In reply to Post #87
If you prefer the free spirit blanks why don't you just get someone like Mark Tunley to build you a set? They barely work out as more expensive from him and the build quality is on another level.

In reply to Post #16
You're being quite obnoxious for no obvious reason.

If you don't like them don't buy them. Theres no need to **** on someones work for the sake of it

In reply to Post #1
Time to get out the stove powered heated blanket, I'm sure there's a guy on here who used to sell them

In reply to Post #14
Yeah because they all think the only waterproof worth having is goretex and are taken in by the hype of it.

GORETEX is really not brilliant at anything, but it does have a purpose that it is more breathable and that stops you retaining moisture when you're active and in turn getting cold. Whenever you make something more breathable, it comes either at the cost of waterproofing, or more likely durability of the fabric. I wouldn't want to wear my expensive arcteryx trousers for fishing and sitting still because they would get ruined in a session.

In reply to Post #1
If you just want over trousers to be waterproof then just get some nylon ones from go outdoors. You don't need goretex trousers if you're just sitting about on the bank. Think you can get some olive green nylon ones in there for about £15.

Well ive got an update for anyone who's interested.

The rod was posted on the Thursday morning and arrived with the buyer on the Friday afternoon. I asked the buyer if the packaging was in good condition still and it was all good so from my perspective it wasn't a bad experience using parcel2go and tuffnells

In reply to Post #1
Ive got a 40L osprey backpack that I bought for walking and climbing, in the end ive ended yup using it for all my day sessions or on the river where ill be moving a lot and its a lot more comfortable than any fishing backpack. Its use of space is also pretty well designed and there are plenty of bits you can clip mats and stuff to as well as a hood that you can store a roll up mat under.

In reply to Post #15
In all fairness, they did give by far the cheapest price, and collected it bang on time the next morning. So ill give them the benefit of the doubt for now and let you all know how it pans out.

In reply to Post #5
Completely agree. Use whatever lead arrangement suits the situation the best.

In reply to Post #12
Well there goes my sense of confidence for this being an easy transaction