In reply to Post #11
The bedchair manufacturers literally just make a frame and hang some material with a bit of foam ionside it off of said frame under a bit of tension via some bungee cord.

The SIM will help to reduce the sag a little by spreading your weight more evenly across the material, insulating the 'mattress' part of the bed chair and improve comfort because you are sleeping on a layer of air as appose to material.

I personally bought a cheap 15 quid job first for my fox original flatliner and it literally transformed it

When i bought the duralite system, this old SIM was too big, so i bought a 3/4 size type SIM, again less than £20 and again it made a big difference. I notice it most in the winter as 95% of the time i still only use a 4 season bag and no cover. The 5 season bag or thermal cover dont even come out of the house unless its going to be a very hard frost

I have the MH. Done in the region to 40-50 sessions in it now.

Haven't had any problems at all. I've seen people say about poles breaking, poles difficult to take apart, the locking mechanism on the front poles failing. However i have had no issues with mine but i do look after my gear.

I still have a mk2 supa brolly system which were riddled with faults when released. That has also been perfect for me.

I think a lot of people who have issues with stuff is because they dont look after it or set it up correctly which leads to extra stress on pressure points of the construction. Obviously im not saying for a second all of the problems are caused by this but i do feel it makes up a %

The tesco cheap mixers are alright as loose feed. I mix them 50-50 with the Krill floaters from Sticky. Works out much cheaper

Like others said, not really any good at holding up the hook for longer than a minute or two anymore though

However a trimmed down Krill popup can be shaped to look very similar and did me well early this week

Don't see how this is anything but a good thing, for both fish and the anglers

It can be bad enough inside a bivvy in 30 degrees, let alone adding another 10 on top. Think there would be a few not clued up enough to keep them selves well enough hydrated.

As for the fish, they will still be there the week after

Care to share the name of said shop?

In reply to Post #2
The more of the noddie weed smoking, beer drinking lot that go there, the less there are at other decent lakes!

In reply to Post #69
No real surprise, we got there for opening on saturday morning and within an hour its was shoulder to shoulder until about 2pm. Would only take a couple of people infectious to spread it to hundreds

In reply to Post #7
Ive had the nash one for a couple of seasons, havent noticed any damage to my bedchair. But i also dont abuse my kit so that may make a difference

It all depends on how you view your car. If its just an asset to use to get your to where you need to be, then your local hand car wash is absolutely fine

However if your car really means something to you, then you should never use your local car wash.

Dont know if you have any knowledge of the detailing scene, but a car that is washed and cared for properly is in a different league to one taken to the local car wash.

Even if you clean your car yourself at home you can cause damage if your not using the right methods. For example, do you use a bucket of soapy water and a sponge? If so you have just put loads of swirl marks into your clear coat which can only be removed by machine polishing.

Going into detailing is a whole new topic, but there are some basics that everyone can do easily.

Two bucket wash method: Use a bucket with your soap to drench the wash mitt, wash a panel, then dip it in the second bucket which just contains water to wash the dirt out of the mitt before loading it back up in the soap bucket.

A good jet washing before touching your car with a wash mitt is also a must to remove as much debris as possible.

Never use the same mitt to do your wheels and lower doors as the rest of the car

If the wash mitt ever touches the floor its only good for the bin

I could go on, but a lot of people just dont care. If anyone wants to know more then post away...

In reply to Post #11
I'd say definately not, I'm 5-11 and i wouldn't want it any smaller personally