Any views/feedback on the Solar Compact Spider Shelter?
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Is it even out yet?
Is it even out yet?
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yep is out,
yep is out,
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Am considering getting one of these. Any reviews/feedback?
I have a solar SP bedchair and am wondering if it comfortably fits square against the back? It's hard to tell.
Looking at johnson ross they have an image of dimensions, that says 270cm width at front - but it does go out from the back so am guessing less than this width at back?
Bedchair is 205cm length.
Thanks!
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Am considering getting one of these. Any reviews/feedback?
I have a solar SP bedchair and am wondering if it comfortably fits square against the back? It's hard to tell.
Looking at johnson ross they have an image of dimensions, that says 270cm width at front - but it does go out from the back so am guessing less than this width at back?
Bedchair is 205cm length.
Thanks!
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I imagine they will set one up for you to test if you ask them nicely
I imagine they will set one up for you to test if you ask them nicely
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Saw one at the big one, well made but very very shallow. A bedchair would fill it and your knees touching the door/mozzi door
Saw one at the big one, well made but very very shallow. A bedchair would fill it and your knees touching the door/mozzi door
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I just phoned my mate in Yorkshire as I know he bought one and is using it right now !!
he loves it ! I asked him about his bed he has a Fox FLATLITER MK2 and says as the bivvy has a flat back it goes right back he is not very big 5ft 8inches
and sitting on the bed he cant reach the doorway with his feet and its just started snowing !! he as everything he needs in side and loves the way its adjustable for uneven ground it is of course a COMPACT shelter at the end of the day
hope this helps
I just phoned my mate in Yorkshire as I know he bought one and is using it right now !!he loves it ! I asked him about his bed he has a Fox FLATLITER MK2 and says as the bivvy has a flat back it goes right back he is not very big 5ft 8inches
and sitting on the bed he cant reach the doorway with his feet and its just started snowing !! he as everything he needs in side and loves the way its adjustable for uneven ground it is of course a COMPACT shelter at the end of the day
hope this helps
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Thanks for the replies gents. Mixed feedback but good to hear your mate likes his!
Torn between this and the Fox frontier X. Good suggestion to visit Johnson Ross to try - a little trek for me but probably worth it. I'll call ahead and check they're happy for me to look at them up.
Thanks for the replies gents. Mixed feedback but good to hear your mate likes his!
Torn between this and the Fox frontier X. Good suggestion to visit Johnson Ross to try - a little trek for me but probably worth it. I'll call ahead and check they're happy for me to look at them up.
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Christ you couldnt get 2 more different shelters could you ?
Christ you couldnt get 2 more different shelters could you ?
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Having had a good look at it (and a good conversation with Dave Lane) at the Big One I agree with the view that is is too shallow. No shallower than the Undercover brolly that I own but for a full bivvy I would want it deeper in order to offer sufficient benefits over my brolly.
Also agree that you are looking at and comparing 2 very different shelters catering for very different needs
Having had a good look at it (and a good conversation with Dave Lane) at the Big One I agree with the view that is is too shallow. No shallower than the Undercover brolly that I own but for a full bivvy I would want it deeper in order to offer sufficient benefits over my brolly.
Also agree that you are looking at and comparing 2 very different shelters catering for very different needs
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Had mine for a few months now and love it
Don't think it's shallow at all and as mentioned the bed can go right back close to the rear and leaves plenty of space. Some great little bits on it, well thought out and good quality
Had mine for a few months now and love it
Don't think it's shallow at all and as mentioned the bed can go right back close to the rear and leaves plenty of space. Some great little bits on it, well thought out and good quality
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I've used mine with a Chub Bed chair thats 215 cm long with the added width of a Gardner sleeping bag which probably adds another 10-15 cm or so to the bedchair width and it just touches the side when flat against the back .
I can sit on the bed and do not touch the front or roof at all......and I'm 6 ft 4
It takes all my kit easily including a Trakker Reclining Levelite chair folded up at night , it uses the space really well
I sold a Cyprinus MH Bivvy and Nash XL hide , bought this one, and I have absolutely NO regrets space wise.....its compactness is its great selling point along with the clever adjustable legs.....its a proper 1 man shelter and NOT a bivvy to have a social in though
I've used mine with a Chub Bed chair thats 215 cm long with the added width of a Gardner sleeping bag which probably adds another 10-15 cm or so to the bedchair width and it just touches the side when flat against the back .
I can sit on the bed and do not touch the front or roof at all......and I'm 6 ft 4
It takes all my kit easily including a Trakker Reclining Levelite chair folded up at night , it uses the space really well
I sold a Cyprinus MH Bivvy and Nash XL hide , bought this one, and I have absolutely NO regrets space wise.....its compactness is its great selling point along with the clever adjustable legs.....its a proper 1 man shelter and NOT a bivvy to have a social in though
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Thanks again everyone for the replies!
I'm looking for a flat back profile, with plenty of headroom sitting on bed, and a tall front/outlook. And that's it really. I have a tempest v2 brolly at the mo and am fed up of slumping to see out the door - and since I've upgraded to the solar bed that seems to always touch the sides - unless I make it wider, but then makes it lower, of course.
I only do overnighters so don't need loads of space.
Reason I was looking at the frontier X is cos of the increased height over the frontier (non x).
Again, on JR website, dimensions of the spider compact say front height is 160cm - which I think is higher than all the frontiers anyhoo - so maybe that is the winner! (and cheaper)
edit: interestingly the solar compact is wider (by 10cm) and taller (by 20cm) than the frontier x.
But yeah, almost 50cm shallower in depth.
Anyway, I will go look at both but swinging toward the compact now. Thanks for your comments everyone.
Thanks again everyone for the replies!
I'm looking for a flat back profile, with plenty of headroom sitting on bed, and a tall front/outlook. And that's it really. I have a tempest v2 brolly at the mo and am fed up of slumping to see out the door - and since I've upgraded to the solar bed that seems to always touch the sides - unless I make it wider, but then makes it lower, of course.
I only do overnighters so don't need loads of space.
Reason I was looking at the frontier X is cos of the increased height over the frontier (non x).
Again, on JR website, dimensions of the spider compact say front height is 160cm - which I think is higher than all the frontiers anyhoo - so maybe that is the winner! (and cheaper)
edit: interestingly the solar compact is wider (by 10cm) and taller (by 20cm) than the frontier x.
But yeah, almost 50cm shallower in depth.
Anyway, I will go look at both but swinging toward the compact now. Thanks for your comments everyone.
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Now waiting for overwrap
Now waiting for overwrap
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Does anyone know the packed dimensions?
Does anyone know the packed dimensions?