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ORTOVOX Bivy Ultralight review

A two-person emergency bivy that publishes the two figures its name rests on — 150 g (5.3 oz) and a 5 × 5 × 9 cm (2 × 2 × 3.5 in) packed size — and names no fabric at all.

What this listing puts on record

A flat emergency bivy in shocking orange, stated at 235 × 110 cm (92.5 × 43.3 in), with a silver coating on the inside, a published weight of 150 g (5.3 oz) and a published packed size of 5 × 5 × 9 cm (2 × 2 × 3.5 in).

Why the two published figures matter

An emergency bag is carried for years and used once. That makes packed size and weight the specification, because they decide whether it stays in the pack at all. This is one of the few listings in the hub to publish both, and 5 × 5 × 9 cm (2 × 2 × 3.5 in) is small enough to check against a lid pocket.

What it does not publish

No fabric, no denier. The silver coating is named; what it is coated onto is not.

No hydrostatic head, no breathability figure. Both are absent, and the second is the one that governs condensation inside a sealed bag — twice over when the maker states the size suits two people.

No closure. Nothing is said about how the bag is entered or shut.

Before ordering

This is an emergency item, not a shelter you pitch. The hooped and laminated bags in this hub are a different purchase.

Availability

The American Amazon catalog lists it with no seller standing behind the entry.

Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Publishes both the weight and the packed size, which is what an emergency bag is actually carried on
  • 235 × 110 cm (92.5 × 43.3 in) is the largest cut in this hub, and the maker states it takes one or two people
  • A 5 × 5 × 9 cm (2 × 2 × 3.5 in) packed size is small enough to be checked against a lid pocket before ordering

Compromises

  • Names no fabric and no denier, so there is nothing to compare against the laminates further up the hub
  • No hydrostatic head figure behind the word waterproof
  • No breathability claim, which on a coated bag decides how much of your own moisture stays inside

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Specifications

FabricNot published on the listing — a silver coating on the inside is stated, the base fabric is not named
DenierNot published on the listing
Hydrostatic headNot published on the listing — the bag is called waterproof, with no millimeter figure
Breathability figureNot published on the listing — the listing makes no breathability claim at all
Breathability test namedNot published on the listing
Seam tapingNot published on the listing
ConstructionFlat bag, 235 × 110 cm (92.5 × 43.3 in), stated to suit one or two people; no pole or hoop is listed
Entry and closureNot published on the listing — no zip, hood or drawcord is described
Packed size5 × 5 × 9 cm (2 × 2 × 3.5 in) — stated
Weight150 g (5.3 oz) — stated; the listing does not say whether that figure includes the stuff sack
Amazon referenceB076DJQNYX
EAN4250875271029

What people ask before buying

Is 150 g (5.3 oz) the whole thing?

The listing gives one number and does not label it. Whether the stuff sack is inside that figure is the sort of detail that separates two bags on a spreadsheet, and the maker does not settle it.

Can two people really use a 235 × 110 cm (92.5 × 43.3 in) bag?

The maker states the size suits one or two, and 110 cm (43.3 in) of width is the widest cut here. What the listing does not publish is any breathability figure, and two people inside a sealed bag produce twice the moisture — that trade-off is unstated.

Does ORTOVOX publish a fabric?

No. Not published on the listing — a silver coating on the inside is stated, the base fabric is not named. What the listing does publish instead is the weight: 150 g (5.3 oz) — stated; the listing does not say whether that figure includes the stuff sack.

Our score

7.8/ 10

The emergency bivy that answers the two questions you carry it on, and none of the questions you would sleep in it on.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

A group kit or a day pack where the smallest packed emergency shelter for two is the requirement.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 200.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we look at on this camping gear

Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.