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Where am I looking for quality bivvys these days (47 posts / 8,978 views)
SlugHunter SlugHunter
Posts: 22,752
Post #16 12 Jan 2025 21:09
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Big gap in the market if you ask me...

Using DPM4 at the minute and well happy with it..

Would be perfect with more breaks in the poles...
Notts485
Posts: 535
Post #17 12 Jan 2025 21:28
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In reply to Post #16
I have 2 trakker brollies one in nylon fantastic product light and drys so quickly. And the Advanced aquatex model nice but heavy i use the Advanced more in summer as uts got 4 windows and darker inside. If I was going to get a 3rd would be nylon model.
Monkeypox
Posts: 440
Post #18 13 Jan 2025 05:28
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In reply to Post #9
Ask Kevin Nash about competing with the Chinese.
essesxandy essesxandy
Posts: 3,197
Post #19 13 Jan 2025 16:29
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In reply to Post #18
What I meant was someone making quality products in the UK and not trying to compete with the Chinese made bivvies.
Look at some of the buzz bars, sticks and pods being produced here, north of £450 for a well made pod. Surely a quality bivvy would sell?
That said I don't have any issues with my Nash Titan.
whataclonker whataclonker
Posts: 365
Post #20 13 Jan 2025 17:33
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Weren't the early Titans made in the UK? I'm pretty sure I heard that on one of their off the hook podcasts - not that it makes much difference now.

It can be difficult to find anything that isn't made in China these days, & not only fishing tackle!
Ynnek
Posts: 887
Post #21 13 Jan 2025 19:57
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In reply to Post #20
As engineer I've been traveling to China on regular bases for business.
You have the Chinese mentality which is something special but they are able to produce high-end product but it comes at a cost.

whataclonker whataclonker
Posts: 365
Post #22 13 Jan 2025 20:58
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I agree. They absolutely are capable of making very high quality products.
essesxandy essesxandy
Posts: 3,197
Post #23 14 Jan 2025 14:29
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In reply to Post #20
Yes the original Titans were made in their old factory in Rayleigh.
whataclonker whataclonker
Posts: 365
Post #24 14 Jan 2025 16:08
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That's right. I seem to remember them saying that they had one woman working in a room at the very top cutting & sewing.

I guess as demand grew they decided to manufacture in china.
Oldtombanjo Oldtombanjo
Posts: 9
Post #25 14 Jan 2025 18:58
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Plus one for Solar, I've been using the compact spider bivvy and the basic sp c-tech bedchair for the past 3 or so years and have found them both to be bombproof.
Bivvybug Bivvybug
Posts: 2,458
Post #26 14 Jan 2025 19:38
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In reply to Post #24
And then they had big problems dozens and dozens of titans and oval profiles with all the tape seems coming off it was a serious problem never thought they would recover from it
We need Chris manifold starting again he is a master craftsman
Smudge23 Smudge23
Posts: 490
Post #27 14 Jan 2025 21:14
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In reply to Post #26
I'll 2nd this. Still using my Aqua Armadillo made by Chris, best bit of kit I've ever bought.
essesxandy essesxandy
Posts: 3,197
Post #28 16 Jan 2025 06:51
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In reply to Post #26
The original Titan was an amazing jump forward in bivvy design, just poorly executed. The Armo was Chris' fishing version of a very old design, built superbly.
blackfield blackfield
Posts: 2,651
Post #29 16 Jan 2025 20:19
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In reply to Post #20
I was probably one of the first to buy a titan back in 92.... I wasn't impressed. QC was awful and had lots of issues. Gave up when I was made to feel I was a thick northern **** by Nash.
Baitman Baitman
Posts: 5,237
Post #30 16 Jan 2025 21:38
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In reply to Post #29
My mate had a old titan and the tape started peeling and it was leaking.
He phoned nash and by coincidence the phone was answered by him himself.
I've got a problem with the bivvy, it's leaking.
What bivvy is it.
It's the triton.
Do you mean titan...
No, triton, cos it's like a fookin shower inside.
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