This bivy will really run the gamut of opinion of bivy campers, and that opinion depend to a large extent on expectations people have of it. If you are a weekend or occasional camper – or glamper – and think you might give bivy camping a go, then you are probably going to be disappointed by what the Highlander Hawk offers. It's constrictive, potentially claustrophobic (even with the mesh netting attached); it breathes, but can't compare with gore-tex or related materials, so expect to be a little damp in the morning.
However, for the experienced bivy camper who knows what they're getting, then the Hawk bivy will likely deliver everything they originally sought. Most importantly it will create a cosy, water-tight enclosure that will keep them and their sleeping-bag dry no matter how poor the weather gets! And this fact should not be overlooked: the Hawk bivy functions. Sure, there is the problem with condensation, like there is for all non-goretex bivis, but if you are an ultra-light camper or someone who just wants a watertight seal on the trail, something they can stuff themselves and their sleeping-bag into at the end of a day's hard trekking, and expect to wake up the following morning dry – then the Highlander Hawk bivi delivers.
- Provides almost an entire envelope against even the most inclement weather;
- Takes up very little space. Easily stuffed into a rucksack
- Lightweight. No poles or pegs ensures you are only carrying the negigible weight of the material itself.
- Ripstop fabric breathes poorly (whether it “breathes” at all really is up in the air), ensuring condensation build-up;
- No poles or pegs although ensuring it is light to carry, can also be a nuisance at 3.00 A.M when you are shifting in your sleep and the bivy bag comes with you;
- ensures you are only carrying the negigible weight of the material itself.
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