2man bivy sacks.

I am in search of a 2 man bivy sack. For my my wife and I. I really want one before the weekend. We have an overnight climb planned and would like to buy one ASAP...

I live in Aurora, CO.

If not could you lead me in the right direction?

Thanks for the help MP.

I've never heard of a 2 man bivy sack! You could sew one up pretty easily though if your handy with a sewing machine! I think to speed things up i'd go for 2 1-man bivies Not as cozy or as light but probably more options in general.

I've only heard of home-sewn ones, but you might try the forums over at backpackinlight.com.

Yeah, they are called Mountain Nuckie Sacks and you can get them at:

YeahrightIsewedmyown.com

Just kidding... I actually sewed up three of them for different settings...

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One of the British companies made one. Maybe I think Berghaus. They called them Bergsacs. Or "tentsac." I'd have someone make one for you.

I have one I had made in the 70s but the 1st generation Gore-Tex coating started flaking off years ago. It’s more of a keep the bags clean when you roll off the therma rests now.

This is not to be used on the actual climb. We are going on a leisure hike and climb to Lone Eagle Peak.

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they make them!!! but their like 300 bux.. Thats poop!

You might try looking at one of BD's light weight 4 season tents, the first light and the high light. My wife and I used a first light on Rainier a couple of months ago. It's a little tight but very light and weather proof. It's also a single wall so you could probably leave the poles home and use it as a bivy if you wanted to.

Some of the bivy tents made for one are big enough to squeeze 2 people into, and often less than 125 bucks too.

What you are looking for may be called a "Bothey Bag". I think I have the spelling wrong but these are popular in places like Scotland and are a type of two person bivouac sack that can be erected to also be used as a tent. Some of them are pretty slick.

There is a company that is based out of Lisbon, Portugal that makes the best ones I've seen. These "Bothey Bags" can be used either with poles, hiking/trekking poles or without. There is good ventilation, a front entrance with a zip and the material is a very lightweight silicone fabric with multiple coatings. ortik.com is the address. Check them out.

I have a 2 man bivy made by Brooks Range mountaineering, it is essentially a tarp with Velcro on it. Works great for a variety of uses.
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Adub wrote:I am in search of a 2 man bivy sack. For my my wife and I. I really want one before the weekend. We have an overnight climb planned and would like to buy one ASAP... I live in Aurora, CO. If not could you lead me in the right direction? Thanks for the help MP.

Is this for emergency use, or are you planning to use this instead of a tent to sleep in?

If it's for emergency use, then a bothy bag as suggested above is a good idea. However, I doubt you're going to find a shop in Colorado that sells them (maybe Neptune, but I doubt it.)
The Terra Nova Superlight or the Brooks Range alpini shelter are probably the best all-around combination of protection and weight. If you go for the Brooks Range model, be warned that the 2 man version is kind of snug. (The Ortik model that I think Jack Roberts is talking about is spacious, but is also pretty heavy, at about 2 pounds.)
A bothy bag isn't the best for regular sleeping, however. It's best used as a temporary shelter or emergency shelter.

If you want a lightweight tent-replacement, look at a lightweight tarp tent like the Black Diamond Betalight. Or just get a Black Diamond Firstlight. It's an awesome tent at about 3 pounds.

Neptune has in the past sold a cuban fiber bothy(!)

More or less looking for a tent replacement. I would like a nice bivy to put a double bag in for my wife and I. I have slept under many a tarps during a storm with bivy to keep my bag out of the mud. I personally love it. My wife, amazingly enough, kind of likes it to. I am looking to take my solo sleep system and make it a double, for my wife and I to camp and climb in.

Chris Plesko wrote:Neptune has in the past sold a cuban fiber bothy(!)

I have a Wild Things cuban fiber bothy. Weighs less than 9 ounces. It's pretty awesome.

Ok, you guys suck!
Everyone keeps posting I have this awesome wild things bothy bag, I own three spantacular hand sewn double bivvies! Blah Blah Blah!

Give me one!! Damnit! I want YOUR gear!!!

=)

Ortovox

Gemini double
Two persons bivi bag

http://en.ortovox.com/safety_products/accessories/gemini_double.html

Also Oware (google it) has sold a double bivy in the past. Might be the lightest/cheapest option other than backpackinglight.

Black Diamond used to make a product called the "winter bivy sack". It was huge and light. If you and yours are a bit on the smaller side, you might both fit in it.

A number of years back, I got the idear that it'd be nice to share a bivy sack, to save weight, with a girlfriend. We tried it in the living room, and, seem to fit ok. Quick trip to the Tetons, and, low and behold, upon actual deployment in the field, we just didn't fit. Ugh. I spent the night outside, miserable...

Just juse a small tent without the poles (the BD models would be great for this). Or, take the poles. The small tents are super light these days...