Hi folks,
Any informed views on what are the most stable 1 man Bivvys for dealing with windy conditions?
What do people think sheds the wind best and remains most stable?
Cheers.
Any informed views on what are the most stable 1 man Bivvys for dealing with windy conditions?
What do people think sheds the wind best and remains most stable?
Cheers.
In reply to Post #1
Tempest 100.
Tempest 100.
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Ridge Monkey XF1 - shame it weighs as much as a mini metro and the length of a Cornish a road.
I have recently used mine for a weeks holiday and it is brilliant, but for over nighters it wouldn't be my choice (hence 1st use since buying second hand last year) .
I love my original tempest, for lightest and speed - go in wind as long as it turns up AFTER setting up. The disadvantage of the new type shelters (frontiers, tempests, titans is you can't peg first, whereas the ridgemonkey along with older three rib type dillos you could pretty much save the risky bit until last,
Ridge Monkey XF1 - shame it weighs as much as a mini metro and the length of a Cornish a road.
I have recently used mine for a weeks holiday and it is brilliant, but for over nighters it wouldn't be my choice (hence 1st use since buying second hand last year) .
I love my original tempest, for lightest and speed - go in wind as long as it turns up AFTER setting up. The disadvantage of the new type shelters (frontiers, tempests, titans is you can't peg first, whereas the ridgemonkey along with older three rib type dillos you could pretty much save the risky bit until last,
In reply to Post #1
Ultralite . . . .but if I was being honest even this is trumped by ye olde Mk1 Armo - falling tree proof!
Ultralite . . . .but if I was being honest even this is trumped by ye olde Mk1 Armo - falling tree proof!
In reply to Post #1
Karsten, superb quality and stability. Heavy though and obviously pricey.
Karsten, superb quality and stability. Heavy though and obviously pricey.
Pramhood bivvy (Armo) with overwrap (pegged seperately)
That's great thanks all. I actually have a pram hood with overwrap in the loft so I'll resurrect that for what I want it for.
Cheers all.
Cheers all.
In reply to Post #1
Surely Nash Titan has to be number one choice
Surely Nash Titan has to be number one choice
For me it would be the Kampa inflatable bivvies. Obviously not available anymore but you could peg them down prior to pumping up and once set up they flexed in the wind but nothing to break (can't snap a air tube like a pole) so whilst they sway around they'll survive in anything but the most extreme conditions.
In reply to Post #1
Titan.
Titan.
The one with the deepest most secure pegs 
Is a bit of give a bad thing, my Fox Evo used to wrap around the bed at times, not great with condensation but hey ho, my Fox Frontier (original) wouldn't budge a inch, my Tempest Air ain't bad either but from reputation pov and the pic of the person (girl) sitting on the cross bar (early pr) and a tree resting on it (I'm sure some will remember that) surely it has to be the Titan?
Is a bit of give a bad thing, my Fox Evo used to wrap around the bed at times, not great with condensation but hey ho, my Fox Frontier (original) wouldn't budge a inch, my Tempest Air ain't bad either but from reputation pov and the pic of the person (girl) sitting on the cross bar (early pr) and a tree resting on it (I'm sure some will remember that) surely it has to be the Titan?
Has to be the Titan. My old MK2 have been out in some storms and it took it without any effort. Can't see my T1 Pro being as good due to additional height.
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I don't like Nash , but has to be the Titan.
I don't like Nash , but has to be the Titan.
The original Titan would have won hands down.
Nash Titan
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Just come back from a lake in France that provides bivvies set up at the lake - Ridgemonkey ones.
What a pile of absolute *****. Although they were set up ready so didn't need carrying they must weigh a ton. The door is too big and lets in the rain all the time. The top of the bivvy allowed the water to pool up and drip down the front all the time. The useable space is limited even with a standard Bedchair right at the back. The porch area doesn't work at all and all my gear was drenched when it rained. I would have been a lot comfier and drier in my own M3. Everyone else hated them also.
Totally impractical, although the sheer weight of them must make them stable. The only good point I could find is the stitching was quite good.
Just come back from a lake in France that provides bivvies set up at the lake - Ridgemonkey ones.
What a pile of absolute *****. Although they were set up ready so didn't need carrying they must weigh a ton. The door is too big and lets in the rain all the time. The top of the bivvy allowed the water to pool up and drip down the front all the time. The useable space is limited even with a standard Bedchair right at the back. The porch area doesn't work at all and all my gear was drenched when it rained. I would have been a lot comfier and drier in my own M3. Everyone else hated them also.
Totally impractical, although the sheer weight of them must make them stable. The only good point I could find is the stitching was quite good.
In reply to Post #16
Agree - I've seen them on the bank and the smaller variants are wide but 'shallow'. Fine with an awning in nice weather but obvs rubbish in driving rain. Weren't these based on the og OZ tent that Lee Jackson recommended?
Agree - I've seen them on the bank and the smaller variants are wide but 'shallow'. Fine with an awning in nice weather but obvs rubbish in driving rain. Weren't these based on the og OZ tent that Lee Jackson recommended?
In reply to Post #4
I appreciate you are a fanboy, but you can't genuinely think that the new Ultralite is a good shelter to use into a strong wind?
I appreciate you are a fanboy, but you can't genuinely think that the new Ultralite is a good shelter to use into a strong wind?
In reply to Post #16
Wow, I wasn't expecting that of the RM!
Wow, I wasn't expecting that of the RM!
In reply to Post #18
lol - its tricky to put up admittedly; but it is solid in strong winds for a tall bivvy based on its shape and the fact that it has 4 storm poles that with augered points can be screwed in tight . . .
lol - its tricky to put up admittedly; but it is solid in strong winds for a tall bivvy based on its shape and the fact that it has 4 storm poles that with augered points can be screwed in tight . . .
100% Pram hood style bivvy, I've a Mk2 armo and fish an horrendous place for very strong winds and it's stood the test of time
With a pram hood you lay it flat when starting to set it up, pegs in back and pull it up.
No faffing putting it up then trying to hold it in position while going round putting pegs in.
Don't think I'd ever consider taking my Frontier to this lake for that reason
With a pram hood you lay it flat when starting to set it up, pegs in back and pull it up.
No faffing putting it up then trying to hold it in position while going round putting pegs in.
Don't think I'd ever consider taking my Frontier to this lake for that reason
In reply to Post #7
Couldn't agree more. Years back I had a Titan viper (Slippery Eel) material and it was rock solid in any weather
Couldn't agree more. Years back I had a Titan viper (Slippery Eel) material and it was rock solid in any weather
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