This was helpful. My immediate observation is that the SOL roof tarp is much too small. You'll want to block wind and precipitation on at least TWO sidewalls.

@RideAlongside

10 ай бұрын

Agreed

Brings back joyful memories of deploying the Lite version to try and sleep (for a whopping 20 minutes) in a ditch just below the North Rim, in windy subzero temps during my r2r2r. (Also deployed the super thing version you appear to be using for the overhead shelter once on Tom's Thumb when a freezing rain monsoon storm caught us near the top. Good stuff! =)

@RideAlongside

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

You can buy breathable reflective fabric for quite cheap if you search hard enough. I've found a UK supplier doing it for £12 per meter. I'm considering putting a length of it on top of my sleeping bag with my gortex bivvy bag over the top. My sleep pad underneath me already has a foil reflector layer.

I have slept in those down to the 40s. They keep the rain bugs and wind off great. And protect your sleeping bag too if you are using one. The mylar reflects radiant heat back which is about 5 percent of your heat loss. Everything has its pros and cons. I prefer a goretex bivy but these only cost 10 bucks and are very useful for the price.

@MrJayharr58

2 жыл бұрын

The pro costs $150, and the lite is $50!! There not cheap

SOL brings a different phrase to mind, jest sayin'. With that said, I carry both of their bivy sacks. The durable one to use with my Marmot Pounder in case a June hike turns into a December hike due to an "unexpected" drop in temperature. The less durable one is in my survival waist pack as a last resort if I'm separated from my backpack. I've lent the durable one to fellow hikers who had no SOL options because they forgot to prepare for an emergency overnight on a day hike or their sleeping bag got soaked.

I find the solar bag works way warmer inside a sleeping bag rather than outside. Regular bivy works way better in survival situation than light. The name of game is holding in the heat of your body and u spend most of your time trying to keep the bag snug around neck and is pain. I wish they made the hoodie version with draw string in the no zipper version like the lite. Too much heat loss with zipper.

Dude thank you for this video I have all of this gear and never recognized how all of it could Intigrate into a full shelter system you could actually run a plowpoint shelter system with that lightweight sol bivvy and have 3 sides closed off and it’s an ultralight kit that’s super dope dude good job

@RideAlongside

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Billy! 😀👍

@SilverPony44

9 ай бұрын

@@RideAlongside absolutely 😌🦫that’s a Bever just bc they are cool haha

I definitely want the hood and draw cord, and the more durable fabric!

Love the way you guys set the shelter up

@RideAlongside

7 жыл бұрын

Jayda Lee Thanks! It was quick and simple, especially of you leave the ropes attached to the tarp. In a light wind it worked well to shed rain, but in a true storm, we would have configured it lower and in a shape that gave us more protection from the sides as well.

@RideAlongside

4 жыл бұрын

tHANKS! How does Joe Mama set up the shelter?

Exact video I was looking for. Thanks!

@RideAlongside

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad we could help! -Nick

Shelter looks great thanks !

@RideAlongside

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Get outside and enjoy your time out there!! -Nick 😃👍

Great setup!

@RideAlongside

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice, if it was me personally I think I'd go for the regular version.

@RideAlongside

6 жыл бұрын

+Wild Outdoor Living Really depends on the exact application for me. Most of the time, I would also choose the regular version for sure, but if I needed extra room in my bags, I needed to lighten the rig, or it was going to be warm, etc, the Lite version would

May I suggest, for stability, that you plant the poles in the ground.

@gyffesme

5 жыл бұрын

Lovely suggestion. Do your poles penetrate solid rock?

@Jigaboo123456

2 жыл бұрын

@@gyffesme Snide comment-- not every location has a solid rock base, I guess you just like pissing on every parade.

@gyffesme

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jigaboo123456 I hear you, and share your overall opposition to snidery in the comment section, but the original suggestion to which I replied clearly ignored that they were.. on solid rock.

This set up would not work if you had a wind driven rain. Water would drip from the roof to the ground cloth and run under you sleep area.

@RideAlongside

5 жыл бұрын

Very true. We weren’t expecting rain nor wind that night, just dew so we left it as open as possible. Thanks for your comment!

@joeblack7660

5 жыл бұрын

I like your whole SOL gear test. Condensation and durability are the main factors and concern, but the SOL gear is good in a pinch. @@RideAlongside

@RideAlongside

5 жыл бұрын

It’s great for people just getting into the outdoors for sure. I have other gear that I use more regularly, that’s lighter, more durable, and more expensive, but SOL gear is great for what it is. Wouldn’t hesitate to use it any day of the week.

@steveshea6148

5 жыл бұрын

In a bivy like that it takes a lot to truly get wet. It would work well enough.

@steveshea6148

5 жыл бұрын

I like to call it "Shit out of luck" instead of "Survive Outdoors Longer"!

do they make any versions without 30 logos on them

i am looking for bug nest bivy comparisons as i live in nw fla and we are having spring now but soon it will be hot and very buggy. thank you Nicely done tho

sweet vid just subbed thanks for sharing

@RideAlongside

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support!

Why would an "escape" bivy be bright orange?

@sgoredraw1455

9 ай бұрын

If you was lost and people were looking for you to rescue you you , you’d be easier seen in orange and then you could escape the forest when found

@jlocke62

9 ай бұрын

I suppose you could look at it that way.@@sgoredraw1455

I know it's been a while, but can you talk about what sleeping bags and pads you used, what you wore to bed, and what the temperatures were like?

@RideAlongside

5 жыл бұрын

We wore poly long underwear to bed, thermarest pads, one 30F rated synthetic and one 20F rated down bag, and the temps were in the high 30F to low 40F range

@louishan1591

5 жыл бұрын

@@RideAlongside awesome. Thank you!

Have you ever tried one of these on its own without a sleeping bag? Obviously the comfort range would be different without a sleeping bag and pad, but I'm curious how cool of temps you could sleep in one of these and remain reasonably warm????

@RideAlongside

8 жыл бұрын

I have not, but there was a video on youtube of some guys testing one by itself overnight. In a survival situation I would be very glad to have one, but most nights, I prefer to be a little on the warm side.

@mediumrick7667

8 жыл бұрын

+Ride Alongside Me too! haha. I love my bag and pad. I'm just thinking of taking one along on a credit card bike tour, just in case I end up with nowhere to sleep for the night.

@RideAlongside

8 жыл бұрын

+Medium Rick it would work great for that, especially if in a warmer locale.

@carlbernsen1290

6 жыл бұрын

In my personal experience bags like this are hopeless. Without a sleeping bag's insulation it conducts body heat away everywhere it touches. With a sleeping bag it creates condensation which then compromises the warmth of the sleeping bag. I would never carry a bag like this and expect to get a nights sleep in it, even in mild weather. But please, if you're thinking of using one as a super light sleep system, get one and try it yourself properly overnight before you set off on a trip. Then you'll know.

Would you recommend using the lite version without a sleeping bag with temp around 50's?

@RideAlongside

2 жыл бұрын

You could, but I like to sleep warm (I’m uncomfortable when cold) so I wouldn’t do it.

Did you use these in conjunction with a sleeping bag or just the bivy?

@RideAlongside

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, we used 20F and 30F bags inside of them. It was in the low 40F range at night and I was too hot in my 20F bag.

What would you say this adds temperature wise to your sleeping bag?

@RideAlongside

3 жыл бұрын

10-15 degrees probably if I had to guess.

Bonjour so which one is the best ?

@RideAlongside

5 ай бұрын

The original version. Unless you really need a super UL setup.

@patriceb26

5 ай бұрын

Original ?

@RideAlongside

5 ай бұрын

@patriceb26 escape, not escape lite

@patriceb26

5 ай бұрын

Ok merci 👍

Do a review of Tact bivy 2.0 Please

@RideAlongside

7 жыл бұрын

RedWhite&Blue 78 Planning on it! Thanks for your support!!

hi, which one have the larger foot box ?

@RideAlongside

3 жыл бұрын

They both seem pretty much the same to me, but maybe because I am always in my mummy bag. It looks like the Lite version has more of a rectangular foot box.

Campers In a Blanket... Second only to 'Pigs In A Blanket' for bears.... Remember friends, black bears don't care if you are alive or dead or sleeping... If they are hungry, they will eat. Ze Sierra's are full of black bears... I'd recommend a ⛺

@RideAlongside

6 жыл бұрын

Bahahaha! This gave me a great laugh. Decades of sleeping under the stars with our food in bear bags has kept us from having any negative encounters with black bears. Thanks for the entertaining comment!

@g.rodriguez7445

6 жыл бұрын

Up by Florence or Edison along Kaiser Pass... It's fellow campers and the bears they invite you have to worry about. I've had black bears right up against the tent... We were fine, but I wouldn't want to be out in the stars... Plus the mosquitos can get pretty bad!

@RideAlongside

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, tents can definitely help to fend off mosquitoes! Bears...not so much

@g.rodriguez7445

6 жыл бұрын

@@RideAlongside true because if a bear wants you; he's gonna get you... Still I think it's for my pych benefit!

@RideAlongside

6 жыл бұрын

True. Keeping a cool head is invaluable