OwenM
Thru Hiker
This, the weight of tents has come down so much over the years so unless your planning on going somewhere you wouldn't be able to put a tent there really isn't any advantage in biving anymore. If you're sleeping in a bivi bag with a tarp over your head you're as inclosed as you would be in a tent. I can roll up the doors of my tent so if I wished I can be open to see the stars and still be protected should it rain.it's the only place i go
But looking at bivi set ups of 1kg i'd rather the comfort of a tent.
I think my days of sleeping on alpine ledges with my feet dangling over the edge are over. Can still see a use for the bivi for bikepacking when small pack size is as important as low weight. As I now live in Scotland maybe my attitude to biving is perhaps more influenced by the midge as anything else.