In reply to Post #12
and can you imagine what it would be like to pack that up if it was a built in ground sheet
and can you imagine what it would be like to pack that up if it was a built in ground sheet
In reply to Post #16
Like those ridgemonkey bivvys
Like those ridgemonkey bivvys
No ground sheet ever! Really can't see the point. Shoes or boots next to the bedchair ready for a night bite. Also it one less thing to carry.
In reply to Post #1
Always use a ground sheet and mat, not good having the damp come up though your back.
Always use a ground sheet and mat, not good having the damp come up though your back.
Only use a groundsheet in Winter, generally find them a right unnecessary pain in the hole
In reply to Post #12
leave it there mate - nobody's going to steal it and it's already 60% natural by the looks of it...
leave it there mate - nobody's going to steal it and it's already 60% natural by the looks of it...
In reply to Post #21
Nice idea but If I had to leave behind any kit that was muddy and piss wet through. After the last three days I'd be leaving all my gear at the lake and going home in just my undercrackers. I reckon after using up all my bait, food and water my barrow still weighed more in the way back than on the push round at the start.
Nice idea but If I had to leave behind any kit that was muddy and piss wet through. After the last three days I'd be leaving all my gear at the lake and going home in just my undercrackers. I reckon after using up all my bait, food and water my barrow still weighed more in the way back than on the push round at the start.
In reply to Post #1
haven't used a groundsheet for years. Use a brolly for 99% of my fishing even in winter - my sessions are short (generally 12 hours overnight) and I can't be arsed with a) carrying it and b)cleaning/drying it. Decent sleeping bag, wooly hat and and bedchair cover and I'm always toastie warm
. That said, my soaking wet/muddy gear is currently in my car waiting to be unloaded - and all my luggage is covered in mud spatter from the torrential rain last night. Once its dry the muck will just fall off (I hope) 
haven't used a groundsheet for years. Use a brolly for 99% of my fishing even in winter - my sessions are short (generally 12 hours overnight) and I can't be arsed with a) carrying it and b)cleaning/drying it. Decent sleeping bag, wooly hat and and bedchair cover and I'm always toastie warm
. That said, my soaking wet/muddy gear is currently in my car waiting to be unloaded - and all my luggage is covered in mud spatter from the torrential rain last night. Once its dry the muck will just fall off (I hope)
Don't normally use a ground sheet in the spring through to autumn but on current water I've had a serious ant problem!! The buggers were everywhere last Saturday, put the ground sheet in today to see if that stops them getting in every nook and cranny 
Lifted the unhooking mat earlier And that was infested with the blighters as for mud and rain I'm lucky as old gravel pits the grounds quite good where drainage is concerned
Michael
Lifted the unhooking mat earlier And that was infested with the blighters as for mud and rain I'm lucky as old gravel pits the grounds quite good where drainage is concerned Michael
I always use a ground sheet. If your using a bivvy with a sewn in groundsheet use a footprint. Basically another groundsheet to keep the sewn in one clean. It can be just a cheap tarp cut to size. Doesnt have to be heavy or expensive. Just keep the bivvy clean and dry.
In reply to Post #25
Groundsheet 100%!. Bivvy slippers ready on the mat. I hate the thought of mud/dirt all over the bottom of my kit that has to go in my car.
Groundsheet 100%!. Bivvy slippers ready on the mat. I hate the thought of mud/dirt all over the bottom of my kit that has to go in my car.
I need a ground sheet as I drop little things constantly.. my patch of Artificial grass is a great dirt trap both wet and dry.
In reply to Post #12
Oh dude that's messing with my head so bad
Oh dude that's messing with my head so bad
More common than you think 😊
In reply to Post #25
That's it, always use a groundsheet for your groundsheet
That's it, always use a groundsheet for your groundsheet