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    bivi verses fly verses tent after light weight but compact

    i currently have 2 person tent which is great i have room for me and my gear, it weighs 2.2kg but im trying to shead some weight, i need it to be less that 1kg or i mayaswell just take my tent, flys are not bad but have no ground mat and cant stop rain driving in??, bivi ( im thinking perhaps one with hooped pole over head ) but no room for gear ( which isnt the end of the world ) and alternitive ideas?

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    I use a Vaude bivvy bag which has room for my pack and rifle inside, then I just tie it up over my headName:  ImageUploadedByTapatalk1454576170.644542.jpg
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Size:  167.3 KB it's bigger than it looks but far from spacious. But it's water proof and sealed and with the hood section vented right it doesn't suffer much from condensation.

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    If I replace it I'll be getting the zpacks hexamid pocket tarp and splash bivvy

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    I'd go for a light weight tarp if I was looking to shed some weight.

    However as with everything you'll have to give some to gain some.

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    Fly can defiantly be used in driving rain! Depends on how you pitch it. Have used mine in the alps in driving rain/snow. The only reahson I'd choose a tent was if bugs were likely. Hate them or if two people and weight becomes less crucial. Wife also likes tents more I think. Tents warmer in winter too.
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    If its in the bush, just get a lightweight bivy and a siltarp/cuben tarp if you have the cheese. Should be able to get a decent size siltarp and bivvy for around 600-700 gram total weight. Pretty flexable setup also.

    I have a 2 man tent, big sil tarp, and small sil tarp, lightweight bivy and a bug bivy all of which were picked up on the cheap. I just take whichever one suits the forcast best.

    I used to run a hooped bivy but they are only bugger all lighter than a tent and way less roomy, and you still need a tarp to cook under/hangout ect if it rains

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    bivi verses fly verses tent after light weight but compact

    Summer i use an Alpkit bivvy bag

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    hmm a super light tent might be a good option for me, i have found a few that are 1 kg but im still looking any recomendations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick-D View Post
    I used to run a hooped bivy but they are only bugger all lighter than a tent and way less roomy, and you still need a tarp to cook under/hangout ect if it rains
    My hooped bivy (OR Helium) weighs 510g, I think its 450g without the hoop pole. Thats a heap lighter than a tent!

    Agreed that you'd want a tarp as well if hanging out in the rain, I haven't had the bivy long and only used it for a couple of lightweight overnight trips so far. If I'm planning a multi-day trip and expecting to spend time hanging around camp in bad weather I take a tent for the extra comfort.

    People planning to use ultralight tents on the tops should also be aware that some of them won't stand up to strong wind very well.

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    I've used a lightweight tent, a 3x3m silnylon tarp and both were good in there own ways. I just swiped a cuben fibre Mld Trailstar on trademe which I have been wanting to try for a while. I think they all have their place. Heaps of lightweight options out there now and more and more becoming available from retailers in NZ. Gearshop seem to have a few lightweight tents now.
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    Be interested to see how that trailstar goes. Be great in the wind with the long sides. Big footprint though

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    nothing is Kea Proof.

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    Anybody got some tips on how to discourage Keas other than using supersonic spinners
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobGibson View Post
    Anybody got some tips on how to discourage Keas other than using supersonic spinners
    Contact DOC,I think they have something called " sodiummonofluroacetate "
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