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    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    Stiff getting up in the morning?

    Bivys that are wide and long with a side zipper for
    easy entry and exit.

    86" chest girth
    84"length (not including foot box)
    right side zipper 42"

    Mil Spec. DWR or
    High Vapor Perm PTFE top,

    Silnylon BottomBivywidelongsidezip

    http://shop.bivysack.com/product.sc?productId=47&categoryId=2

    10% off coupon for one week
    use BPL .

    Free shipping as always.

    #1541320
    Ron Jameson
    BPL Member

    @tigerpaws

    Locale: Upstate SC

    LOOKS good when will mine be shipped?

    Ron Jameson SC

    #1541336
    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    It is ready today. I left a message on your phone.

    They came back all right hand zips, tho I wanted some of
    each. Will this work for you?

    #1541823
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    David- will this work w/ a full length Neo pad?

    also can you briefly contrast the two tops? does the netting pull up allowing you to tie it off above? weight?

    thanks much

    Mike

    #1541920
    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    will this work w/ a full length Neo pad?

    It should, what are the dimensions of your pad?

    also can you briefly contrast the two tops?

    The Durable water repellant top is lighter, more breathable
    and the standard 1.1 oz ripstop used in many quilts and
    lightweight sleeping bags.

    The PTFE is a teflon laminate
    that is waterproof to a high pressure and also transports
    water vapor as well as any other WPB out there. It is only
    two layer to save weight, and as such the laminate is
    exposed to scratches from sharp objects
    (don't store your crampons in the bivy). Scratches, however,
    do not generally take off the laminate all the way to the
    fabric and as such do not usually effect performance.

    does the netting pull up allowing you to tie it off above?

    There is a tab on the outside of the bivy to allow you to
    tie the netting to an overhead cord or branch to pull the
    fabric off the face. Alternatly you can put your pillow
    stuffing (clothes etc.) in the hood itself and in warmer
    weather use it for a pillow.

    weight?

    12 oz for the DWR
    17 oz for the PTFE

    #1542128
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    thanks Dave

    my NEO is the 72x20x2.5", some of the "traditional" bivies don't accommodate the thickness of the NEO

    #1542245
    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    Even my other zippered bivys will fit a thick 20" wide
    full length pad.

    #1542248
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    ahh- that's good to know! thank you Sir :)

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