bivy bag recommendations please

[Mike]

Hi all, as we strive to make our trips lighter and easier i feel the need to buy-try a bivy bag instead of the laser comp so can anyone suggest some good ones - i want a light weight e-vent over gortex i think i breathes alot better

cheers all

[sallyh]

I don't know if it breathes better than others, but I've got a Terra Nova Moonlight. Never had any problems with it; packs really small and is very light.

Bought mine from Field and Trek . . . they state it weights 206g, but my scales show it as 180g.

[Trafford]

I've been debating this myself.
Just taken the plunge on a Rab Ascent, with nearly 50% off from Rock+Run.
Couldn't resist.

[Anthony]

For the same weight as an eVent bivvy, I prefer the flexibility of the Moonlight (more of a sleeping bag cover than a full weatherproof enclosure) Sally mentions used in conjunction with a lightweight 8x5' tarp.

Once soaked no bivvy bag breathes well enough. The tarp keeps off the rain and the bivvy bag keeps stray moisture off the sleeping bag.

Total weight around 400g exc pegs.

[Mike]

Ive seem the moonlight on the net how does it far with condensation as i use a down bag and need it to stay fairly dry?? cheers guys

[Bearbonesnorm]

I too have a Moonlite (amongst others) and condensation has never been an issue. Sometimes in certain conditions, the foot end can feel a little clammy but never wet.

My big problem with some bags inc' the Moonlite is midges. As Anthony says, they're very much a sleeping bag cover, so your face is still exposed. A fully enclosed bag such as a RAB Storm cures that problem but tends to make condensation worse I think the ideal solution is a bivvy bag which combines a 'sleeping bag cover' type bivvy bag with a midge netting 'hood' which you can tie off above your face.

[Anthony]

Id agree, in fact I have been contemplating for a while the best way to add some mesh to the Moonlite's opening.

Shouldn't add much more than 20-30g.