Oware

Weekly special Standard Bivy with cross chest zipper 25% off!

Oware — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:00:55 +0000

Use coupon code “weekly” at end of checkout and get 25% off .

Standard Zipper Bivy Long length

Standard Zipper Bivy Regular length

free shipping

Soft Stretchers

Oware — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:37:17 +0000

Made for Conservation Corp group. Call for information.

Rescue Bivysack/VBL

Oware — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:53:40 +0000

Used by Search and Rescue Skiers as a compact and quick tool to get a wet person out of the wind and wet. Wind and waterproof coated nylon sack stops evaporative and convective heat loss for the whole body in a super tough and compact 7 ounce package. The orange colors make a good signaling device and wind sock. Dimensions 85″ length, 71″ shoulder girth, 48″ inch foot girth. Can be compacted to fist size. Also works well as a roomy vapor barrier liner inside a sleeping bag to prevent condensation in the insulation. Silicone coated 30d type 66 nylon in either blaze orange or black. Group discounts available. Call 888-292-4534 for more info.

Seam on cuben tarp

Oware — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:09:46 +0000

Cat Tarp 1.5 cuben fiber. Center seam photo. Felled seam, then taped.

Kinetic Sculpture Race

Oware — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:09:12 +0000

The second sail made for some friends. They did well in the races.

Photo link 1

Photo link 2

Cuben Fiber and Silnylon pull test

Oware — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:41:32 +0000

Cuben Fiber .5 oz. sewn to Silicone coated nylon 30 denier and pulled to failure (42 lbs).

Tie outs were not reinforced but held while two rows of straight stitching on a lap seam failed

at the nylon, cuben AND stitching. This is 7 lb tensile strength thread.

Cuben Fiber pull tests

Oware — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:15:14 +0000

Cuben Fiber .7 oz sewn to Cordura 1000 denier nylon with 4 rows of straight stitch and to itself with flat felled and glued seam. Shock loaded to failure (body weight plus a jump). Notice the tie out webs were not the failure point. Also that a flat felled seam with only 2 rows of stitching proved stronger than a simple lap felled seam with 4 rows of stitches. The glued seam did even better than that.

Lightest Waterproof Breathable Bivy?

Oware — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:34:29 +0000

Oware custom bivy 3.5 oz!

Fully waterproof with breathable top.

Size small.

Waterproof Breathable Cuben Fiber top (thanks to Joe @ Zpacks for the material)

Cuben Fiber Bottom

Waterproof zipper

Sewn then taped.

NetTarp Redux

Oware — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:20:24 +0000

An old favorite returns with some new improvements. Used by Utah river runners when the bugs come out.

A flat tarp with noseeum netting around the edges and ends.Floorless makes it lighter and more compact. Less issues with spills while dining underneath too. No zippers to break or fill with sand or salt, just leave one corner un-pegged and lift it to enter.

Two sizes available, sewn to order with several fabric choices. NetTarp5 (10×14′) and theNetTarp2 (8×10′). These now come with a cat curve cut into the hems for tighter set up and line loc3 cord tighteners on the 4 center tie outs to adjust headroom.

Poles available too, but many use hiking poles, trees, or paddles for the uprights.

Purchase stock one here

bivysack.com or call for custom fabrics and prices.

888-292-4534

Two Person Bivy, DWR top and bottom for max breathablility

Oware — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:06:08 +0000

This is a two person size bivy made of Mil Spec 30d ripstop top and bottom. One only, this is a custom bag for hot weather providing bug, and wind protection and with a no sweat surface to lie on when using a quilt. Weighs just 11 oz. Length 90″, Girth 110″.
Blog price $110 including shipping, mesh sack.

Phone order

888-292-4534