Uber Bivvy ... shame about the colour.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:13 pm

Came across this the other day. Hooped bivvy, much more room than most, midge net, reasonable price and fairly light for the size at 730g ... but why is it white?
http://www.milesgear.com/UberBivy.html

Singlespeedpunk · Post by **Singlespeedpunk** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:05 am

I have just emailed Dave to ask about more UK friendly colours so I will post here when I get a reply :)

SSP

d45yth · Post by **d45yth** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:16 pm

Is the whole bivi made out of Tyvek? If so, I think it only comes in white...for roofing applications anyway. I was after some for a tent ground sheet but my roofer mate is getting me some "Roofline", which he says is a lot better than Tyvek. This comes in green but I'm not sure how dark a green it will be.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:26 pm

why is it white?

Could be useful in winter. Any other time of year, I don't imagine it'd stay white for long...

Cheeky Monkey · Post by **Cheeky Monkey** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:22 pm

They'd have more room if they "spooned".

Sorry, irrelevant

Singlespeedpunk · Post by **Singlespeedpunk** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:33 pm

The whole bivvey is not Tyvek :) The fabric he uses for the actual bivvey part is only available in white and colouring the fabric would reduce breathability.

Worth asking though I guess.

SSP

MilesGear · Post by **MilesGear** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:28 pm

Hi this is Dave from MilesGear. SSP asked me about the white color. I do have a green fabric that I made the first 12 Uber Bivy sacks. This fabric makes the bivy about an ounce lighter but also less durable. This is a lightweight fabric so don't sleep with scissors :) You can see an earlier model at the bottom of the Uber Bivy page with my daughter. I'll watch this thread in case you have more questions.

You might also be interested in the 3-man bivy.

Thanks,
Dave

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:31 pm

You might also be interested in the 3-man bivy.

Any pictures Dave?

MilesGear · Post by **MilesGear** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:42 pm

I put up a page.

http://www.milesgear.com/

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:53 pm

The single section 65" poles are going to prove somewhat difficult to carry though?

Does look really quite a good size.

MilesGear · Post by **MilesGear** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:35 pm

It is very easy to coil the poles up to fit in a pack. I usually keep them horseshoe shaped. The single section makes it very quick and easy to insert and remove poles. I've looked at a lot of segmented types but haven't found what I want.

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