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Ridge Monkey FQ1 Bivvy (25 posts / 3,054 views)
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #1 5 Jun 2026 09:39
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Looks like a new arrival on the scene, which from what i saw on the clip that was released seems to fit in-between the tempest RS and Frontier 2 bivvies in terms of looks and features.

Quite a few comments saying they had been showing them in the recent tackle shows, anybody seem them in flesh? if so what were you thoughts?

With ridge monkey i always find there products are either superb or utter dogs doo, never anything in between.
zinno
Posts: 1,381
Post #2 5 Jun 2026 10:05
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People have been asking for years for the inner mesh window to open downwards, while meanwhile Rm is making a new bivvy where you have them roll it up

Bivvy looks for the rest decent but fot me personal to low
Busted
Posts: 1,882
Post #3 5 Jun 2026 10:23
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In reply to Post #1
It looks like a nice bivvy to me. 700 is scary on a RM product though tbh

Although saying that, I dont think the escape bivvies were too problematic
Spod Spod
Posts: 13,415
Post #4 5 Jun 2026 10:29
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ChrisKenefick ChrisKenefick
Posts: 417
Post #5 5 Jun 2026 11:17
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Going by my past experience of ridge monkey products, I'll swerve it - not sure of the need for the compass , someone needs to go outside and give their head a wobble
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #6 5 Jun 2026 16:37
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It looks like a even more simple Boss system that the tempest and far better then the fox attempt.

I have seen and herd good reviews of the bigger bivvies when i have seen them in france.

One thing I noticed in the video was the size of the bag and the fact that it looked heavy when Levy was carrying it.
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #7 5 Jun 2026 16:52
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In reply to Post #6
7.5kg just the shell,whole system is 15kg
Holte88 Holte88
Posts: 65
Post #8 6 Jun 2026 23:44
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The block looks very suspect. Thin plastic, looks very cheap and over engineered.
Holte88 Holte88
Posts: 65
Post #9 6 Jun 2026 23:46
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In reply to Post #6
I disagree, the trakker RS is a simple design that just works through tension. This new RM block is some click in design and it looks very cheap.
stuart666 stuart666
Posts: 4,779
Post #10 7 Jun 2026 10:18
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In reply to Post #6
The trakker boss is far more simple that the RM one. The RM looks very fragile being plastic. Every thing ive owned by RM other than their buckets as been utter ***** 💩
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
Posts: 1,945
Post #11 7 Jun 2026 18:07
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Yeah I have not seen it in the flesh just on the video and you cant really grasp how solid the block is from that IMO. Where i meant more simple, was in that you locking mechanism was just a push and click system from the looks of it.
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #12 7 Jun 2026 19:48
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They are doing an in-depth video in the week
Boo Boo
Posts: 8,856
Post #13 8 Jun 2026 08:23
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What makes me giggle about the launch of this Bivvy is all the blurb about research, designing and testing this Bivvy for 47 years just to come up with the same Bivvy everyone else already does

Nothing new or exciting that I can see
ChrisKenefick ChrisKenefick
Posts: 417
Post #14 8 Jun 2026 08:28
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In reply to Post #13
It has a compass...
CarpCodger71 CarpCodger71
Posts: 2,762
Post #15 8 Jun 2026 11:39
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In reply to Post #14
That’s sealed it for me 😂
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