In reply to Post #1
I think a few things need to be thought about that are important to you ?
does it matter how quick it is to set up and down ?
does the weight bother you ?
is the height important ?
size do you need loads of room ?
on a personal note my needs have changed a lot I now prefer a more compact shelter its a lot warmer in cold weather goes in any swim /peg that large shelters cant or struggle
height I like shelters with a decent height 150cm at least
weight I now need a shelter that does not weigh as much as flipping tractor lol
speed so long as it goes up fairly quickly
I very much doubt I will ever go fishing again in water freezing temps
so because of all the above I recently purchased the Solar Undercover Brolly system a compact foot print - Drop-down rib extensions (removable)
- Multiple door options with full fabric, mozzi-mesh, roll-back sides
- Front can be completely removed
- Dimensions (m): 264cm x 150cm x 150cm
- Weight: 7kg
I still have a Tempest modded bivvy with skull cap if I ever wanted to do a week
I think a few things need to be thought about that are important to you ?
does it matter how quick it is to set up and down ?
does the weight bother you ?
is the height important ?
size do you need loads of room ?
on a personal note my needs have changed a lot I now prefer a more compact shelter its a lot warmer in cold weather goes in any swim /peg that large shelters cant or struggle
height I like shelters with a decent height 150cm at least
weight I now need a shelter that does not weigh as much as flipping tractor lol
speed so long as it goes up fairly quickly
I very much doubt I will ever go fishing again in water freezing temps
so because of all the above I recently purchased the Solar Undercover Brolly system a compact foot print - Drop-down rib extensions (removable)
- Multiple door options with full fabric, mozzi-mesh, roll-back sides
- Front can be completely removed
- Dimensions (m): 264cm x 150cm x 150cm
- Weight: 7kg
I still have a Tempest modded bivvy with skull cap if I ever wanted to do a week
In reply to Post #1
Out of all the bivvies I've ever used I can recommend the fox frontier, if these had been around when I started fishing I would not have gone through so many different bivvies!
Daz
Out of all the bivvies I've ever used I can recommend the fox frontier, if these had been around when I started fishing I would not have gone through so many different bivvies!
Daz
In reply to Post #17
And believe me, Daz has been through some bivvies, and I'm not far behind and have settles on the Frontier XD which is brilliant, especially if you are tall of have a dodgy back etc.
And believe me, Daz has been through some bivvies, and I'm not far behind and have settles on the Frontier XD which is brilliant, especially if you are tall of have a dodgy back etc.
Only bivvy that maby will replace my Frontier Xd is the new coming Trakker 100T Aquatexx EV, with the social cap it's the perfect bivvy for when my 6 years old son comes with me.
Pioneer ultralite was perfect for me near on 20 years ago and still is, compact enough for small swims, enough space for all I need for a week long session. Heavy for its size but solid build and back to a gale force wind the only other bivvy that could compete was the tita but that's been spoilt in that respect by giving it a flat back.
In reply to Post #20
I'd be surprised if the Titan couldn't handle gale force winds, I've been in a powerplus and that was alright the guy ropes where being used admittedly. Nash canvas had no problem other than the Velcro door did blow open at the peak of it.
I'd be surprised if the Titan couldn't handle gale force winds, I've been in a powerplus and that was alright the guy ropes where being used admittedly. Nash canvas had no problem other than the Velcro door did blow open at the peak of it.
In reply to Post #20
Simply not true. Twice I have been on lakes in gale force winds where a number of other bivvies have been damaged, destroyed or just gone. The Titan never moves. I have complete confidence in it. Most larger one man bivvies are made with flattish backs these days. The Fox looks like a pill box from behind. Top of the budget and maybe overkill for 2/3 night sessions but for longer/extended sessions it's at the top of the tree.
Simply not true. Twice I have been on lakes in gale force winds where a number of other bivvies have been damaged, destroyed or just gone. The Titan never moves. I have complete confidence in it. Most larger one man bivvies are made with flattish backs these days. The Fox looks like a pill box from behind. Top of the budget and maybe overkill for 2/3 night sessions but for longer/extended sessions it's at the top of the tree.
In reply to Post #1
I've gone from brolly to brolly with overwrap, to dome to Outlaw Hurricane shelter back to brolly and overwrap.
The best of the bivvies was probably the RH Apotheosis, although it took a few minutes to set up.
Dome wise I loved the original and Mark 2 Fox Easydome. Quick and easy to set up, ping, poing and peg the corners down.
I looked at Pramhood bivvies, but the weight and not getting it in a rod bag always put me off.
The brolly system, TFG Oval and wrap, OK, a few nights under just the Oval, overwrap for wet weather and winter. The Oval was good for days only as well, and I still use it for that.
Now I have a Rod Hutchinson Hybrid Cabrio Brolly system and extension with overwrap.
Plenty of room for all my gear, space at either end of the bedchair, and room for the dog.
It sounds strange but I don't use the porch extension in winter, but just the overwrap.
In summer with the door off and the extension on it is like sleeping in a tunnel.
I've gone from brolly to brolly with overwrap, to dome to Outlaw Hurricane shelter back to brolly and overwrap.
The best of the bivvies was probably the RH Apotheosis, although it took a few minutes to set up.
Dome wise I loved the original and Mark 2 Fox Easydome. Quick and easy to set up, ping, poing and peg the corners down.
I looked at Pramhood bivvies, but the weight and not getting it in a rod bag always put me off.
The brolly system, TFG Oval and wrap, OK, a few nights under just the Oval, overwrap for wet weather and winter. The Oval was good for days only as well, and I still use it for that.
Now I have a Rod Hutchinson Hybrid Cabrio Brolly system and extension with overwrap.
Plenty of room for all my gear, space at either end of the bedchair, and room for the dog.
It sounds strange but I don't use the porch extension in winter, but just the overwrap.
In summer with the door off and the extension on it is like sleeping in a tunnel.
In reply to Post #22
The Fox looks like a pill box from behind
im glad im not the only one that thinks it looks a bit odd
The Fox looks like a pill box from behind
im glad im not the only one that thinks it looks a bit odd
In reply to Post #22
Simple laws of physics, which will wind pass over easier a flat or a slope? My original titan was brilliant back to the wind, the new flat back may be good but can't be as good as the original.
Simple laws of physics, which will wind pass over easier a flat or a slope? My original titan was brilliant back to the wind, the new flat back may be good but can't be as good as the original.
In reply to Post #24
I was looking at getting one but seen a video of a lad fishing in a storm few weeks back and the bivvy was bent here there and everywhere!
It's safe to say it's put me off a bit !
I was looking at getting one but seen a video of a lad fishing in a storm few weeks back and the bivvy was bent here there and everywhere!
It's safe to say it's put me off a bit !
In reply to Post #24
More than a bit.
More than a bit.
In reply to Post #27
it reminds in shape more of the 1980s brolly camp type bivvy
it reminds in shape more of the 1980s brolly camp type bivvy
I hate to pull out the ‘mate' card, but my mate does genuinely have one of the new fox ones. It's the slightly wider one that isn't massive, not sure on the letters. It does look like a decent Bivvy to be fair, the squared off wide shape with a flat back makes sense. It isn't very tall though, and packs up like a railway sleeper.
In reply to Post #25
This is the first Titan I have owned so can only judge the T1 camo. It has really been tested in the past two autumn/winter periods. I have no specialist knowledge of aerodynamics or wind resistance but based on actual performance with me in It it has been faultless. Storm proof, water proof, bullet proof structure and like any sensible lad I have it back to the wind where possible.
This is the first Titan I have owned so can only judge the T1 camo. It has really been tested in the past two autumn/winter periods. I have no specialist knowledge of aerodynamics or wind resistance but based on actual performance with me in It it has been faultless. Storm proof, water proof, bullet proof structure and like any sensible lad I have it back to the wind where possible.