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Fox Frontier - new bivvy (630 posts / 70,885 views)
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #391 13 Feb 2021 10:36
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Yes that's how I understood it but the Chinese are now claiming that covid came into Wuhan through frozen food
Goose Goose
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Post #392 13 Feb 2021 11:39
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Kind of odd considering this

The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, also known as the Huanan Seafood Market, was a live animal and seafood market in Jianghan District, Wuhan.

Never seen a frozen live animal or sea food.
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #393 13 Feb 2021 12:16
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Going off topic now, probably best discussed on another thread but yes I agree.

Best get back to bivvies
ady1966 ady1966
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Post #394 13 Feb 2021 13:19
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I got the bivvy quickly from Vale Royal last week, could not be happier. Braved the wind today and put it up in minutes. It was a bit stiff but soon went up. It makes a great difference when your not messing about with loads of connecting pipes ! Loads of room inside, even with my SS5 MF60 Wideboy. The material looks even better than the fox R series bivvies. I got the XD with inner dome and it comes installed. The winter skin goes on really quickly - attach the front poles and roll backwards, you know its over properly that way first time ! Could not be happier with the Frontier and of course the excellent service from Vale Royal.

TeeCee
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Post #395 14 Feb 2021 16:17
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I think Fox will cain the market with these.

Maybe I'm wrong here, got me thinking about the ground sheet flap thing, would it not have been better to put a decent zip on it rather than velcro as over time, the velcro will get clogged up with crap and won't stick together properly? Adding a zip would have crap get into it too mind.
AndyClark AndyClark
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Post #396 14 Feb 2021 16:20
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I reckon a zip would get crushed.,magnetic strips might have been better
Hudson Hudson
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Post #397 14 Feb 2021 16:41
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I agree, not sure on build quality and materials etc but the design is the best on the market IMO. Flat backed, higher version of the tempest. Trakker needs to follow suit
TeeCee
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Post #398 14 Feb 2021 17:53
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That's why I'm retard
TeeCee
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Post #399 14 Feb 2021 17:56
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It is a very good design thats for sure.
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #400 14 Feb 2021 18:04
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I have had fox ventec ripstop shelters and the material is very good,it feels more robust than the trakker aquatexx.If Fox get the build quality right on these then they could be taking over the tempest.I just have my doubts though
elleaton elleaton
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Post #401 14 Feb 2021 22:59
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My brother owns a trakker and he was with me when I put up my frontier. He's in two minds of whether to replace his trakker because he liked the frontier so much, only thing putting him off is the pack down size being much bigger l. But he's just paid 200 quid for a barrow so it would give it some use lol
mrjcarter mrjcarter
Posts: 1,370
Post #402 15 Feb 2021 18:46
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Is the pack down size that big? Got a V2 air and that's tiny.
Had a m3 and that was like a body bag!
zinno
Posts: 1,381
Post #403 15 Feb 2021 19:07
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Back to shop today for compare T1 with Xd, T1 is no match for the XD, XD bag is 160cm the bivvy bag is large enough to put the bivvy back in easily

These were the things I put in the XD in the store today

-Junior bed 150 x 65 against the side
-Bedchair 205x 80 angled
-Behind the bedchair: bivvy table, Solar Undercover Camo Carryall, cool box,
-There was also plenty of room in the front to put 2 chairs in it

XD is a very big 1/1.5 man bivvy.
elleaton elleaton
Posts: 99
Post #404 15 Feb 2021 21:38
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The XD is the largest 2 man. The X is the 1.5/large one man.
elleaton elleaton
Posts: 99
Post #405 15 Feb 2021 21:41
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In my opinion it is very large in comparison to his, its the only thing putting him off. Not for the person who wants to travel light, but then again its classed as a bivvy, not a brolly or shelter. But if you own a barrow it's hardly an issue.
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