Go with the wide so you can move around and also keep your gear warm with you. Get side zip - a must for ventilation and easy access. Mine is supposed to weigh 4.75 oz., but weighs 4.2 oz. Going to be sleeping in it tonight on the PCT.
@@linkmodern For the extra .25 oz., get the wide bivy. Yes, I can roll over on my side and stretch out my legs. Also, I can fit my 30F sleeping bag, my silk liner and me wearing thermal top and down jacket with wind jacket. This allows the bivy to be used in cold conditions. Plus you can keep your electronics warm with you so batteries don’t drain from cold. Side zip is a must for ventilation.
@@linkmodern For the extra .25 oz., get the wide bivy. Yes, I can roll over on my side and stretch out my legs. Also, I can fit my 30F sleeping bag, my silk liner and me wearing thermal top and down jacket with wind jacket. This allows the bivy to be used in cold conditions. Plus you can keep your electronics warm with you so batteries don’t drain from cold. Side zip is a must for ventilation.
It has a learning curve. Once I realized I could tie the mosquito netting to my tarp ridgeline to elevate it as well as leaving a zipped opening for air flow, it was perfect either way no condensation. The bivy top is water resistant and it saved me when I was cowboy camping and woke up in a downpour. My quilt was bone dry.
