#948 in Sports & Outdoors
Reddit mentions of S.O.L. Survive Outdoors Longer S.O.L. 70% Reflective Escape Bivvy, Green
Sentiment score: 4
Reddit mentions: 6
We found 6 Reddit mentions of S.O.L. Survive Outdoors Longer S.O.L. 70% Reflective Escape Bivvy, Green. Here are the top ones.
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- EMERGENCY SLEEPING BAG OR BLANKET: Get inside the bivvy like a sleeping bag for the unexpected night out or turn the bivvy inside out to use as an emergency blanket if you’re not ready to lay down.
- 70% HEAT REFLECTIVITY: Stay warm in the fiercest conditions with a bivvy that reflects 70% of your body heat back to you to prevent heat loss and trap warm air.
- LIGHTEST BIVVY ON THE MARKET: This bivvy bag can be used for camping, hiking, or biking for an emergency shelter you can rely on and is the size of a 12 oz. soda can when packed up.
- DURABLE, REUSABLE, AND QUIET: Have confidence your shelter won’t let you down or cause undue stress. Unlike mylar or polyester, this bivvy features a quiet, tear-resistant material that won’t shred to pieces if punctured or fray your nerves by rattling loudly in the wind.
- PROTECTION FROM WIND, RAIN, AND SNOW: Protect yourself from the elements. This waterproof bivvy has sealed seams and waterproof, windproof material to keep you dry and warm no matter what nature throws at you.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Green |
| Height | 5.75 Inches |
| Length | 7 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | December 2013 |
| Size | 8.5 ounce |
| Weight | 0.593 Pounds |
| Width | 5.75 Inches |
This guy took his 0 degree bag and added this $50, 8 oz SOL bivy to it and it kept him warm enough at -3C that he had to take his clothes off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWxeGddKNRo
Bivy in question
I can think of two options you might not have considered:
A) basically a space blanket
B) synthetic insulation from recycled plastics like [here] (https://www.rei.com/product/112623/big-agnes-encampment-15-sleeping-bag)
I think most of the suggestions you're getting are actually quilt alternatives that you could comfortably use instead of a sleeping bag even at 0C/32F (and colder).
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For nights where you're confident you'll be experiencing lows of 10C/50F or higher, you can get by with a very minimal, summer weight quilt that weighs 10 or 12 ounces. They aren't that cheap, though, for an item that may be used only rarely.
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Another alternative for those warmer nights is to use a SOL Escape Bivy, which uses an aluminized tyvek material and weighs around 8 ounces, costs $50 but you can find it for less. The SOL Escape Bivy wasn't really made as a sleeping bag alternative, but it breathes well and many people have used it as sleeping bag alternative in warmer conditions. Not toasty warm at 10C/50F, but okay if you're wearing clothes. You'd want the SOL "Escape Bivvy", not the "Escape Lite Bivvy". This one is green, but they also come in orange: https://www.amazon.com/L-Survive-Outdoors-Longer-Water-Resistant/dp/B00EZEPCB4?th=1
The SOL Escape Bivy is relatively inexpensive and pretty durable. Couple with a Therm-A-Rest Z-pad and sleeping bag and it should be pretty comfortable.
Here are a few from me!
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S.O.L. Survive Outdoors Longer Escape Bivvy
Have you tried the breathable SOL bivy? I have heard good things about these. https://www.amazon.com/L-Survive-Outdoors-Longer-Water-Resistant/dp/B00EZEPCB4/ref=pd_sbs_468_2/133-2881177-5943957?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00EZEPCB4&pd_rd_r=91725c64-6136-11e9-a56a-39d659a90f68&pd_rd_w=HLq63&pd_rd_wg=kKEd2&pf_rd_p=763ccc93-bfa2-47be-85ae-0cdd7e00b3da&pf_rd_r=SPXKHERDDGNWHFAGDSKV&refRID=SPXKHERDDGNWHFAGDSKV&th=1