Enlightened Equipment Recon Bivy in Long/Wide configuration for up to 6’6″ and 62″ girth. Custom 7D Midnight Blue (Navy), not orange as shown in some of the photos. Effectively a bug bivy with some weather protection. To be used with a small tarp in rainy conditions. Actual weight is 7.5 ounces / 212 grams including stuff sack. Packs down to 6″ x 4″ x 4. The all new Enlightened Equipments Recon Bivy is a particularly interesting shelter solution designed to protect you from splashes, ground moisture, and things that crawl around in the night. It stood out to us as an excellent addition to a simple tarp for solo backpacking, bikepacking or ultra racing especially when you want to keep mosquitos and other insects at bay. The Recon Bivy has a bathtub floor made with 15D waterproof silnylon in order to keep the interior dry when sleeping on wet ground. The shell is constructed of 10D nylon and mesh, which keeps it breathable and allows you to still see the world around you. The design of the door seems simple and smart; a center zipper runs the length of the mesh window, which allows you to sit up to exit the bivy. A shock cord suspends the mesh, to give you more headroom too. The Enlightened Equipment Recon Bivy is made at their facility in Minnesota and is available in a rainbow of color options. It packs down to around 6 x 4 x 4 in the included stuff sack. The Recon Bivy comes in two sizes: Regular, which fits users up to 6 tall with a girth up to 56; and Long/Wide, which fits folks up to 66 tall with a girth up to 62. Both sizes can fit a sleeping pad up to 77 x 25 x 2.5. Specs at a Glance. Materials: Noseeum mesh, 10D (denier) breathable nylon with DWR (upper). 15D silnylon bathtub floor. Regular/Regular: Fits users up to 6 tall with a girth up to 56. Actual dimensions: 80 x width: 28 /19 (head/foot). Fits users up to 66 tall with girth up to 62. Both sizes can fit pads up to 77 x 25 x 2.5. Height at head end (when pitched with shock-cord): 18 (confirmed). Height at foot end (when pitched with shock-cord): 15 (confirmed). Types of Bivvies and Their Uses. The category of bivy includes three sub-categories. Waterproof stand-alone shelters for 3 to 4 season-use like the Outdoor Research Alpine Bivy. Water-resistant bivvies have a waterproof bottom and mesh at the head area, but their uppers primarily use water-resistant fabric to add warmth and splash protection to your sleep system when camped under a minimalist shelter. Bug bivvies are primarily made with mesh with a waterproof floor thats designed to keep you protected from flying, crawling, and biting insects. The Recon is a hybrid, splitting the difference between a water-resistant bivy and a bug bivy. It has a waterproof floor and is constructed with a headwall, footbox, and sides that are water-resistant, and a face area and wide stripe of mesh running down the center of the torsomore mesh than you normally see on a water-resistant bivy, but less than on a dedicated bug bivy. This mesh stripe makes the bivy significantly less prone to condensation than many water-resistant bivvies. This construction means you can use the Recon in several different scenarios. To cowboy camp under the stars on a clear but buggy night. Under a tarp to protect you from bugs, drafts, and splashback from precipitation. In a 3-sided shelter to keep bugs and rodents off. The Enlightened Equipment Recon Bivy. Checks all the boxes of what I want out of a bug bivy: lightweight, easy to enter/exit, waterproof floor and splash protection on the sides, lots of ventilation on the top to prevent condensation, adaptability to many different floorless shelters, and generous volume. I expect this bivy to continue to be one of my go-to pieces when Im not hammocking. The item “Enlightened Equipment Recon Bivy Custom Midnight Blue Long/Wide” is in sale since Tuesday, July 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Outdoor Sports\Camping & Hiking\Tents & Canopies\Canopies & Shelters”. The seller is “drs_ams” and is located in Bend, Oregon. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Model: Enlightened Equipment Recon
- Type: Backpack Canopy
- Features: Lightweight
- Color: Blue
- Brand: Enlightened Equipment
