It pitches into shape via four corner stake points and a series of upper guy-out points that secure to hiking poles, a separately pitched tarp (sold separately) or surrounding trees. The Bug Bivy ...

Low chance of rain or snow? You might get away with a DWR treatment on the face fabric, but it’s not a bad idea to pack an additional tarp. Desert trip? A bug bivy with mesh walls might be all ...

Low chance of rain or snow? You might get away with a DWR treatment on the face fabric, but it’s not a bad idea to pack an additional tarp. Desert trip? A bug bivy with mesh walls might be all ...

Bring along a small to medium size tarp to use with it, like a fly, when it rains. Hammocks are the final consideration. A good quality expedition hammock is essentially a hanging bivy.

It's a four-ply waterproof, heat-reflecting tarp with grommets in the corners that allow you to rig it in any number of ways. Another strong choice is Adventure Medical Kit's Thermolite Bivy Sack ...

The Forclaz MT900 Minimal Editions trekking pole tarp tent is a super-lightweight ... the same size as the Big Agnes Three Wire Hooped Bivy, yet the MT900 still comes with bags of room inside ...

This includes a sleeping bag and pad combo, a one-person bug bivy that fits over the top half of the sleeping bag, and a teepee-style tarp tent that’s said to accommodate up to three people.