Based on function and value, the Integral Designs Bivy Sack made it onto the "top pick" list of four out of our five testers. The Wild Things sack finished a close second simply because it costs 24 dollars more than the Integral Designs sack.
Moonstone and L.L. Bean tied for third (if interior room is your prime consideration, go with the Moonstone; if you're on a shoestring budget, get the L.L. Bean). Finishing in the middle of the pack were the Bibler, Outdoor Research, and Western Mountaineering bivy sacks.
The remaining bivy sacks — R.E.I. (too leaky) and The North Face (too expensive) — got the thumbs down from the crew.
Rating scale (15): 1 = poor, 3 = average, 5 = excellent
Writer/outdoor guide Paul Cleveland lives in the Northwest. His writing has appeared in Backpacker, Climbing, and Summit magazines, and he is currently at work on a guidebook to hiking in Washington's Pasayten Wilderness, due out in Spring 2001 from Falcon Press.
Article © Paul Cleveland, 2000.
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