YOUR thoughts on MY new gear

[David@whiteblaze]

Backpack Bivy:
http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/w...ariationId=841


Gregory Z55 Pack:
http://www.rei.com/product/784841?ur...-_-Custom+Link

Tell Me what you think about the gear i just bought.

[Phreak]

Gregory packs are very comfortable to hike in and are virtually bomb-proof. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

I'm interested to see how you like the bivy. I carry a homemade one for my emergency winter shelter.

[yaduck9]

I am thinking about giving up on my tarp, and tyvek ground sheet, and netting for this;

http://www.tarptent.com/products.html

Seems pretty popular, and has more room then a bivy. I think it may weigh less then my entire shelter "system" and simpler.

To each his own.

[David@whiteblaze]

I am thinking about giving up on my tarp, and tyvek ground sheet, and netting for this;

http://www.tarptent.com/products.html

Seems pretty popular, and has more room then a bivy. I think it may weigh less then my entire shelter "system" and simpler.

To each his own.

Looks great for warm weather hiking. Might i clarify that i ordered mine earlier tonite.

[Foyt20]

I am thinking about giving up on my tarp, and tyvek ground sheet, and netting for this;

http://www.tarptent.com/products.html

Seems pretty popular, and has more room then a bivy. I think it may weigh less then my entire shelter "system" and simpler.

To each his own.

Which one, you just linked to every tarptent Henry Shires makes

[David@whiteblaze]

Which one, you just linked to every tarptent Henry Shires makes

thats really funny, but i have to agree with him.

[Foyt20]

Backpack Bivy:
http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/w...ariationId=841


Gregory Z55 Pack:
http://www.rei.com/product/784841?ur...-_-Custom+Link

Tell Me what you think about the gear i just bought.

Do you have a tarp to go over part of the bivy for some living space in weather? or just the bivy?

[David@whiteblaze]

Do you have a tarp to go over part of the bivy for some living space in weather? or just the bivy?

just the bivy for now, i live in central fl, so winter hiking requires about a sleeveless shirt to keep from overheating.

[yaduck9]

Which one, you just linked to every tarptent Henry Shires makes

oops, I was thinking about the contrail.

[Kerosene]

Both pieces of equipment will do the job, but you could've gone lighter. The bivy is a nice waterproof-breathable fabric, but at only 18.5 sq ft it will feel pretty tight on a rainy day. Plus, there's no vestibule for your gear (or even your muddy boots!).

A lot of folks like the Z55, but for a thru-hike carrying less than 30 pounds I'd still probably pick the Granite Gear Vapor Trail, or one of the other GG packs. Then again, I'm pretty careful with my equipment.

Have a great hike!

[Dogwood]

Max2mus, asking a question like "how do you like my new gear?" on WB is a lot like asking men what kind of women they like.

[cbost2678]

I have the z 55 and really like it!

[David@whiteblaze]

i was sort of hoping for varied responses, also, if the a.t. was a mmorpg, everyone would say, "oh, look, there goes the greatest noob on the planet." all the while, i would be trying to figure out how to type anything in.

[Lone Wolf]

mmorpg?.....

[David@whiteblaze]

"massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" like world of warcraft etc.

[David@whiteblaze]

everyone on those games spend at least 10 hours a day on the game, resulting in mass knowledge about the functions of the game, some of themeven know how to hack it to make thier game easier to play

[Hooch]

I've seen folks use that pack and been really happy with it. IMO, if you're a newbie to backpacking, your pack should be one of the last gear purchases you make. It's best to accumulate all your gear first, then figure out what pack will not only work for you, but be big enough to haul all your gear around in.

[Blissful]

Go ahead and enjoy it!

[buz]

I would try sleeping in that bivy right away, in your living room. Then think about a real rainy day. Would you want to be in that, enough room?
The design also looks like you could MYOG a vestibule out of some sil nylon pretty easily to make more room in front. That would solve some gear storage issues. To me, it just looks pretty small. Test it and see, send back if no like.

[Jayboflavin04]

I have a HS cloudburst. I like it so far. Enough room and it kept me and my friend comfortable at 20F. Havent slept in any heavy down pours yet.