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Bibler Bipod Bivy
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Free Shipping. Bibler Bipod Bivy (Fall 2008) A stormproof bivy with headroom, the Bipod Bivy by Bibler utilizes a single shock-corded Easton aluminum pole to lift the bivouac sack away from your head and shoulders. It’s built from waterproof, windproof and breathable ToddTex with a polyurethan... learn more
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Backcountry:
5 Stars
The Perfect Compromise
By: Endurance Junkie
August 31, 2007
I just got back from using this at 10K feet on Mt. Rainier. It dipped below freezing with 50 mph wind guests and the bivy performed flawlessly. No condensation and very wind resistant. I was able to fit my boots, water, food, and extra clothing in with me. It provides just enough space to prevent claustrophobia and no more. My only complaint is that it could benefit from a little extra shoulder room (I'm only 5-8, 160lbs). Otherwise ideal for a foul weather bivy. I plan on bringing it often for climbs.
5 Stars
Antarctic winds? - no problem
By: cambocarter
March 12, 2007
I just took the Bipod Bivy along the South Cape Trail in deep south Tasmania. The bivy bag had to cope with strong winds, rain, hail and brilliant sunshine (all in the space of a few hours on occasions). The weather basically blows in straight from Antarctica but did not trouble my new bivy. It proved super light, watertight and very easy to set up. Well worth the money. One happy camper.
5 Stars
A bipod it is!
By: Tony B.
September 22, 2006
This is a nice alternative between the body bag type bivies and the downsized one-man tent types. If you are looking for a lighter bivy with a little head room then this is a good choice. Weighed in at 1lb.-12ozs. The material is very durable and the entry is much easier to get in and out of compared to the slide in hood type sacks.
5 Stars
Bibler Bipod Bivy
By: Canyon
March 18, 2004
I was impressed with this bivy. Seems to stand up well and provides good protection. It is a good compromise between weight and protection. Enough room to put your boots inside to keep them dry. Rolls up pretty small and sets up easily. To try it out I took a February night in upstate NY that it was going to snow. Set it up in my back yard with my Dark Star sleeping bag. Temperature was down around 5 deg F. I just set it down on the snow with my pad and sleeping bag inside, no ground cloth outside. I heard it snowing and even sleeting during the night. In the morning I noticed that the floor felt like it had slight condensation. The top part was dry to the touch. I was dry and so was my sleeping bag. I did notice after I pulled out my Thermarest that it had condensation on the side that I slept on from sweating. I think this is where the condensation came on the inside floor of the bivy. Came with seam sealer which I have not used yet. Did not come with any directions but the pole to set it up was easy to figure out. So far I am impressed.
4 Stars
Nice Bivvy
By: BCBoarder Backcountry.com Employee
October 2, 2006
This is the first bivy that I have owned and as expected the Bibler quality is there. Seam taped, light weight, absolute bomber construction. My only complaint is that the girth at the shoulders seems tight. I am 6.0 and 180lbs and there was binding when I rolled to sleep on my side. Maybe I am just not use to Bivys. All and all a good light weight yet livable protective sleeping solution.
Trailspace:
Reviewed March 11, 2006 by kmsquared
Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Design: Three-plus-season bivy sack
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Hard to get the pole into place and to tension out the bivy's head properly. Don't bother anchoring the foot; if the head is anchored properly, the foot isn't going anywhere.
Weight: 1 lb., 13 oz. (per current Bibler web site)
I owned a Bibler Hooped Bivy but am claustrophobic and so moved up to a Bibler Bipod Bivy, which I used in California's Sierra for several years.
I had also got very sick of how hard it was to get a sleeping pad and sleeping bag into the Hooped Bivy or any other ordinary bivy that loads only from the top.
As bivvies go, the Bipod with its side-zip entry is vastly easier to enter/exit than ordinary, "top-loading" bivvies. It's also easier to get pad/bag into, too.
When the head of the bivy is properly pitched out, the single pole really does a fine job of staying in place -- even with me, a serious tosser-and-turner, in it.
I wish Bibler would put a little stash-pocket in the bivy. I sewed a small mesh stuff-sack into the bivy to have a place to stash quick-retrieval items at night (flashlight, glasses, etc.) and that stuff that wanders off so easily (lip balm, watch, etc.).
The Bibler Bipod Bivy kept me cozy and dry for several seasons, even though it was a tight fit, especially when I crammed all my gear into it. After I seam-sealed it, the only time water ever go into it was when I got in and out in the rain.
I had space enough to read while lying on my stomach and propped up on my elbows, though my head did rest against the top.
There was enough ventilation that I was comfortable on warm evenings.
But I still wanted more room, so a couple of years ago, I got a Tarptent Virga, which suits me and my claustrophobia much better. Really, there was nothing wrong with the Bipod Bivy!
Note that Bibler is now a subdivision of Black Diamond, and you'll find the Bibler products on the Black Diamond web site.
