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Northern angling show? (39 posts / 4,605 views)
BlankasorusRex BlankasorusRex
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Post #32 25 Feb 2020 11:37
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Who said anything about it being a her?
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #33 25 Feb 2020 12:26
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vossy1 vossy1
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Post #34 25 Feb 2020 16:43
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Can you expand on that a bit more D, interested to hear what you liked
DirkDiggler DirkDiggler
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Post #35 25 Feb 2020 20:36
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When I have seen the Oztent in numerous different vlogs and reviews it looks like it simply has a completely flat front on it whereas the Ridgemonkey one has like a foot or more of dipped porch area extending down to the floor,

I also liked the way the flysheet velcroed across the bivvy extending over the back creating a covered portion behind the bivvy which you can access from the inside...plus I like the way you can close all the windows from inside too.

The crash out mesh at the front is a great idea and the zip off whole front is a bonus too.

I also roughly measured the One man compact against the Titan T1 and was surprised that the Compact one man is around Two feet narrower that the T1.

I reckon for one person you would probably need the One man not the compact for a session bivvy but all in all built quality was very good and materials used looked very good too....at £699 all in for the compact and 100 quid more for the One man I'll be looking at chopping in my T1 when they come out around May/June time
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #36 25 Feb 2020 21:00
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Bloody heavy at 30kg all in though
DirkDiggler DirkDiggler
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Post #37 25 Feb 2020 22:30
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Very true but surely these are viewed as a session bivvy 🤔
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #38 25 Feb 2020 22:49
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Yeah,need a couple of days to recover lugging the thing around the lake
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #39 26 Feb 2020 08:26
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Thanks for the feedback mate I can't imagine my Frontier weighs much less than this with it's extension on, so as a session bivvy it's looking very good, though I'll still probably hold out for some reliability feedback over time.

I don't get the weight issue and can't remember the last time I saw a poor Carp angler lugging heavy gear around a lake without the use of a barrow. Most Carp anglers I see use barrows, even for day sessions, as for weekend sessions I see plenty of lads with 12 or 24 packs of beer so the weight arguement doesn't wash with me.

Personally for me I'll stick to a lighter shelter for day only sessions, if I had the RM I wouldn't hesitate to take it for a overnighter as long as it was quick and easy to put up and take down.
Goldeneye Goldeneye
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Post #40 26 Feb 2020 08:48
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Did anyone pick up a toslon baitboat? I'm interested to know what the deals are like at the shows versus buying online...

Thanks!
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