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Since, sometimes, companies stretch their facts... I'm going to measure weights and lengths so you will know exactly what you're getting. Included in the weight will be two aluminum tent pegs, which equal .4 oz for two, as this bivvy doesn't come with any. First, lets weigh the entire package on a very accurate digital shipping scale: Total weight: 2lb 4.0 oz. Packed size: Length: 16 inches, Width at center: 5 inches, Width at ends: 4 1/2 inches Next, lets open up the case and see what individual weights are: Stuff Sack: .6 oz Bivvy without anything else: 1 lb 10.5 oz Two poles: 7.5 oz That totals 2 lb 2.6 oz + .4 for the pegs = 2 lb 4.0 oz which checks out. Next I will try to compress just the bivvy without any other things into a tiny compression sack (designed for a Traveller Snugpak sleeping bag. The stuff sack is about 10.5" long x 5" width. The bivvy fits, snuggly, if I roll it up and fold it into thirds. It compresses to 6.5 x 6.5" in size and, along with the sack, weighs 1 lb 12.9 oz ===================== Next... use. The two poles slip into two folded sleeves, easily. There is not much pressure needed to pop them into the holes and they can be removed without any trouble because the end of each pole are smooth (to compare: my MSR bivvy has little grooves ground into each peg end, which makes it harder to take them out of the holes. The MSR bivvy also is hard to get to stretch the pole so it goes into the hole). Inside, there is plenty of room for a person who is 5' 8", as I am. I like how you can zip open the hole, or zip in the netting. There being two netting areas, a person can flip the black triangle at the head over the pole to create lots of ventilation from the end; and open the space above the face (with the mosquito netting in place) to keep out bugs but let in air. Of course, if you camp on ground which is impregnated with water, you will get condensation in the morning. However, I live in the Sonoran Desert. In the winter, it is dry and yet this keeps you much warmer particularly in the morning before the sun comes up when a desert is particularly cold. All-in-all it is an amazing bivvy, very low weight, and if you leave the poles at home and fashion something with bendy saplings of the right width then this is about as low weight for a completely dry bivvy that you can buy.Read full review
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