Bivy Tarp Setup?

smokingfire · Oct 8, 2020

Do any of you use a bivy tarp setup while hunting? Which ones are out there that are lightweight or worth looking at?

backcountryID · Oct 8, 2020

megamid or the seek outside cimarron. Or just tie a rope between two trees and hang a tarp over it and you'll save several hundred bucks.

BeanMan · Oct 8, 2020

I use the Seek Outside DST Tarp, very good shelter. I did upgrade to the Seek Outside Eolus two person tent. Same weight but more coverage.

smokingfire · Oct 8, 2020

BeanMan said:
I use the Seek Outside DST Tarp, very good shelter. I did upgrade to the Seek Outside Eolus two person tent. Same weight but more coverage.

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What do you use under your sleeping pad?

Blank · Oct 8, 2020

This old 7# green nylon wall-type is what the wife and I bought for our honeymoon in the White Clouds, here in Idaho 42 years ago. Still works fine, and is a permanent fixture in my truck. The round one on the ground by it is my 2# A16 bivy, that is always with me hunting. If I really need to lighten up, my 1# nylon tarp and 50' of para cord gets the job done, if there are trees around!!!

The problem with bivy sacks in grizzly country is I always feel like a burrito!!

BGbasbhat · Oct 8, 2020

I see Slumberjack ones on Camofire all the time. Anybody tried those?

Cahunter805 · Oct 8, 2020

smokingfire said:
What do you use under your sleeping pad?

A piece of tyvek cut to fit. Works awesome and lightweight.

BeanMan · Oct 8, 2020

smokingfire said:
What do you use under your sleeping pad?

I use Seek Outsides Matty McMac Face.

Here’s the Eolus on this years archery backpack trip about 50 feet from where the DST picture was taken. The only drawback is the Eolus takes two poles (or cut sticks) to set up, the DST only takes one.

Deerlove · Oct 8, 2020

smokingfire said:
What do you use under your sleeping pad?

Tyvex work great

smokingfire · Oct 8, 2020

Thank you for all the replies. Seek Outside has some awesome stuff. I'll have to try Tyvek.

smokingfire · Oct 8, 2020

What about a bivy's and no tarp? Any suggestions there?

BeanMan · Oct 9, 2020

I have a roll of tyvek left over from building my garage. I’d be happy to send you some.

I live within a few miles of Seek Outsides store so I go to just look at stuff and hunt for seconds

smokingfire · Oct 9, 2020

BeanMan said:
I have a roll of tyvek left over from building my garage. I’d be happy to send you some.

I live within a few miles of Seek Outsides store so I go to just look at stuff and hunt for seconds

I'll send you a PM. That's awesome you are that close to SO. I have a pack from them and we just bought an 8 man tipi earlier this year and have loved it so far.

c3 · Oct 9, 2020

Having been a bivy guy my whole adult life, I finally splurged on a Tarptent Stratuspire Li two man 3 1/2 season tent to keep the bugs and spin drift off of me. Can't say it's the best money I've ever spent, but it's damn close.

For two guys, bows and all your gear it's tight, but at a real world 1.87 lbs on my calibrated parts scale here at work, it's lighter than my bivy bag and tarps.

Cheers, Pete