Hi I previously had a v2 brolly and tension strap was fine. However when I attach the rs150 one I don't think its actually doing anything, it's pretty loose. Didn't have a ground sheet either and was fine. Am I missing something, the straps aren't adjustable are they?
Cheers
Tom

Not that it helps you but mine didn't even come with the strap unless I missed it, had a good look though.

Seems to work fine without it so far.

The ground sheet is rubbish, I have 2 holes in mine after the first session. My 4 year old titan ground sheet has no holes.

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My strap was in the peg bag. Surprised about holes, what caused those then

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Mine doesn't appear to do any tensioning either.
Well pleased with the bivvy though.

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A cool box, admitted heavy. And moving my bed chair.

I also admit it was fairly stoney but I have fished the same swim many times with the titan, which has a much heavier duty groundsheet, without issue.

I love the tempest and the additional space and headroom over a T1 was exactly what I wanted but the groundsheet in my opinion is too thin and poor quality.

I thought the groundsheet looked a bit thinner than usual as well. One of my lakes has stone chip swims so it will no doubt be covered in holes quite quickly.....i do have an old Tempest v2 groundsheet in the garage and might well put this down underneath my RS...

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Anyone else used their tension strap yet on the range?

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I know on some it does act as a tensioner (and is called such), another way of looking at is that it stops the front poles splaying too far. Perhaps your shelters are holding their own position as they're new and due to the different design of the legs.

I've no idea but I wouldn't be worried about it, though there is a possibility they've been made wrong, anyone contacted Trakker? Anyone tried splaying the front poles out slightly to take up the tension, does the frame move easily to full tension, does the wrap fit perfectly in the untensioned stance?

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Trakker referred me to cipher customer services . They never reply. I'm not worried about it, better its not need if anything . I just remember my v2 brolly taking its shape by the strap

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I've always had an instant response from Cipher spares whenever I have contacted them. Give them a call mate.

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Cypher group mate, Trakker & other brands and its hit and miss if they're on holiday, tho tend to be good overall

Does anyone use a stripped down RS brolly, how does it compare to the old tempest air?

Can you just chuck them up with no pegs and storm poles? I've been using a Fox frontier through the winter, but I'm finding setting up , even with it stripped back to be a pain, it needs storm poles and it needs pegs.

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Storm poles? I ditched them when using mine stripped back and 5 pegs only

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You mean on the rs or the fox? On the fox the front sits far too low with oit storm poles

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I mean the Fox although i suppose it depends which one. I have the X and find it sits ok? Can imagine its a bit lower in the STD one!

I found my tension strap, it was in the bottom of the peg bag, for the others who were missing it.

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I use my RS Brolly stripped back, only use 4 pegs and no sticks , works brilliantly and rapid to put up. Personally I think it's a great bit of kit and does everything I need and covers all situations, including French trips with the social cap. I sometimes use the tension strap so I can put the mozzi front on, or full front, but mostly just a brolly splayed out for overnighters.

Without meaning to hijack the thread can anyone tell me if you can squeeze 2 bedchairs in an RS 100 with a social cap on ?

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Do you think you could get 2 bedchairs in with the social cap on?

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I would think so

Nice one thanks
I fish under a brolly, as of this season now n then I'll be taking the kids so could prob
do with something a bit bigger 😊
At least with a 1 man I could use it through the colder weather aswell and
hopefully put the social cap on it to squeeze an extra bedchair in occasionally.

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I've not used my tempest enough to see but I've read about people getting condensation even with skull cap and ground sheet on plus ventilation, is this because of the material having changed back to the older aquatexx?!

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I have spent 20 night's in mine and had zero condensation so far, winter may well be a different story but I would expect some.

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No issues with mine

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Anyone front porch flaps a bit saggy when the bivvy is pegged out?
Should note it's all pegged out with storm poles properly and tried different times aswell

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Are you using the groundsheet or the strap to tension the bivvy, I've not had a problem when using the groundsheet. If using the strap you could adjust it by making shorter or longer.

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It's fine now, just needed to adjust quick sticks. Think I might sell it though as it's a it big for my liking. Get a smaller one. Wonder what I'll get for it , groundsheet and skull cap unused