In reply to Post #45
Still not a brolly in my opinion. Or not a conventional brolly anyway. it's a shelter / bivvy , it's erected from the outside like every other shelter. Brollys are erected from inside using a pole and lock mechanism.
Still not a brolly in my opinion. Or not a conventional brolly anyway. it's a shelter / bivvy , it's erected from the outside like every other shelter. Brollys are erected from inside using a pole and lock mechanism.
In reply to Post #46
The tempest brolly is not a bivvy.
I do get what you mean but for me the TB is an alternative to the traditional brollies.
The tempest brolly is not a bivvy.
I do get what you mean but for me the TB is an alternative to the traditional brollies.
In reply to Post #47
brolly alternative is fine lol
I'd personally use a brolly on day sessions to cover all smaller amount of kit and keep the rain off Myself plus there lighter if using a traditional brolly. I use the V2 brolly ( as it's called ) for overnight and longer sessions as it's has add-ons to make it more comfortable and more room.
I don't worry about the weight as I'll be using a barrow.
brolly alternative is fine lol
I'd personally use a brolly on day sessions to cover all smaller amount of kit and keep the rain off Myself plus there lighter if using a traditional brolly. I use the V2 brolly ( as it's called ) for overnight and longer sessions as it's has add-ons to make it more comfortable and more room. I don't worry about the weight as I'll be using a barrow.
In reply to Post #44
I'm the same as you, never understood why Trakker decided to to call a smaller Tempest Bivvy a brolly??
The design of both is exactly the same? The poles go together the same way, uses the same block design to put it under tension 🤷🏻♂️ The tempest “brolly” is just a smaller tempest bivvy
I'm the same as you, never understood why Trakker decided to to call a smaller Tempest Bivvy a brolly??
The design of both is exactly the same? The poles go together the same way, uses the same block design to put it under tension 🤷🏻♂️ The tempest “brolly” is just a smaller tempest bivvy
While Trakker are having a bit of a “rebrand” of the various tempest models eg. 100, 100t, 150 etc
They should of called the “brolly” the 100, the bivvy the 150 and the XL bivvy the 200 or something along them lines
They should of called the “brolly” the 100, the bivvy the 150 and the XL bivvy the 200 or something along them lines
In reply to Post #46
I still say it's a brolly, just a modern version. Either way it makes sod all difference,its still a bloody good bit of kit
I still say it's a brolly, just a modern version. Either way it makes sod all difference,its still a bloody good bit of kit
In reply to Post #49
Yep definitely a Bivvy brolly has internal ribs 😉
Yep definitely a Bivvy brolly has internal ribs 😉
In reply to Post #51
Never said it wasn't a bad bit of kit
I have the V2 bivvy with skull cap and winter wrap for my French trips and longer sessions, absolutely love it but I find it massive for short sessions so I bought the V2 “brolly” for day/one night sessions
Never said it wasn't a bad bit of kit
I have the V2 bivvy with skull cap and winter wrap for my French trips and longer sessions, absolutely love it but I find it massive for short sessions so I bought the V2 “brolly” for day/one night sessions
In reply to Post #50
LOL. Yep Trakker do make it so dam confusing dont they. Makes you wonder about their marketing strategies.
And I guess in the big scheme of things it's not really a brolly as others have said.
I like the idea of 100 being one man 200 being two man. though. Makes a lot of sense but let's drop the brolly label and call it what it is. A bivvy.
LOL. Yep Trakker do make it so dam confusing dont they. Makes you wonder about their marketing strategies.
And I guess in the big scheme of things it's not really a brolly as others have said.
I like the idea of 100 being one man 200 being two man. though. Makes a lot of sense but let's drop the brolly label and call it what it is. A bivvy.
apparently 100T means 100 tall
In reply to Post #51
Agreed. Tempest brolly has got to go down as one of the best shelters ever made. And a rare product where the V2 was actually a genuine improvement on the V1 with the anti twist.
Agreed. Tempest brolly has got to go down as one of the best shelters ever made. And a rare product where the V2 was actually a genuine improvement on the V1 with the anti twist.
In reply to Post #46
Anything I can put up within 30 seconds at the first sign of rain is a brolly in my eyes........
Anything I can put up within 30 seconds at the first sign of rain is a brolly in my eyes........
In reply to Post #57
In reply to Post #57
A brolly goes up in under 5 seconds No connecting ribs or poles also
A brolly goes up in under 5 seconds
No connecting ribs or poles also
The original was the Pioneer
when the brilliant idea was a brolly with the ribs on the outside !!
and it was genius IMO but of course it was a very long thin shape when packed up the tempest is a very similar idea except they put a break in the poles so it packed up smaller
when the brilliant idea was a brolly with the ribs on the outside !!
and it was genius IMO but of course it was a very long thin shape when packed up the tempest is a very similar idea except they put a break in the poles so it packed up smaller