Afternoon all,
I'm on my second Wychwood Tactical Brolly. The central boss has a nasty habit of corroding anytime it gets within a 1km of any moisture.
I hate bivvies purely because of collapsing them during the winter when they are wet is a horrible chore
So, are there many brollies that have minimal moving parts (which in theory I should have weather proofed in hindsight) or is there an absolutely fool proof bivvy I can use in -2 on a January morning without wanting to cut my hands off due to the pain?
I'm on my second Wychwood Tactical Brolly. The central boss has a nasty habit of corroding anytime it gets within a 1km of any moisture.
I hate bivvies purely because of collapsing them during the winter when they are wet is a horrible chore
So, are there many brollies that have minimal moving parts (which in theory I should have weather proofed in hindsight) or is there an absolutely fool proof bivvy I can use in -2 on a January morning without wanting to cut my hands off due to the pain?
In reply to Post #1
Obvious one is probably a tempest, which ever one suits
Obvious one is probably a tempest, which ever one suits
In reply to Post #1
What about Nash titan hide or hide xl
What about Nash titan hide or hide xl
In reply to Post #2
I'd second the Tempest. I bought my V2 to use as only a brolly, but ended up buying the front and skull cap wrap to use it as a full bivvy. The only time I prefer a traditional brolly is day fishing in winter, when I can tuck spare clothes and waterproofs up in the spokes to stop them getting damp.
I'd second the Tempest. I bought my V2 to use as only a brolly, but ended up buying the front and skull cap wrap to use it as a full bivvy. The only time I prefer a traditional brolly is day fishing in winter, when I can tuck spare clothes and waterproofs up in the spokes to stop them getting damp.
In reply to Post #4
The only reason I use a brolly for winter piking is that 9 times out of 10 it gets chucked in the bag wet and it was cheap.
The only reason I use a brolly for winter piking is that 9 times out of 10 it gets chucked in the bag wet and it was cheap.
Prices vary wildly 
In reply to Post #6
I wouldn't advise one of these unless you absolutely can't afford anything else, and even then I'd suggest a tesco bag for life and a couple of bamboo sticks before one of these.
I wouldn't advise one of these unless you absolutely can't afford anything else, and even then I'd suggest a tesco bag for life and a couple of bamboo sticks before one of these.
I've got a hide xl and it does go up and down pretty quickly once you're uses to it. First couple of goes I was a bit hesitant because I was paranoid of breaking the central boss
In reply to Post #7
I totally agree a nightmare to collapse an oval is out of date a tempest is so much better easier to go up more stable and using the strap goes up exactly the same every time
I totally agree a nightmare to collapse an oval is out of date a tempest is so much better easier to go up more stable and using the strap goes up exactly the same every time
In reply to Post #9
Have to disagree. Switched from a Tempest to one and find it much better and easier to setup. The Tempest is great and I have recently bought, but yet to try the uni spider which is a very similar design as I wanted some of the extras not available for the undercover brolly, but in regards to quality I find Solar for better than the Trakker. Personal opinion
Have to disagree. Switched from a Tempest to one and find it much better and easier to setup. The Tempest is great and I have recently bought, but yet to try the uni spider which is a very similar design as I wanted some of the extras not available for the undercover brolly, but in regards to quality I find Solar for better than the Trakker. Personal opinion
Tempest brolly 100, nothing compares in my opinion, lightweight, goes up in a minute, plenty of coverage and you can get every accessory under the sun, in my opinion it's the ultimate all round shelter.
In reply to Post #11
Totally agree It can't be beaten imo someone on here said the solar looked typical Chinese cheaply made and thinking of giving it away after having a lot of trouble collapsing it and poles at different lengths
Totally agree It can't be beaten imo someone on here said the solar looked typical Chinese cheaply made and thinking of giving it away after having a lot of trouble collapsing it and poles at different lengths
In reply to Post #2
I'd say the tempest also, so easy and fast to put up and take down, even in the depths of winter with cold hands its still a breeze. You have the added option of then being able to add a front, mozzie panel, skull cap etc etc if needs be. But the basic brolly shelter is spot on, i use mine pretty much exclusively.
I'd say the tempest also, so easy and fast to put up and take down, even in the depths of winter with cold hands its still a breeze. You have the added option of then being able to add a front, mozzie panel, skull cap etc etc if needs be. But the basic brolly shelter is spot on, i use mine pretty much exclusively.
As an aside my mates got a tempest, several years old now. I'd rather have one of the newer versions of the tempest than the hide xl I currently have
In reply to Post #12
someone on here said the solar looked typical Chinese cheaply
thats 2 posts in this thread slagging off a Shelter
GET A LIFE !!!! .............................why comment on something you dont know anything about ?
Anyone with more than an ounce of common sense knows Solar dont make junk !
and there are LOTS of folk using these quality shelters including a few forum members
I really dont understand the silly childish comments of some people in this thread thought we were mainly adults on here ? some people need to grow up
I find mine far easier and quicker to put up and down than my Tempest that I sold on too
EDIT
DESPITE not yet using it on the bank I have put it up and down 5 to 6 times in my garden goes up and down really easy & fast too as when it was first released there was no groundsheet and so I made a couple for it a lightweight one and a heavy duty one (now solar has released one for it
someone on here said the solar looked typical Chinese cheaply
thats 2 posts in this thread slagging off a Shelter
GET A LIFE !!!! .............................why comment on something you dont know anything about ?
Anyone with more than an ounce of common sense knows Solar dont make junk !
and there are LOTS of folk using these quality shelters including a few forum members
I really dont understand the silly childish comments of some people in this thread thought we were mainly adults on here ? some people need to grow up
I find mine far easier and quicker to put up and down than my Tempest that I sold on too
EDIT
DESPITE not yet using it on the bank I have put it up and down 5 to 6 times in my garden goes up and down really easy & fast too as when it was first released there was no groundsheet and so I made a couple for it a lightweight one and a heavy duty one (now solar has released one for it
In reply to Post #12
Don't argue with oldgeezer, he set one up in his garden twice, so like everything else he has been near, he is an expert on them now
Don't argue with oldgeezer, he set one up in his garden twice, so like everything else he has been near, he is an expert on them now
In reply to Post #1
Used the Solar brolly a few times now. No issues, up in seconds and none of the issues that some (well a couple) other users have had.
It's a brolly, goes up and down like a brolly, not sure what else you would want it to do?
Has been mentioned that the storm poles do not align to add the pole that goes across the front rib. Sort of agree with that but as you don't really need the pole, it's not really an issue for me.
Also the small poles for the sides. Tight as #*ck but you know what? Poles bend and it was just a case of bending them in. Again, you don't have to use them.
Haters are gonna hate though.
Used the Solar brolly a few times now. No issues, up in seconds and none of the issues that some (well a couple) other users have had.
It's a brolly, goes up and down like a brolly, not sure what else you would want it to do?
Has been mentioned that the storm poles do not align to add the pole that goes across the front rib. Sort of agree with that but as you don't really need the pole, it's not really an issue for me.
Also the small poles for the sides. Tight as #*ck but you know what? Poles bend and it was just a case of bending them in. Again, you don't have to use them.
Haters are gonna hate though.
In reply to Post #16
Putting it up in garden as we all know is a bit different on the bank
no nothing about it really
I've actually used it a few times on the bank i bought this brolly few months ago trying to collapse it is a nightmare also bits missing it's just a run of the mill brolly nothing special tbh I only bought it as I was told on here it was a 55 when it came I was disappointed it was a 60 far to big for my needs
Tempest far better tbh
Putting it up in garden as we all know is a bit different on the bank
no nothing about it really
I've actually used it a few times on the bank i bought this brolly few months ago trying to collapse it is a nightmare also bits missing it's just a run of the mill brolly nothing special tbh I only bought it as I was told on here it was a 55 when it came I was disappointed it was a 60 far to big for my needs
Tempest far better tbh
In reply to Post #18
Tempest all day long!!
Tempest all day long!!
In reply to Post #1
Out of interest Aidey, do you want said bivvy/brolly to fit in a quiver or are you just putting it on a barrow?
Not sure if that makes a difference to your options?
Out of interest Aidey, do you want said bivvy/brolly to fit in a quiver or are you just putting it on a barrow?
Not sure if that makes a difference to your options?
I really rate the solar spider compact. Been using it as a brolly all spring and summer and can then zip in the front and groundsheet through winter. It's a quality product from Solar, well made and at a decent price too!
In reply to Post #20
Hi Cam,
The brolly usually comes with on the first walk round, chucked across my back which then makes the barrow push with the rest of the gear a lot easier and stable.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I think the Tempest is top of the tree due to it's versatility at the moment. Ideal for overnighters AND a week in France with the kitchen sink if (god forbid) i'm ever sat in the same spot for seven days.
Hi Cam,
The brolly usually comes with on the first walk round, chucked across my back which then makes the barrow push with the rest of the gear a lot easier and stable.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I think the Tempest is top of the tree due to it's versatility at the moment. Ideal for overnighters AND a week in France with the kitchen sink if (god forbid) i'm ever sat in the same spot for seven days.
I've got the tempest brolly and cant fault it apart from it could be a bit higher (I could get the 100T)
I've also got the utility front which will easily fit 2 bedchairs in or make a comfy shelter for France with plenty of room.
I've also got the utility front which will easily fit 2 bedchairs in or make a comfy shelter for France with plenty of room.
Still laughing after reading through this 
I know where I won't be spending me money, one thing I love about CF, honest feedback as ever, no ********, just the real facts
I know where I won't be spending me money, one thing I love about CF, honest feedback as ever, no ********, just the real facts
In reply to Post #24
Thanks for your helpful feedback..can you tell us what you won't be spending your money on please?
Thanks for your helpful feedback..can you tell us what you won't be spending your money on please?
In reply to Post #25
Not on the stuff that the majority of people rate as crap
Not on the stuff that the majority of people rate as crap
Frontier x is good it's heavy in the bag but goes up and down quickly bud
In reply to Post #1
I went to discount fishing tackle in Doncaster yesterday.
They have a very novel feature there...a bivvy city,
where they have literally set up and left probably 20 odd of the available bivvies on the market on their secure car park and just left them out there to the elements.
The ones which I would say were fairing the best were the Trakker aquatex versions and the fox frontier versions.
Most of everything else was varying degrees of faded not waterproof anymore garbage.
I went to discount fishing tackle in Doncaster yesterday.
They have a very novel feature there...a bivvy city,
where they have literally set up and left probably 20 odd of the available bivvies on the market on their secure car park and just left them out there to the elements.
The ones which I would say were fairing the best were the Trakker aquatex versions and the fox frontier versions.
Most of everything else was varying degrees of faded not waterproof anymore garbage.
In reply to Post #28
The old brown turning fox domes, went on forever
It's gone crazy for me, £500 plus tents and people are changing them as quick as their underpants, utter madness, for that money they should be getting 10 years out of them, another marketing hype and carp tax rip off
Not that I really give a **** and all, sheep, if somebody can sell it, some idiot will buy it
The old brown turning fox domes, went on forever
It's gone crazy for me, £500 plus tents and people are changing them as quick as their underpants, utter madness, for that money they should be getting 10 years out of them, another marketing hype and carp tax rip off
Not that I really give a **** and all, sheep, if somebody can sell it, some idiot will buy it
In reply to Post #29
You're absolutely right, mate. But what is the alternative? You are nog going to buy a yellow or blue camping tent and use that for fishing are you?
I also hate what most brands are doing to the quality of tackle and then what they charge for it, but the options that are better quality aren't really there anymore. Just look at aqua
You're absolutely right, mate. But what is the alternative? You are nog going to buy a yellow or blue camping tent and use that for fishing are you?
I also hate what most brands are doing to the quality of tackle and then what they charge for it, but the options that are better quality aren't really there anymore. Just look at aqua
In reply to Post #28
Places like that always give you a great idea of how they will fare!! I remember when we were looking for a tent for the family we went to one like it, a few of the tents we liked beforehand had massive puddles in the middle, so we went with a different one and it's been superb
Places like that always give you a great idea of how they will fare!! I remember when we were looking for a tent for the family we went to one like it, a few of the tents we liked beforehand had massive puddles in the middle, so we went with a different one and it's been superb
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