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Gear review: Survive Outdoors Longer® Thermal Bivvy

By Anonymous
I bought this product on Friday and used it Friday night. The temperature went down to 49º Friday night. The Thermal Bivy kept me very warm and as far as I could tell no condensation got into the bivy. I would rate it 4/5 because the bivy would be better if it had a drawstring instead of velcro to close the top of the bivy when you are in it. The bivy comes in a nice little stuff sack. I used the stuff sack to hold my rain jacket when I went hiking and left the bivy itself at camp.


Some pics I took of the bivy:
The bivy spread out on the grass with the stuff
 sack on the bottom left of the picture

The bivy with the foot vent open

Close up of the foot vent. The foot vent is made of a tough
mesh surrounded by velcro. The velcro is used to close the
foot vent

The bivy with the top portion partially opened.
The opening on the bivy goes from one top
corner to the other and down to the orange
tag

The bivy in its stuff sack

An other view of the bivy in its stuff sack










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  1. AnonymousOctober 1, 2016 at 9:52 AM

    The pictures add a lot of information to the review. The explanations for why you gave the product a specific reveiw were precise and understandable. One thing to conisder is maybe explaining where/when/why you use the product. Great job! I'm excited to see more posts!

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