I woke up this morning, fighting off a cold. So instead of going skiing, I opted to stay home. As a result, I found myself surfing the web and came across the Mountain Laurel Designs 2008 Funky Proto Sale. And in the 15 items for sale was this: "Item #5 Price $100 Superlight Bivy, first quality only about 2-3 “ shorter than a reg. Everything else perfect." Here is the link to theMLD Superlight Bivy

Well gosh, the standard size superlight bivy is sized for a person up to 6 feet tall. If this bivy is 3 inches shorter, that should be perfect for me! And the sale price was hard to beat. And I've been really wanting to try out a bivy for sometime. And what were the odds of me even being home to see the sale? (All but two of the items were sold by noon MST.) And MLD products have a fabulous reputation - great quality. (Is the rationale working for anyone but me??) Pretty much I had to conclude I was meant to buy it. Before I knew it, I was on the phone to Ron Bell giving him my purchasing info. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I'm looking forward to trying it out this summer. Carol