Tall Bivy

I would recommend checking out Borah Gear. Lightweight, top-notch stuff. Plus, custom sizing is free.

Daniel,

I have switched to bivy use for all summer trips. I bought a TiGoat Raven Omni Bivy. What I like most is you can use a bug net hood or a solid hood. I have not seen that option with any other bivy. Listed bivy specs are 92" long, 76" chest girth, 60" foot girth.

I'm 6'2" 185 pounds. It fits my summer kit, including backpack and NeoAir original sleeping pad, no problem. I'm currently experimenting with an MLD Spirit 48* quilt. Not sure that I like synthetic. Anyway, that fits fine. Length is perfectly adequate for me. I toss and turn and have had no problems width wise. If you're taller or wider than me, I think you would start to feel claustrophobic. The side zipper really makes it easier to enter and exit the bivy without being a contortionist.

I have not yet tried to fit my full 3-season kit inside. I feel I have enough room for my HammockGear 20* Burrow quilt, but have not tested that belief.

It has a bathtub style floor. I also carry a polycryo groundsheet to protect the bottom. All in all I am impressed with the utility, quality, and workmanship.

As someone who spent a LOT of money on a custom bivy, and someone a little bigger than most (6'5"/290), the biggest issue you need to consider is whether you are using an inflatable or CCF pad. An inflatable of, for example, 3" takes up a lot more top fabric and may cause you to be unable to zip it. Get one with more room than you think you may need if you use inflatables.

As someone 6'4", 225lbs, restless side sleeper on an exped ul mat, I've found that Katabatic Gear's Bristlecone bivy long wide is an excellent choice. Superb craftsmanship, plenty of room and a great price. I believe this is the best option for a tall guy bivy.

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your help.

The Bristlecone Long/Wide was one of the best designed and constructed pieces of gear that I have ever owned. At 6'1", 220 lbs using an original NeoAir and WM MegaLite bag I think I could have changed my clothes in that bivy. If I had to do it again, I'd size down to a Reg/Wide.

+1 on the Borah. At 6' 3", I bought the tall/wide, weighs 6.1 oz with plenty of length.

As someone who is 5' 10", the default sizing on the Borah Cuben Fiber bivy that I bought in the early spring was a good 6-8" longer then my previous bivy that fit just right. I sent it back and had them resize it 6" shorter. The extra length is not a good thing when used under a small tarp as I would have to protect a longer space underneath from rain giving me less margin.

I don't store extra gear inside my bivy as I put all that in my pack at night. But Borah seems to size their bivies with the idea that many will store their extra gear inside.