Best tarp + bivy setup under $250

Bivy and tarp from Borah Gear.

Do you have experience with their gear, and or, the reliability of their tents and tarps?

six moon designs Deschutes or gatewood cape and leave the bivy at home

I have a Borah Gear Cuben bottom/M90 side zip custom XXlong (I am 6ft5) and wide as I like the room to move around. Awesome Bivy, Super light at just over 6 oz and John is great to work with. He has always been very helpful and responds well to emails. I played 50 questions while figuring out exactly what I needed in a bivy and what i ended up with was spot on. I used the bivy last year under a YMG Cirraform on the JMT

YMMV

Jeff

+1 on a borah tarp n bivy. I have the 9×9 silnylon tarp and chest zip bivy in DWR. Bought the latter used. Tarp with custom tie outs was $125, bivy was about $50. Don't forget the kelty triptease, 8 x Ruta Locura CF stakes and 6 x Ti shepherd's hook stakes ( zpacks).

Pic is from San Rafael Wilderness this past April

"six moon designs Deschutes or gatewood cape and leave the bivy at home"

I agree with this so long as you are sure there are no skeeters, in which case bring the Borah bivy.

I usually bring them both and use just the bivy, only setting up the Gatewood when it rains.