Adventure Medical Kits SOL Escape Bivvy

I've got 4. They do what they claim. I used it at 40 degrees and was comfortable with only jeans and a light nylon shell jacket. No significant condensation in my experience.

They seem to be marketing this as an ultralight alternative to a 1 or 2 season sleeping bag. I keep one in my daily travel bag that goes between job sites, along with a Klymit 9.1 oz inflatable pad. Those two items together form a complete indoor sleep setup that weighs a total of 1.1 lbs and fits in the corner of a day bag, for about $120 total. Wear a few extra layers for warmth, and use a light head cover in rain, and this item does the job in less than enjoyable outdoor conditions. I don't think there is any comparable option that is lighter or more compact. It 'feels' flimsy, but so far has stood up well to regular use.

EDIT: Used this on a damp night outside when temps dipped to 38 degrees. Things didn't go so well in this situation. I had a few additional bulky layers on to stay warm, so the fit was very tight. I managed to rip the draw cord while adjusting to find a comfortable position in the middle of the night. It's gonna be hard to repair since it broke all the way at the base of the cord. Going back and forth between a couple other bivy options, I really notice the lack of space in this product. I still like this item for indoor travel sleeping that's where it's destined to stay for me. I'll stick with tougher and bigger bivy bags for any real outdoor use. For a few ounces more, a bigger bag with an extra layer of sleeping clothes feels much more practical to me.

Used it for three night in wet conditions at 8000 feet slept warm and dry. I wore down jack and fleece pants inside plus thermal watch cap. Only problem is trying to keep water out of hood. Thats tricky. Its too small to,put an airmattress inside the bag so i slept on thermarest neoair with it benath me outside bag. The bag is sturdy fabric. The string that draws up the hood is flimsy. I replaced mine. Heat retention is good. No clammy feeling. Worth the $$$

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Backpacked the Zion Narrows and packed the SOL escape bivvy instead of my usual sleeping bag. At 8oz, my friends were jealous of the light weight. We arrived at the campsite along the Virgin river with rain. I set up my Big Agnes fly creek UL1 tent, thermarest trekker pad, and unrolled the bivvy. I changed my wet clothes for a light fleece jacket and Smartwool long johns. After dinner I crawled into my tent and bivvy for well-deserved sleep.

I awoke later to more rain and cold, so slid further into the bivvy, zipped it all the way up and tightened the hood cord... ahhhh, nice and warm again. At 5'7", I fit perfectly in this bivvy with some room to spare. If I had expected less than 55-60 degree temps, I would have worn socks and a fleece hat or balaclava, which could take this down to a comfortable 45 degrees. The bivvy stayed dry, no condensation build up. As I moved around in my sleep, it was quiet and held in my body heat. As I warmed up and cooled down, I would zip or unzip as necessary.

I am careful with all my equipment, so I expect this bivvy to last a long time. It will be my go to on all 3-season backpacking trips. I have to wear warm clothes in camp anyway, so I might as well use them as a shell for sleeping in the bivvy. This is great for ultralight backpackers!

I also take it in my first-aid kit during day hikes.

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Have only tried it in the living room fresh out of the box. I am 6'1" tall and 240 pounds non muscular build and this bag fits too snug. At the shoulders and waist it is snug with almost no room to move my arms or roll over. It will work as it is as an emergency bivvy for day hiking but I wish it had a size offering like "relax fit" pants for extra room. Otherwise it is ok.

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This is my first experience with a bivvy. I brought it to put over my 35* bag to boost the rating a little as well as provide some protection from unexpected rain on a trip to Big Bend in early January.

I slept under a bottomless tarptent through a 1.5 inch rain in the mid 30s. By the early morning the ground was completly saturated and water had run under the sides of the tarp leaving me sleeping in about an inch of standing water which covered my foam mat. I was REALLY surprised that the bivvy was actually waterproof enough to keep me dry through that. It also breathes relatively well. You will get some condensation if you cocoon yourself up inside it so your exhaling into the bag but otherwise it was really great. I'm right at 6 feet tall about 170 lbs and it fit me well, Not too tight and the length was good. It's made of tyvek that has a metallic coating on the inside, Kinda soft but still crinkly. It feels like Tyvek that has been washed or crumpled several times.

It doesn't seem super sturdy but I didn't have any problems really. I had a small portion of the draw string cord channel come unstitched. It was easy to fix though.

The performance is good for the money (and weight) but i felt like it was a little flimsy. It will probably last me a couple of years then I'll just get a new one. You'd have to buy several of these to equal the price of a really nice bivvy. I thought it worked well for my uses.