In reply to Post #12
Thanks again everyone for the replies!

I'm looking for a flat back profile, with plenty of headroom sitting on bed, and a tall front/outlook. And that's it really. I have a tempest v2 brolly at the mo and am fed up of slumping to see out the door - and since I've upgraded to the solar bed that seems to always touch the sides - unless I make it wider, but then makes it lower, of course.

I only do overnighters so don't need loads of space.

Reason I was looking at the frontier X is cos of the increased height over the frontier (non x).
Again, on JR website, dimensions of the spider compact say front height is 160cm - which I think is higher than all the frontiers anyhoo - so maybe that is the winner! (and cheaper)

edit: interestingly the solar compact is wider (by 10cm) and taller (by 20cm) than the frontier x.
But yeah, almost 50cm shallower in depth.

Anyway, I will go look at both but swinging toward the compact now. Thanks for your comments everyone.

In reply to Post #7
Thanks for the replies gents. Mixed feedback but good to hear your mate likes his!

Torn between this and the Fox frontier X. Good suggestion to visit Johnson Ross to try - a little trek for me but probably worth it. I'll call ahead and check they're happy for me to look at them up.

In reply to Post #1
*thread bump*

Am considering getting one of these. Any reviews/feedback?
I have a solar SP bedchair and am wondering if it comfortably fits square against the back? It's hard to tell.
Looking at johnson ross they have an image of dimensions, that says 270cm width at front - but it does go out from the back so am guessing less than this width at back?

Bedchair is 205cm length.

Thanks!

In reply to Post #7
Yup - either side of the red map marker.

In reply to Post #5
Thanks. Thats the one further up off marsh lane.
I'm looking for the two lakes the other side of the A1307, either side of the B1040.

In reply to Post #3
Thanks - but I think that thread covers the lakes a bit further up the other side of the A1307 actually in Hemingford Grey.

In reply to Post #41
Nix ?

In reply to Post #12
Yeah, that could make sense.

Anyway, rather than try to fudge something, I just pulled the trigger on the 45mm crosscast spod reel.
Which is what I should have done in the first place, but hey-ho.

Should feel like a rolls royce compared to that old emblem S. And with a line clip that's not gonna snap eventually.

In reply to Post #10
~£30 for new spool on england angling. I bought in a hurry from the lake and thought it'd 'just work' - but obvs not. Wish I'd have just put that towards a newer reel altogether. Ah well, you live and learn.

Tape and swapping the clip good suggestions, thanks.

In reply to Post #7
Yeah, bad, isn't it!
I think it's cos it's a 5000 spool on a 5500.
I thought all reel bodies were the same and the spool sizes was the depth of spool (rather than any size difference on length).

I think I might just use this as an excuse for a new dedicated spod reel altogether!