Cabela's XPG Bivy Sack any good?

[peripatew]

I'm wanting to test out a bivy sac, and I've got someone who wants to get me one for X-mas. It looks nice, and if it isn't, Cabela's has been very good about return products that don't work as advertised.

Things I'm concerned about:
- waterproofness (though I'll likely get an XPG Ultralight Wing to go with it)
- the closure. It says it is just a draw string around the head. So that means no bug netting. What are some creative options for bug netting. Just a wearable head net? Or some way to attach netting to close up the bag? I'll eat bugs if I have to to stay alive, but I don't like sleeping them!
- the breathability. I'm not a hot sleeper, but I think God put armpits on the bottom of my feet minus the hair.

Any thoughts on this bag? My sleeping bag in synthetic, so I can deal with some moister and even some water, but the less of those two the better.

I appreciate thoughts and comments. I know there are better bags, but for $90 I thought this would be a good way to get introduced to bivy sacks.

L

 

[Gautier]

No idea on the bivy sack, but for bug netting I'd suggest panty hose. You know, I just realized how many times I used pantyhose in the military for shining boots, dust covering, and general dusting, among other things. It's like duct tape, only slightly more sexually ambiguous...come to think of it, why DID we use so much pantyhose, and who was the first one to suggest it? Anywho, sorry for the tangent, got carried away.


Gautier

 

[peripatew]

Thanks for the tip on panty hose. That will be a fun item to pickup at the store.