Oct 2, 2009
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Good tip with gore tex is to stuff, not fold it as older fabric doesn't take kindly to being repeatedly folded.

I've got a similar aged phoenix bivi and it's great.

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