Which shelter for day fishing

[wotnobivvy]

My trusty old brolley is coming to the end of it's life and I am considering a replacement. Currently I seem to be moving towards a shelter, to keep me and my kit dry. I have been looking at the Korum Day Session Shelter about £60, and the Tfgear Force 8 Day Shelter currently on offer for £49.99. Do any members have any experience of either. I am getting on a bit and need one that is fairly easy to put up AND take down. I would like actual experience, not pro/anti a particular manufacturer

 

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[BigKev]

korum day shelter is an excellent piece of kit , i'm well impressed with my one

[Team Man]

See the "why use Bivvys" thread.

 

If your getting on a bit as you say, I'd get rid of your Avatar mate, it can't be doing you much good

[KAYC]

See the "why use Bivvys" thread.

 

If your getting on a bit as you say, I'd get rid of your Avatar mate, it can't be doing you much good

Well you know what they say................you are only as young etc...

[Team Man]

Well you know what they say................you are only as young etc...

 

 

The stuff they used to put in our tea in the Army in the late 40's is begining to work on me now

[Barry C]

Been thinking about this myself lately. The thing that puts me off a little is the size of the fairly flat area that is required. Using my brolly I only realy need a flatish area for my chair but surely a shelter needs a much larger area. Am I wrong!

[wotnobivvy]

I was hoping that a shelter could be pitched on a slope, as without a groundcheet it wouldn't matter too much. And the lack of a pole would be a plus for putting a chair in out of the rain

[Team Man]

I was hoping that a shelter could be pitched on a slope, as without a groundcheet it wouldn't matter too much. And the lack of a pole would be a plus for putting a chair in out of the rain

 

 

It sounds like my Pop a Bivvy would fit your bill nicely

 

http://www.archeryworld.co.uk/acatalog/Tents_Umbrella.html

 

Or http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/bivvy/index.htm

[Steve Burke]

I can't comment on the two items you've mentioned as I've never used them.

 

However I can strongly recommend the Brotel De-Luxe. See my field test at http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/Tackle-And-Bai...tel_deluxe.html

 

It appears though it may have been discontinued. It's so frustrating when a really good bit of kit gets taken off the market. It deservedly won an award for best new product at a trade show about 10 years ago (beating my own Wonder Wire!)

 

Fearing that this would happen I bought a secondhand one off Peter Waller a couple of years ago so that I had a spare. It's also useful when my brother visits so that we have one each.

 

In my field test I described it as "revolutionary", a word I seldom use. The only minor critisism I had was the nylon screw on the main pole adjustment. I now don't push this pole into the ground, simply using 3 pegs on calm days, 1 at the back and 1 on each side. If neccessary I also add a guy rope, and on the odd occasion storm poles that the new version, but not the original, has fittings for.

 

It may be a question of looking on eBay. Alternatively this site is still advertising them: http://www.hcbriggs.co.uk/ but of course may not have them any more.

[BigKev]

the kourum doesn't take up much more floor space than a 50in brolly , it has 2 hoop poles(3 section) from side to side and then a central clip on upright, and two other spacer poles . i can get mine up in just over a minute . they dont need to be on perfectly flat ground but are slightly limited in the fact that it has 3 points of contact with the ground as opposed to a single poled umbrella . .

 

just re-read that and it sounds confusing, .best thing i can suggest is ask to see one put up in your local korum dealers

 

 

 

i can honestly say though that i rate it as one of the top 3 tackle purchases ive made in the last few years