Outdoor Research

Helium Bivy

Light weight Bivy

Light weight easy to find color, enjoying my Bivy. The material is light weight so depending on what you are looking for, some might think this is a little ‘wimpy’ but it is fine for my needs. It will have slight condensation inside, I have tried a variety of bivies and cannot find a way to avoid this. At least everything about this Bivy dries out fast!

OR - Helium Bivy

I used this in the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness in below-freezing weather with about 30mph winds. It did a great job blocking the wind and keeping out a lot of the chill. As long as you have the correct sleeping bag inside, this bivy will do the job. It's durable and spacious. It fit me no problem and I'm 5'9 ~270lbs. I still had room inside as well. It's also very lightweight and compact. My only complaint is that it doesn't open from the side, so I had to shimmy in and out through the top in freezing weather. This isn't fun as a bigger guy. If you're NOT overweight like me, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Great gear for lightweight backpacking. Really comfortable and pleasant in nice weather.

Great for a backup

This thing saved me when I thought I’d be sleeping in a Hammock but a cold front came through. Only issue I had was condensation build up. I wouldn’t use it as a primary but it was a handy backup.

I thought this bivy was very user friendly to set up and light for bikepacking.

Cozy

I used this on a 268 mile 4 night bike packing trip through the Los Padres National Forest. It packs small and is light. It’s easy to set up and tear down making it great for a beginner or expert hiker or bike packer. The zipper is a little funky to use from the inside, especially if you only want the mesh closed. The foot area is a little narrow so stay away from wide sleeping pads. I’m 6’0” 190 lbs and fit with some room to spare but not much. If I used a foam pad that would give me more room than my current 3” air pad.

Perfect solution for going ultralight in the backcountry!

Super Lightweight

Good to have in emergencies and it is super light weight. Great addition for a bugout bag

Not made for larger people, hard to get in/out!

I purchased this for ultralite backpacking paired with a Seek Outside DST tarp, also used was a Thermarest neo air wide pad and their parsec 20d bag. First the bivi was very lightweight and easy to setup BUT a pain in the you know what to get in and out of. I am 5'9" 200# athletic build (think jacked crossfit dude) and although I did fit inside the sleep system I was extremely constricted. I toss and turn while I sleep and mostly sleep on my side, that was near impossible due to my broad shoulders. Also the mesh is pretty good at staying off your face but the nylon attaches inside the head liner and swishes all over your face all night LOL. If I were a small very skinny man using a quilt and 1/2" thick pad I would have slept much better but apparently I need a much roomier bivi.

An excellent, lightweight bivy for solo camping or bikepacking. The packable size made it a very easy fit in my bikepacking kit without excessive bulk. I would recommend taking some rope to provide a little more structure to the overhead space as it can be a bit of a claustrophobic fit. Can definitely be a little humid depending on conditions, but I found it did a good job at keeping out overnight moisture