WTB: Integral Designs eVent Overbag Bivy

[bcier]

Wondering if anyone has an Integral Designs eVent Overbag Bivy they want to get rid of?

[fenderfour]

I saw one at Second Ascent (Seattle) about a week ago.

[bcier]

Thanks fender. I am looking for a used one though. Trying to save a bit of money instead of ordering a new one. I don't mind the odd patch here and there. Plus I'm up in BC and it would cost me more to grab it from Seattle than to just order one from a retailer up here. But thanks anyways, next time I'm in Seattle I'll check out that shop.

[jcp]

Actually Second Ascent has used and new gear, but the bivy is actually the one with the fibers like todd-tex (think bd and bibler)

[fenderfour]

Nope. It was the eVent.

 

http://www.integraldesigns.com/product_detail.cfm?id=767

 

I'm pretty familiar with the toddtex-ish stuff.

 

I think it was going for $110 or so. Give them a call.

[bcier]

Just gave 'em a call. Its the tegral-tex version that they've got not the eVent. Thanks for your help though. I really appreciate it.

[fenderfour]

ballz.

[kevino]

I have the ID bugaboo event bivy. Is that what you're interested in? I could possibly sell it for the right offer.

[bcier]

Thanks Kevino but I'm not really looking for the bugaboo. Its a great bivy except that the shoulder zippers aren't water-proof or protected by a velcro closure to render it more water-resistant -- they're just covered by a flap.

 

I had a bugaboo a while ago and got caught in a severe storm. Water came into the bivy via the non-waterproof shoulder zippers. Seamgripping some cord before the shoulder zippers so the water/sleet would follow the cord and run down the sides to the edges of the bivy would probably fix most of the leaking; however, there would still be some leaking (albeit minor) where the perpendicular waterproof zipper (from sternum to neck) meets the non-waterproof shoulder zippers. I don't think there is much you can do about leaking where all the zippers meet.

 

I'm leaning more towards the entire eVent bivy overbag for a number of reasons:

 

1.) Its simpler. No zipper failures in the field -- which is also the reason why I only use a top loading pack.

2.) Its all eVent. I can use the bivy upside down and sleep on my side (or stomach if necessary).

3.) Its lighter (albeit by only about 135g in comparison to the bugaboo -- but it all eventually adds up when considering the weight of your entire gear).

 

Cheers though.