Borah Gear Snowyside eVent bivy - Good things in small packages

The mail came yesterday and along with some junk mail was a U.S. Postal Service 9x12" envelope. Inside was my Christmas present (my wife is amazing) from Borah Gear. Opening it carefully, I pulled out a custom Snowyside eVent bivy with a cuben fiber bottom. Obviously, I first weighed it. 329 grams with the stuff sack and mesh bug window.  

Fantastically small shelter inside  

Fantastically small shelter inside  

Inside the included stuff sack

Inside the included stuff sack

Borah Gear Snowyside eVent cuben bivy

Borah Gear Snowyside eVent cuben bivy

The cuben is a translucent green

The cuben is a translucent green

Shown with a regular size Thermarest Neo Air pad for scale

Shown with a regular size Thermarest Neo Air pad for scale

Nice, low-key badging

Nice, low-key badging

April 13, 2016: I've now used the Borah Gear Snowyside bivy three times, all in the desert outside Moab. While I experienced condensation the first night, on subsequent nights including one with showers, I slept comfortably. I used a car visor as a sleeping pad that first night as an experiment, a failed one. The pad wasn't thick enough for me and I also think that it contributed to the moisture. Switching to a Thermarest NeoAir, my normal pad, I was more comfortable and experienced no moisture. I was using my Enlightened Equipment sleeping quilt rated to 30-degrees. I slept in a layer of thin wool and wore a hat. Nighttime low temperatures were in the 40's. I am exceedingly happy with my purchase. The weight is fantastically low and it packs down very well. Recommended!