End of the day its taken them 10 years to design these new ones and they haven't sorted out most fundamental error the old ones had which was issues in the rain. You dont buy an alarm to be be setting up at the lake only to find because the last time you used them in rain that they are now playing up each time....its like running the gauntlet each time you wish to go fishing...are they going to work, are they not!

They have over complicated the new alarms and yes some of the ideas are good but i dont think they were necessary, where mine for example have got grit stuck in the two buttons on the front that you use to turn them on there was never an issue with the switch on the old models, that wasn't a problem and indirectly they have created a new one.

We see plenty of rain in the UK so you need waterproof alarms, ones that dont play up with grit etc getting on them.....sorry Delkim but ive lost count of the amount of sets that ive sent back old and new, enough is enough

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Unfortunately already having issues with one of mine after only two months use and extremely disappointing so i think thats the end of delkims for me as sick and tired of sending them back for constant issues and repairs.

Been an avid user for over 20 years but the new ones are no better than the old with consistent use in bad weather....ive got grit stuck in the front buttons that you use to turn them on which having looked now seems like that could happen anytime and the sensitivity after use in a few heavy rain storms has changed massively.

Really disappointing so think its time to move over to the Fox's now.

I've got the Fortis one and so far so good, i love it. I've been out in the most ridiculous storms (one at Rainbow) and it hasn't leaked a drop. It replaced my old Goretex North Face one which cost almost £400 and tbh i cant tell the difference. I haven't seen build quality like this on a fishing jacket before and I've certainly been through a few!

Im sure if they called it a "mummy" bag you'd get customers expecting it to be one like the outdoor industry use which clearly isnt either. I was told it was tapered in the last third to allow for the shape of a modern bedchair, which in doing so eliminates any potential cold spots. I just wish id got it last winter!

I read this thread with interest before getting mine and im glad i got one. I think this "mummy shape" expressions is just a confusion with the tapering at the bottom. Its certainly not a mummy shape, but it is narrower at the bottom, but so is my bedchair - i think they all are? I had a Trakker bag before which wasnt tapered at the bottom and my feet tended to get cold, but i actually love getting into the Fortis one. Ive used it on the Solar Bed and also a Levelite with no issues...im also 6'5 and just under 18 stone, really cant fault it!

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Just got back from a week on Fox myself, had 10 fish up to 38 with 6 30's and 4 20's, i felt a tad unlcuky i didnt pick up a better fish....weather was pretty miserable all week and the fish were just stacked in a bay by 13....pleased with what i had but it was a grueller fishing in torrential rain, strong winds and the mud was awful....definitely need to board the front of the swims, i almost ended up in the lake on several occasions trying to net fish as you literally just slide down the bank to the water!

Jez: I think you may have been in the lodge when i was checking out this morning, didnt realise it was you and that you had been in 11...gutted for you mate!! Funny thing was i sat in that swim for an hour the day before you moved in there and i thought it looked good in there, almost asked if i could move onto heron as it feels alot more carpy than fox! Next time eh mate!

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Im off on Saturday for my first trip to abbey, im booked on fox and wondered if anyone who has been had any general tips or advice??

I dont know to much about the place so just trying to gauge what i may or may not need to take

Thanks very much!