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Snugpak
Snugpak Stratosphere
A hooped bivi shelter with a 5,000 mm fly, 8,000 mm bathtub floor and mosquito net, 1.13 kg.
- Weight
- 1,130 g
- Waterproof
- 5,000 mmBreathability (MVTR) not published by Snugpak; mesh vent behind the head
- Packed
- 31 × 14 cm
Best price found
£127.46
at Trekitt · RRP £149.95 · Dispatch date not confirmed
- Heinnie HaynesIn stock, some sizes sold out · Low stock · 2 left£146.99View Deal
- SnugpakDirect from maker£223View Deal
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- Waterproof
- Hooped
- Insect mesh
- Zip
- Bathtub floor
Specifications
- Weight
- 1,130 g (Including poles and 7 alloy stakes)
- Packed size
- 31 × 14 cm
- Fabric
- 50D nylon ripstop fly, PU coated; 210T nylon bathtub groundsheet; no-see-um mesh
- Hydrostatic head
- 5,000 mm fly, 8,000 mm groundsheet
- Open size
- 230 × 106 × 49 cm (retailer figure; Snugpak shows a size chart only)
- Entry
- 3/4-length side zip with roll-away mosquito net
- Breathable
- Breathability (MVTR) not published by Snugpak; mesh vent behind the head
Pros & cons
- OutdoorGearLab: 'one of the more spacious bivy sacks we tested'
- Self-supporting hoop and roll-away mosquito net keep fabric and midges off your face
- 8,000 mm bathtub groundsheet with a 5,000 mm fly (Snugpak)
- OutdoorGearLab: 'heavier rains eventually penetrated the nylon fabric with water pooling inside'
- At 1.13 kg, OutdoorGearLab called it 'one of the heaviest bivy sacks that we tested'
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- Weight
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- Waterproof
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- Packed
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- Weight
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- Waterproof
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- Packed
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- Taped seams
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