Fastpacking Sleeping Systems - Benji Wiederkehr

My personal favorite shelters for sleeping during unsupported, high-alpine mountain fastpacking.

Products in this list

Helium UL Bivy by Outdoor Research — The most built-out of the bivy options in this list. It’s waterproof, breathable, offers a bug net, and offers substantially more livable space thanks to the pole frame.
Trailhead Bivy by Rab — An inexpensive option for a waterproof, breathable, minimal bivy.
FKT ProVent UL BIVY by Mountain Laurel Designs — The lightest of the bivy options in this list. It’s waterproof and breathable, but doesn’t provide much livable space.
Hexamid Pocket Tarp by Zpacks — Very simple, light, 1-person, 1-pole tarp with a small footprint for areas with little space for setting up a tent.
UltaMid 1 by Hyperlite Mountain Gear — Very simple, light, 1-person, 1-pole tarp with a small footprint for areas with little space for setting up a tent.

My personal favorite shelters for sleeping during unsupported, high-alpine mountain fastpacking.

Helium UL Bivy by Outdoor Research — The most built-out of the bivy options in this list. It’s waterproof, breathable, offers a bug net, and offers substantially more livable space thanks to the pole frame.
Trailhead Bivy by Rab — An inexpensive option for a waterproof, breathable, minimal bivy.
FKT ProVent UL BIVY by Mountain Laurel Designs — The lightest of the bivy options in this list. It’s waterproof and breathable, but doesn’t provide much livable space.
Hexamid Pocket Tarp by Zpacks — Very simple, light, 1-person, 1-pole tarp with a small footprint for areas with little space for setting up a tent.
UltaMid 1 by Hyperlite Mountain Gear — Very simple, light, 1-person, 1-pole tarp with a small footprint for areas with little space for setting up a tent.