So what do you use/prefer ? I only ever use a brolly nowadays, although since I have a tracker big z I can just zip the front on if needed. In the winter time it's more to keep the damp off than anything else but using a bedchair cover helps keep everything dry (and me warm).
Rob.
Bivvy or Brolly ?
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, Nov 28 2001 01:59 PM
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Posted 28 November 2001 - 05:05 PM
Depends on how long I am going to be there for and the weather, if just an overnighter and I'm not expecting rain I will use my profile and maybe put the front panels on if it gets cold or damp. For 24+ hour trips or if its raining I will use a bivvy presuming it can be put up in the swim I'm fishing, another advantage of a brolly.
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Posted 28 November 2001 - 06:50 PM
Dawn till dusk (or less) = brotel.
Overnight or longer = Bivvie
Overnight or longer = Bivvie
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Posted 28 November 2001 - 07:23 PM
Depends on the time of year really.....
Brolly up until mid September or so.... Bivvy only for anything longer than an overnight when it's cold..
Simon
Brolly up until mid September or so.... Bivvy only for anything longer than an overnight when it's cold..
Simon
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Posted 28 November 2001 - 10:53 PM
hi all.
as i normaly fish for a week at a time, and the swims have bags of room, i use both, a bivvie (2man) for me and the mrs to sleep in, and a tracker big z so that me and the mrs can sit under it during the day.
theres nothing like roughing it is there lads.
as i normaly fish for a week at a time, and the swims have bags of room, i use both, a bivvie (2man) for me and the mrs to sleep in, and a tracker big z so that me and the mrs can sit under it during the day.
theres nothing like roughing it is there lads.
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Posted 29 November 2001 - 05:28 AM
Up to 36hrs I use a Tails up Babylon but for anything longer, not that the chance arrives too often, I'll use my 2 man bivvy.
My thoughts are that the more uncomfortable you are the worse you fish, consequently, the less you enjoy your session.
My thoughts are that the more uncomfortable you are the worse you fish, consequently, the less you enjoy your session.
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Posted 29 November 2001 - 05:00 PM
Posted in error, sorry...
[This message has been edited by Chris Shaw (edited 29 November 2001).]
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Posted 30 November 2001 - 12:06 AM
hi,
ive just bought a big z so that i can watch the water all the time, also so i can up sticks if im in the wrong place.
ive got a titan for the winter when its really needed.
arran.
ive just bought a big z so that i can watch the water all the time, also so i can up sticks if im in the wrong place.
ive got a titan for the winter when its really needed.
arran.
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Posted 01 December 2001 - 09:48 AM
Jeep Cherokee, with the tailgate up!
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Posted 01 December 2001 - 07:56 PM
years ago, I spent a few nights fishing out the back of a Vauxhall Chevette estate with the tailgate up. The first screaming run I had in the early hours had me hurtling panic stricken into a half raised tailgate, which left me laid in the wet grass looking up at an exhaust pipe for 10 mins while the Carp made good it's escape!!
