In reply to Post #28
Think the bivvy in 250mm deeper
I have the shelter and front and is plenty big enough
as you can get the bedchair right at the back

I have already been on to sonik. I have said about the ground sheet before it's not heavy duty it's nowhere near as thick as the tempest sheet. So already due to setting up on small pepple swims it's started to show wear I emailed sonik told them sent photos and now on the list for a replacement
I now put a sheet under the ground sheet to try and stop the holes coming threw
So if you don't have grass banks or chipped swims you need to watch that you don't puncture the ground sheet


All in all a great bivvy but in my case shame the sheet is not thick enough to cope with the swims on the lake I fish

In reply to Post #32
Yet Sonik say the groudsheet is "HD"....

In reply to Post #33
It looks rather HD to me when compared to what that JRC Bloxx had, that looked like the woven dust covers you can buy usually in Blue.

I do remember the original Aqua ground sheets thou – they were very thick and stupidly heavy – weighed more than the bivvy I had, Pioneer off memory.

But I know what Russ is on about as I used to fish a large Res that was once a quarry prior to being dammed and flooded. It would rip ground sheets to bits if you dare to stand on it, but I used to put a sheet of the thick high density white Bubble wrap type stuff under the ground sheet to protect it (Pre-cut to shape)

In reply to Post #32
Used mine last week for the first time. I was massively impressed. It's been a long time since I could comfortably sit on my bedchair without my head touching the roof (V2 brolly).

Love how the groundsheet attaches & the flat back gives ample room at the front for gear.
Also I won't bother with the stormpoles unless it's windy as it's definitely sturdy enough without them.

I would definitely say my groundsheet is HD, similar to the tempest. My first bivvy many moons ago was the JRC contact which basically came with a plastic bag for a sheet.

I'm out again this weekend so it will be interesting what condensation's like with no wrap.
No issues last time I used it though.

In reply to Post #35
I got a bivvy mat made by total camo carp for 40 quid
It fits mine ok I'm not really bothered about clipping it in
Lol

In reply to Post #33
Spod when I went to buy it I did mention that the groundsheet is no way heavy duty. Shame as it does spoil the package. It's the feet to the bedchair that's made the holes 😂😂. I now put a folded tarpaulin down first. If it gets too bad I will buy a tempest groundsheet and cut to suit it's not a big deal


Also guys that have the bivvy my groundsheet at the back is like a piece that's been stitched and not big Sheet is your like that

In reply to Post #37
My ground sheet is all one piece, just looked.

~ A couple of mates are after the Bivvy version after seeing mine, but they seem to have sold out everywhere rather fast!

I must have been lucky

In reply to Post #38
There are a few shelters for sale on the bay
And fronts too

In reply to Post #38
Promaster Angling Centre showing 1 in stock at £249.99

In reply to Post #40
Can anybody please confirm the depth? Dimension on website state 175cm. That is a couple of feet shallower than most other 1 man bivvies which are usually 230cm+ Thanks

In reply to Post #41
I think it's a good shelter but there are a few things that annoy me!
• The tensioning straps twist
• The poles are not all the same length like the tempest, this makes erecting and packing away slightly more awkward i.e. not as simple as tempest
• The poles sometimes twist at the base, twisting the fabric
• There is no skull cap
• Peg bag is pretty poor

Things that are good about it:-
• Height, can see without crouching
• Pockets everywhere
• Vents
• Fabric seems very water repellent, so far!
• Weight, stripped back it's very light.
• Price!!!

In reply to Post #42
Spot on review, I've gone from a standard hide to the axs for the extra height as I'm struggling with my legs, you can go from seated to stood up without touching the door if you right yourself properly and I'm 6ft 2.
Material is miles better than the hide but the internal space is much less, the axs is a lot wider when your looking behind it gives the impression of a 2 man bivvy but it's got a very narrow depth internally.
Finding it takes longer to put up than the hide, you need more pegs as it isn't as stable and rolling it up isn't the easiest as like said below the poles seem to twist and move.

I have sussed the best way to pack it down Never had any twist up to now. Yes the back pole is shorter but all fits nice when I peg it down. I peg the back one first then the 2 next to it before pegging they others door goes on next I tension the 2 tags at the peak last. I never pull them too tight as I think they don't need to be under a lot of tension tbh
There's not a bivvy out there that ticks every box

In reply to Post #41
Yes its 175cm
With the front on and the bedchair at the
Back of the bivvy in my opinion there is more than enough room.
Good value for money you are always going to get some
niggles but overall I would recdmmend