Was just looking into a new bivvy and I got to thinking about how irritating it can be to dismantle or put up a bivvy in cold days when you're having to pull apart poles that may or may not have twisted.

Are there any bivvies that have hinged poles rather than elasticated poles? Something that you could just open up, click into place... job done. Maybe someway of unlocking, folding up then packing up.

Alternatively, does anyone know if after market hinges are available?

Looking to get a new bivvy. Love the look of the Tempest and I'm not too tall to sit in it but it's a lot of cash. Typhoon looks almost identicle. I do like zip in groundsheet, controversial i know!

Has anyone had a change to test out the Typhoon. On the face of it, looks bob on a match to the TT 100 advanced but much cheaper.

Is it the same colour as the Tempest? Getting a Tempest bivvy and Cyprinus skull cap could look pretty odd otherwise