Calling All Brotel Owners

[carping_mad]

What do you all do with regards to storm Poles? How do you attach them? (as i dont belive there is any storm caps that fit the brotels ribs) and what ones do you use?

 

Thanks all.

[*Ant*]

Do you really need storm poles Ant?

 

I suppose you could use a couple of gripper butt-rests screwed on to your storm poles, they may need a bit of modication though.

 

[edd]

thought you said brothel for a min lol

[Steve Burke]

Neither my De-Luxe Brotel nor the seemingly discontinued Standard model have fittings for storm poles. I don't know whether the latest De-Luxe model (now distributed by Leeda) has them.

 

In practice, because of the extra pegging points compared with a brollie, I haven't found this a problem except in gusty winds of variable direction.

 

Having said that, if someone comes up with a fitting I'd certainly buy a couple. There were going to be some made a few years ago, but I don't believe anything came of them.

 

BTW, the Bedchair Brotel (also discontinued?) does need storm poles. There are fittings, but as I pointed out in my review, they're made of plastic and not really up to the job.

 

[ 21. September 2005, 10:59 AM: Message edited by: Steve Burke ]

[carping_mad]

Ok cheers, guys,

 

I found i did need the storm poles as otherwise the brotels ribs are just to flimsy in the gusts.

[argyll]

Think we talked this one through somewhere else and came to the concluson that it needs storm guy ropes. It doesn't get much use, and like Steve I find the pegging points adequate. I think if it got bad enough to warrant more support, I'd have packed up and gone home

[carping_mad]

Thanks guys, but i have used the guy ropes and ended up proping the side pannels with sticks, as i like to sit sideways on in my swim, rather than face on, as i like to be shaded from the ellements rather than them hurtelling in my face

[Andrew Burgess]

The nearest way to fix storm poles on the brotels rib is to buy a set of these Storm Pole Attachments from Leslies of Luton

 

http://www.leslies-fishing.co.uk/acatalog/...bivvaccess.html

 

 

[ 21. September 2005, 07:53 PM: Message edited by: Andrew Burgess ]

[rabster]

Great Scott, storm caps that take ribs up to 8mm, they could just about do the trick. I can't be arsed going out to the garage to have a measure up just now, but will definitely bear these in mind.

 

I've got a Brotel & generally find it fits my needs superbly, that is, except for when it's windy! It seems to twist & turn all over the place when the wind gets up, so a couple of storm poles would be ideal. I'll have a measure up tomorrow to see if the ones Andy has linked will fit.

 

Cheers

[costers]

You mightnot need to buy any Rabster!