Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy
Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy
Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy
Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy
Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy
Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy

Dutch DPM Gore-Tex Bivy

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Coming from the German Swiss term Beiwacht (bei by, and wacht watch or patrol) the proper term for this item is is biv·ou·ac (/ˈbivo͞oˌak/) but most know it as the Bivy. When inclement weather catches you off guard, or your quick stay in the woods doesn't require a tent, the Bivy fills in the gap as a quick-to-deploy rudimentary shelter.

By the grace of the fabric gods, this Bivvy features a construction out of good 'ol PTFE Gore-Tex. This is extremely advantageous for a bivy, where weight and breathability are top priority. Unlike some t bivy bags, the Dutch opted for a single hoop-pole to give you and your gear extra room to hunker down, making it a bit of a tent-bivy hybrid.

Curiously, you'll find large bands on the outside bottom of the bivy cover — apparently the Dutch believe that a sleeping pad should not only have a way to be secured to the bivy but have it be on the outside. Your guess is as good as ours. 

On dry days, it features a mosquito net so you can enjoy your stay in the bivy while being able to vent a lot more heat. 

But rest assured, the Dutch build their gear well and this is no exception. It's not often you get an entire sleeping solution made with Gore-Tex, even when it's as minimalist as this.

Specs

  • Genuine Dutch Military Issue
  • Weight: 3.2 lbs total (stakes not included - get titanium ones for the min-maxing weight savings experience).
  • Length: 87" or ~ 220cm. Perfect for a Dutch person, or a normal person with extra gear.
  • DPM Gore-Tex construction keeps water out and vents excess heat from the inside, but stealthily because it's in DPM.
  • 'Mummy' style shape with extra room for gear 
  • Single hoop pole included with every Bivy
  • Zip-open mosquito net near main fly for dry days

Condition

Bivy's are in excellent to like-new condition, with only minor signs of use present.
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Reviewed by Martin B., from United States
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For an authentic canned sardine experience...

Works as advertised, very easy to set up, its goretex so it'll keep you nice and dry, and the pole keeps the bug net off your face while you're sleeping. The Dutch are giants too so you can fit a good amount of gear up around your head.

Downsides, its a bivvy. Your real estate for movement is pretty small, so a thick enough sleeping pad will press you up against the top flap to a potentially uncomfortable degree. Ventilation can also be a concern, though I've had good luck just unzipping the lengthwise zipper by a couple inches. The packets are pretty wide, so I havent had an issue with rain that way.

Overall I quite like it. 5/5 as bivvys go, if I had to dock points it would be for not making the toebox extra big for my fucked up ogre feet

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Excellent

Im pretty sure this bivy was never used. There is not a speck of dirt in the whole thing. The poles show absolutely no wear at all. No surplus smell. Color is bright no fading . Well worth the money given the condition. Other surplus equivalents usually have wear and tear and absolutely destroyed mosquito nets and they charge the same amount.

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Reviewed by Nathan R., from United States
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Very nice

Definitely, a step up from my other bivies. I'm used to having the bivy closed and in my face or partially open. This one allows you to not have it in your face and an option to have a mesh to keep out the bugs! When put in it's bag, it's a bit bigger than my usual go to, but with the addition of the pole that is understandable. Honestly, you probably could just about get everything in the stuff sack that I'm using for my current bivy.

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Camp Coffin

I’d been looking for a good Bobby for awhile and this is just what I wanted. I’m 5’9” and 3/4 “ and I fit in it with plenty of spare room. The matching compression bag is nice and the whole setup fits perfectly within the Dutch Sting BackPack’s 10L side bags. Even has some extra room at the top of the 10L bag for tent stakes and cordage to secure the bivvy.

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Bivy Bivy Dutch Style

Bivy is real Gore Tex. Has pole to keep it off your face and mesh so bugs don't crawl up your nose burrow into your brain and turn you into a bugman.

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