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I had the t1 camo pro and sold it. I bought it because I liked the idea of the inner dome. It was a very good biv but too heavy and cumbersome for me.
Moved onto a Hide XL pro and never looked back.
IMO when you factor in the cost, footprint and weight I think the Hide XL pro is the best bivv you can buy. I paid £220 for mine with the infill (TFT were selling the green ones cheap in the summer). It weighs 8 kilos. It can take a wide solar bedchair and I can get my solar sp c-tech sofa chair in too side on. Ive had it out in recent storms and it doesn't budge and it's never let a drop of rain in.
I'm considering buying the standard size too for my weekday overnighters as it's the same weight (or even lighter) as most brollys and I can still use my wide bedchair!
My only complaint with the hide is Nash never did a skullcap for it. Tbf the vapourshield does do what it says on the tin though.
I had the t1 camo pro and sold it. I bought it because I liked the idea of the inner dome. It was a very good biv but too heavy and cumbersome for me.
Moved onto a Hide XL pro and never looked back.
IMO when you factor in the cost, footprint and weight I think the Hide XL pro is the best bivv you can buy. I paid £220 for mine with the infill (TFT were selling the green ones cheap in the summer). It weighs 8 kilos. It can take a wide solar bedchair and I can get my solar sp c-tech sofa chair in too side on. Ive had it out in recent storms and it doesn't budge and it's never let a drop of rain in.
I'm considering buying the standard size too for my weekday overnighters as it's the same weight (or even lighter) as most brollys and I can still use my wide bedchair!
My only complaint with the hide is Nash never did a skullcap for it. Tbf the vapourshield does do what it says on the tin though.
In reply to Post #11
Gone up already now to £550
Didn't last long
Gone up already now to £550
Didn't last long
In reply to Post #18
10% BF sale coming soon? TFT do like to move prices about before a sale.
10% BF sale coming soon? TFT do like to move prices about before a sale.
Anymore more reviews guys
In reply to Post #20
So I bought a Camo T1 Pro back in summer of '23 when they were first released. I bought it for two reasons: (1) the inner capsule—I have a bad allergic reaction to most bites and wanted the inner capsule to keep bug life to a minimum, and (2) I wanted something taller than most bivvies so that I could get dressed/stand up without having to perform the 'crab dance' on my bed chair. And it has achieved both of those splendidly.
However..... some negatives
1. It weighs a ton when wrapped up with the inner dome. And it's a bit of a fight to fold and pack into the carry-bag.
2. Although I love the extended peak/porch, the design is really poor. Instead of channeling water down to the side gutters it almost always pools in the centre of the porch--see point 3 below. It may well be that if it was erected on a totally flat piece of ground that wouldn't be the case, but the lakes I fish don't have that benefit and the pooling has been a constant issue.
3. It leaks. It leaks somewhere along the porch/main bivvy seam. I've sealed every seam with tent repair sealant, taped every seam and fabsilled all around it and I just can't stop the leak. I am sure that the constant pooling hasn't helped this. Now to be fair the leak drips into the doorway area and nowhere near my bed, but a constant 'drip, drip...' all night is pretty disconcerting.
4. There are loads (loads) of pin ***** holes all over the main canvas that are only visible when the bivvy is erected. I don't think they are leaking, but I have a suspicion that they will soon. But they let in light which is a shame because otherwise this is a lovely dark bivvy.
Now to be fair I have used the bivvy a lot. A couple of nights a week on average for three years. But I treat it well, have always dried it out when I get home and I don't think it should have deteriorated like this. Nash support have sold me a new main canvas for £200 which essentially gives me a brand new bivvy again. But in the meantime I've also bought a Solar Spider Worldwide FS 1.5, which has a zip in groundsheet, is quite tall and a lot lighter than the Titan. I've used that a few times now and will use it as my summer bivvy. It will be interesting to see if I feel the need to revert back to the heavier Nash one once the cooler/wetter days return in the autumn.
All in all it's good, but not without its faults and I do object to having to fork out £200 after just three years of use.
Hope that helps.
So I bought a Camo T1 Pro back in summer of '23 when they were first released. I bought it for two reasons: (1) the inner capsule—I have a bad allergic reaction to most bites and wanted the inner capsule to keep bug life to a minimum, and (2) I wanted something taller than most bivvies so that I could get dressed/stand up without having to perform the 'crab dance' on my bed chair. And it has achieved both of those splendidly.
However..... some negatives
1. It weighs a ton when wrapped up with the inner dome. And it's a bit of a fight to fold and pack into the carry-bag.
2. Although I love the extended peak/porch, the design is really poor. Instead of channeling water down to the side gutters it almost always pools in the centre of the porch--see point 3 below. It may well be that if it was erected on a totally flat piece of ground that wouldn't be the case, but the lakes I fish don't have that benefit and the pooling has been a constant issue.
3. It leaks. It leaks somewhere along the porch/main bivvy seam. I've sealed every seam with tent repair sealant, taped every seam and fabsilled all around it and I just can't stop the leak. I am sure that the constant pooling hasn't helped this. Now to be fair the leak drips into the doorway area and nowhere near my bed, but a constant 'drip, drip...' all night is pretty disconcerting.
4. There are loads (loads) of pin ***** holes all over the main canvas that are only visible when the bivvy is erected. I don't think they are leaking, but I have a suspicion that they will soon. But they let in light which is a shame because otherwise this is a lovely dark bivvy.
Now to be fair I have used the bivvy a lot. A couple of nights a week on average for three years. But I treat it well, have always dried it out when I get home and I don't think it should have deteriorated like this. Nash support have sold me a new main canvas for £200 which essentially gives me a brand new bivvy again. But in the meantime I've also bought a Solar Spider Worldwide FS 1.5, which has a zip in groundsheet, is quite tall and a lot lighter than the Titan. I've used that a few times now and will use it as my summer bivvy. It will be interesting to see if I feel the need to revert back to the heavier Nash one once the cooler/wetter days return in the autumn.
All in all it's good, but not without its faults and I do object to having to fork out £200 after just three years of use.
Hope that helps.
Not the best then by the sounds of it
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Well I'm not sure. I have a mate who reckons it's done well, and that the £200 to make it 'brand new' again is a bargain. I'm less convinced about that, and I still think there's a design fault with the water run-off. But until it started leaking it was absolutely the dog's danglies—apart from being heavy. If you reckon an extra spend of £200 per three years is okay (just over £1 per week/session) then I'd say go for it. But if you want to spend your cash and be sure it will last for maybe five years plus, based on my experience I don't think it will.
Well I'm not sure. I have a mate who reckons it's done well, and that the £200 to make it 'brand new' again is a bargain. I'm less convinced about that, and I still think there's a design fault with the water run-off. But until it started leaking it was absolutely the dog's danglies—apart from being heavy. If you reckon an extra spend of £200 per three years is okay (just over £1 per week/session) then I'd say go for it. But if you want to spend your cash and be sure it will last for maybe five years plus, based on my experience I don't think it will.
Pm