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Hi Shirt! I'm actually cycling through northern New Mexico right now, or trying to. Lots of snow lately. Hope you enjoy the site! Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

I've just recently bought a 40F synthetic Big Agnes quilt to "winterize" my 20F bag, but UPS has greatly messed up the shipping. I wish I could offer my experience. I agree with the others that layering is a better option, whether you buy a second bag or a quilt. I'm a relatively cold...

Well, I haven't seen Gila yet but I'm on my way there! Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

Thanks for all of the help everyone. I shopped around and ended up buying the Big Agnes blanket. I've also found another possible Mylar bivvy candidate, the 2go systems trifecta, and I might end up getting that as well and replacing my SOL, but I'm not worried much about it right now. I has...

Winter is certainly being tough on me, but I've always been a warm-climate kind of person. I'm in the Organ mountains now, and last night was cold enough to convince me that I need to go ahead and get some more insulation (tonight is crazy warm, too. I just can't get used to the desert). I...

A quilt sounds like a good idea, and if it won't compress the down then synthetic sounds nice. I'll look into that. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

That's helpful to know. My bag isn't big enough to put around another so I'll look for another down bag if I end up going that route. My bivy was much warmer last winter with the aluminized portion, though. I'm certain of that. The tyvek still pulls some work, but it doesn't bounce heat back...

I'm starting to feel the same way about the longevity of these things. I don't like relying on disposable things, so I'd rather find another way. The cleaning sounds like a good idea, for sure. I might try looking for a lightweight summer bag that's big enough to put my current one inside of...

Sorry, I should have clarified that I use a down sleeping bag between the bivy and vapor barrier. It is only a 20 degree bag, though, and a year-old heavily used one at that, so I use the other components to add warmth without adding too much weight. Making my system modular like this is the...

Thank you for the information. I did some reading around and at least I found a term for what happened to me. My problem is with Mylar "delaminating," not with the material it is laminated to tearing. I've heard of two possible reasons for why this happens, one being the use of a water...

I am using inside of a tent. I also use a vapor barrier so breathability is not important. I think that there is certainly a shortage of good Mylar products, but I find that Mylar really rounds out a sleep system that also uses a vapor barrier. It adds to the warmth. I'm thinking there has...

Thank you for the help. I haven't heard of Where's Bixby, and I've actually never seen someone touring on a Yuba Mundo, so that's very cool to see! It's a similar bike to mine, though (a Surly Big Dummy). I'd love to have a dog around, but it sounds like a lot of work, and I don't know if a...

@Nick Thanks. I was just searching the old threads and found the answer. I just can't seem to get the old image links to show up in the editor so that I can delete them.

Many of you all are stunning photographers. I gathered up some photos that I enjoyed taking this year, but really the pictures of my bike are always my favorite. They're the ones that make me smile the most, but I've also included a picture of the waterways in Tennessee that I couldn't get...

@Jackson I didn't even think about them having an opening in the bottom. That doesn't sound preferable to me, because I don't use clipless. @Outdoor_Fool I have looked at gaiters, but the ones I found didn't cover the foot quite as completely as the ones you linked to. Those look like a...

I am going to risk overcrowding the forum with a second thread because I'm trying to gather information in rather a hurry. I apologize for monopolizing the forum. I purchased a SOL Breathable "Escape" Bivy last year prior to my bike trip and found it very adequate. It is a Tyvek bivy with a...

I have been cycling around the US for half a year or so, but winter is starting to effect me. I've just come out of the Sacramento Mountains and found myself unwilling to get on my bike and pedal on one occasion, and so I read a book in my tent, instead, and waited for a warmer day. I was just...

Hello everyone. I wanted to introduce myself. I am a bicycle tourist that camps most nights and likes to go out into the national and state parks that I come across for a few nights at a time. I might not be the typical type here, but I've been looking for a group that I could join to get...