Good evening all,
I was after some feedback on the above, it looks a great bit of kit, light when stripped down, easy to put up/down and it's in stock.
I presently use an Aqua atom plus(100)but want something with just a little more space front to back, this appears to fit the bill.
Hoping there are some forum members happy to share their personal experiences.
Cheers
Tel
I was after some feedback on the above, it looks a great bit of kit, light when stripped down, easy to put up/down and it's in stock.
I presently use an Aqua atom plus(100)but want something with just a little more space front to back, this appears to fit the bill.
Hoping there are some forum members happy to share their personal experiences.
Cheers
Tel
In reply to Post #1
I've not got personal experience but I believe these get good feedback. Also the TB don't really do bad gear, ever so personally I'd buy with confidence
They had a deal on a while back for the bivvy with wrap, hopefully it's still on offer. You could also ring them for a price see if they'll cut you a deal.
I've not got personal experience but I believe these get good feedback. Also the TB don't really do bad gear, ever so personally I'd buy with confidence
They had a deal on a while back for the bivvy with wrap, hopefully it's still on offer. You could also ring them for a price see if they'll cut you a deal.
In reply to Post #1
I have one, its very well made & thought out. Not huge but not small either. I was a big fan of the AI/razorback type shelter and it takes alot of the best parts of these. Its stable, light and easy to put up/take down. The only situation I am not sure it would be great in would be very uneven ground but then any modern shelter struggles in that respect. I think Army Andy had a big part in the design and his experience shows as things like the door design and storage are very good indeed.
I have one, its very well made & thought out. Not huge but not small either. I was a big fan of the AI/razorback type shelter and it takes alot of the best parts of these. Its stable, light and easy to put up/take down. The only situation I am not sure it would be great in would be very uneven ground but then any modern shelter struggles in that respect. I think Army Andy had a big part in the design and his experience shows as things like the door design and storage are very good indeed.
In reply to Post #1
Go and get one. Before they are all gone. No more will be made I don't think now. I use one every week. Incredibly well made bivvy, absolute perfection. It will shock you how well made it is, compared to anything & everything you have had previous.
The only thing which is not all that IMO is the groundsheet. The little bag it goes into when wet is brilliant, but the two piece light weight ground sheet is not worth a **** if you really need a ground sheet. Any heavy duty ground sheet from a 60" oval, Armadillo type shelter fits anyway. I use an old Pioneer Ultralight GS.
That is the only small neg. The positives are vast. You will get customer service like you cannot comprehend. They have tonnes of spares of all of the poles and will have for the life of the bivvy. It is aero space gear, with reenforced collars. You will not break the poles. If you did happen too, they will replace them for you.
Stripped down it's a very lightweight shelter with really great coverage. With the bells and whistles attached it is the perfect size for a longer session. And absolutely solid as a rock.
I'm getting another one, to store away for the future. He's keeping two or three back for us. I think there is only less than 50 left now.
The RRP was £350 for the bivvy and £125 for the ingenious wrap and extra pole to attach it. That was cheap for the quality. The last ones are being sold at £350 with a free wrap. That price is a joke compared to the equivalent so called top of the range bivvies from other suppliers. And this is FAR better than them too.
Go and get one. Before they are all gone. No more will be made I don't think now. I use one every week. Incredibly well made bivvy, absolute perfection. It will shock you how well made it is, compared to anything & everything you have had previous.
The only thing which is not all that IMO is the groundsheet. The little bag it goes into when wet is brilliant, but the two piece light weight ground sheet is not worth a **** if you really need a ground sheet. Any heavy duty ground sheet from a 60" oval, Armadillo type shelter fits anyway. I use an old Pioneer Ultralight GS.
That is the only small neg. The positives are vast. You will get customer service like you cannot comprehend. They have tonnes of spares of all of the poles and will have for the life of the bivvy. It is aero space gear, with reenforced collars. You will not break the poles. If you did happen too, they will replace them for you.
Stripped down it's a very lightweight shelter with really great coverage. With the bells and whistles attached it is the perfect size for a longer session. And absolutely solid as a rock.
I'm getting another one, to store away for the future. He's keeping two or three back for us. I think there is only less than 50 left now.
The RRP was £350 for the bivvy and £125 for the ingenious wrap and extra pole to attach it. That was cheap for the quality. The last ones are being sold at £350 with a free wrap. That price is a joke compared to the equivalent so called top of the range bivvies from other suppliers. And this is FAR better than them too.
Thanks for your constructive and personal feedback, I've been pondering for a while and remember seeing one some time way back, thinking I like that.
Love my Atom Plus, just front to back is a bit confined, I'm going to bite the bullet and order one, for the price I don't think you can go wrong.
Will pop a review up after it arrives and I've used it 👍👍👍
Cheers
Tel
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Love my Atom Plus, just front to back is a bit confined, I'm going to bite the bullet and order one, for the price I don't think you can go wrong.
Will pop a review up after it arrives and I've used it 👍👍👍
Cheers
Tel
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In reply to Post #4
What would you say the sizing ,and height is like compared to my mk1 armo ?
I see they have different height adjustment on these..
Cheers
What would you say the sizing ,and height is like compared to my mk1 armo ?
I see they have different height adjustment on these..
Cheers
In reply to Post #6
Better.
Watch this video mate. At 4.45, Gary the noddy is sitting inside it stripped out, I'm pretty sure that is on the high setting. There are three different height adjustments on the tension strap that cover quite a few heights. You can have it tall, or splay it out without the front on, and get it really low.
It's a properly designed bivvy. Army Andy and Gary the nod really excelled with the design of this bivvy. Lots of little touches which are immense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU461NP2af8
Better.
Watch this video mate. At 4.45, Gary the noddy is sitting inside it stripped out, I'm pretty sure that is on the high setting. There are three different height adjustments on the tension strap that cover quite a few heights. You can have it tall, or splay it out without the front on, and get it really low.
It's a properly designed bivvy. Army Andy and Gary the nod really excelled with the design of this bivvy. Lots of little touches which are immense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU461NP2af8
In reply to Post #5
A good tip, watch the video on how to take it apart. It's simple, but I struggled until I watched the video myself, there's a knack to undoing those poles when you first get it.
If you leave the front attached as I do, unzip both door panels and the side panel too on the side the zip is. Otherwise it makes it harder to get apart.
A good tip, watch the video on how to take it apart. It's simple, but I struggled until I watched the video myself, there's a knack to undoing those poles when you first get it.
If you leave the front attached as I do, unzip both door panels and the side panel too on the side the zip is. Otherwise it makes it harder to get apart.
In reply to Post #7
Cheers mate...
Watched the video,,...and the one of it in a storm..should survive a Crowdy or Tamar trip no problem after watching that..
Cheers mate...
Watched the video,,...and the one of it in a storm..should survive a Crowdy or Tamar trip no problem after watching that..
In reply to Post #4
What does it weigh without the wrap and groundsheet?
What does it weigh without the wrap and groundsheet?
In reply to Post #4
Kinda contradicts its self get one before they sell out they have tons of spares. Maybe they are willing to hold back stock in order to look after customers. Now that would be great.
I don't own one however I have had bivvies that have lasted 25 plus years and the TB Bivvy does look great and I hope you get a decent life span out of it. Possibly 15 plus years.
Kinda contradicts its self get one before they sell out they have tons of spares. Maybe they are willing to hold back stock in order to look after customers. Now that would be great.
I don't own one however I have had bivvies that have lasted 25 plus years and the TB Bivvy does look great and I hope you get a decent life span out of it. Possibly 15 plus years.
In reply to Post #10
Stripped out the bivvy and poles weigh 2.65kg.
The zip in front weighs 1.25kg. Quite a lot of that on the front is the thick plastic window which I ditched.
I did not weigh it, I was given these weights.
Stripped out the bivvy and poles weigh 2.65kg.
The zip in front weighs 1.25kg. Quite a lot of that on the front is the thick plastic window which I ditched.
I did not weigh it, I was given these weights.
In reply to Post #11
Quote... Kinda contradicts its self get one before they sell out they have tons of spares.
I think you need to go back and read what I actually wrote. When you jam it all together from different sentences, like you have there, of course it sounds weird.
They do not have many bivvies left.
They have loads of spares for the bivvy. They will carry these spares long, long after the last bivvy is sold.
Am I missing something there?
Quote... Kinda contradicts its self get one before they sell out they have tons of spares.
I think you need to go back and read what I actually wrote. When you jam it all together from different sentences, like you have there, of course it sounds weird.
They do not have many bivvies left.
They have loads of spares for the bivvy. They will carry these spares long, long after the last bivvy is sold.
Am I missing something there?
In reply to Post #13
Ordered yesterday, arrived today, looks absolutely brilliant and so easy to put up, light and really important to me was the depth compared to my Atom 100/plus, ticks all my boxes.
It's perfect for my requirements, £350 delivered complete with a clever and simple to fit winter skin, water 💦 resistance to 10,0000, strips down to a great day shelter weighing next to nothing, what's not to like👍👍👍
Will do a proper review when I've had some time under/in it.
Cheers
Tel👍👍👍👍👍
Ordered yesterday, arrived today, looks absolutely brilliant and so easy to put up, light and really important to me was the depth compared to my Atom 100/plus, ticks all my boxes.
It's perfect for my requirements, £350 delivered complete with a clever and simple to fit winter skin, water 💦 resistance to 10,0000, strips down to a great day shelter weighing next to nothing, what's not to like👍👍👍
Will do a proper review when I've had some time under/in it.
Cheers
Tel👍👍👍👍👍
In reply to Post #14
I keep looking at this bivvy,it really does look well made.I would be interested to know how much room it has once your bed is in it
I keep looking at this bivvy,it really does look well made.I would be interested to know how much room it has once your bed is in it
In reply to Post #15
Pm for you
Pm for you
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In reply to Post #13
Fair enough it wasn't a contradiction
Fair enough it wasn't a contradiction
I'd trust any bivvy that Army Andy and Lee Jackson had a say in the design of, and the Tackle Box after sales service will be better than any other manufacturer's stated warranty.
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