Seems to me the new Solar Shelters are really a cut above the rest if your looking for top quality and a compact footprint with a really decent height
they have totally nailed it IMHO the NEW Solar Compact SP Spider Bivvy is a breath of fresh air top quality bit of kit only 8kg too check it out COMPACT LINKY POO

I myself have bought the Solar Undercover brolly system and not used it yet but had it up in the garden and I am over the moon with it BROLLY LINKY POO
a real decent alternative to the hides and tempests
and of course their chairs AND bed chairs are getting rave reviews too

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I have the low chair with head rest a man bag unbelievable quality and so comfortable can't see anything else coming close thinking about getting a spider bivvy too

Im after a lightweight brolly and was going to get a fast and light but im a bit unsure of aquas quality these days so will have a look a d see what solar have on offer. If there as good as my sp chair and so bed then there onto a winner. Is there a video of them putting the undercover brolly up? I dont need a front so wonder if they just do a brolly on its own.

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I got the solar bed as recommended on here. The cheaper one, it's really cleverly made, legs push and lock in place, ect it's a touch hard but I had a good nights sleep on it last night, defo worth getting

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look on the Solar YouTube channel - loads of clips setting up shelters etc

I have the Spider Compact full system and it is a quality piece of kit.

The SP Chair is so comfy too, bought in 2019 when 1st released and still as comfy 2.5yrs later.

Like the look of the new SP Pro Bedchair , Sleeping Bag and now releasing a Sleepsystem version. Their Bedchair Cover is the 1st ive seen that has a foil type backing to retain heat (working on same principles as emergency / rescue services foil blankets)

Very switched on R&D at the minute churning out lots of good gear

I believe even Solar Bait is making a comeback........

In reply to Post #1
Gerry, how does the Solar Brolly compare to the original Wychwood MHR in your opinion?

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Hopefully the squid and octopus plus koi

In reply to Post #1
Looked at the bivvy, the material is very skinny, definitely not in the same league as Aquatex.

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Didn't find aquatex that good rips easy and if put away wet it all sticks together bought an used atom once had to pull it off all stuck together and was left in dozens of creases

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Really? Used an original aqua pioneer ultralite for over fifteen years and never ripped it. In fact when I finally sold it on it was still mint.

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You must have had bad luck.
I've had Aquatex bivvy's since they came out, they dont rip easy in actual fact yours is the first post I've seen on here that's ever said that.
Probably the best selling bivvy material ever so highly unlikely there's an actual problem, user error?

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I think you where lucky loads of Aqua brollys on eBay with repair patches on I don't think for me you can beat nylon like the tempest material

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The undercover brolly is ace. Had one for a while now and won't use anything else unless it's for a long session or with my son. Fast to put up, solid in high winds, quality material, can't really think of anything to criticise it for tbh.

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I think nylon is the best selling material ever

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Nylon??? Its cheaper than Aquatex for a reason.