Bivouac sack, bivy, bivvy, bivi bags and bloody bivvying

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platypus in reply to @hippy

because it's not touching you and your sleeping bag
so breathability isn't an issue
so it can be 100% water proof

if you pitch it even half-decently not having sides is no disadvantage

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hippy in reply to @platypus

I must be missing something. I can lie in mine in the rain and be dry. What happens if it's windy and raining with tarp? Rain comes around the sides, no?

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platypus in reply to @hippy

if it's windy and raining with a tarp, you either:
pitch it low, aka "storm pitch"
pitch it side on to the wind and rain, going over you, aka "lean-to"
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platypus in reply to @hippy

bivvy bags can be good cos they're very light in cuben, and fairly water resistant
but being in one in the rain is really hell

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