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Cheap shelters from TFG

I also had the full 2 man version and have to say that it kept me warm and dry once it was up - BUT - it was a pig to erect and I cannot write the words I want to use to describe putting it back into its bag!

One of the joins eventually weakened and kept separating which was really annoying as it took two people to re-fit it.

I left it on the bank of a French river with a note attached wishing its next owner 'good fishing' :)
 
Jon Frisby said:
I used to use my Korum mk1 day shelter all the time, but for the odd time i do fish overnight and thats only 2 to 3 times a season, i needed something a little bit better, and at that all important good price.
I settled on the Chub Snooper bivvy, http://www.climaxtackle.com/chub/snooper_bivvy.htm
Its very lite and is easily packed up. Best of all is that you can unzip the front off and the ground sheet is also detachable. With this you can use it as a day shelter and then if you need one of the other 2 items, you just affix them as required.
Its not everyones cup of tea, but for me fishing on the Trent at night i can get all my kit inside, including my carp porter and enough room for the odd Terrier or 2.
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I've got the Chub Snooper Lite and its great for day / late evening sessions.
The picture shown in the advert is not the snooper though!
 
Chub Snooper Lite gets my vote too, got one at a knock-down price from eBay earlier this year. Only used it for tenching in the Spring as my barbel fishing tends to be too mobile to use any form of shelter.
 
Alex Gowney said:
I have one of these (full bivvy version) and only last night was discussing it's replacement! The first day I had it I read "20 secs to assemble". 45 minutes later I was still struggling, the instructions were rubbish. OK, once you get the hang of it it's quick enough but flimsiness is a problem. A gust of wind caught it shortly after I bought it and snapped one of the knuckle joints which means that arm cannot extend. I guess you get what you pay for.
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TFG advertise the 10 second erection for their force 8 day shelter at £79.99 so on the assumption your 20 second bivvy took 45 mins it would take about 22 mins to get the 10 second one up lol. Also dont buy the 3/4 Primal jacket which is stated as 100% waterproof, I wore mine in a storm and got soaked. Its ok if it don't rain though.
 
I once helped a guy errect a TFG "quick erect bivi"
I wont be buying one.
Like others I use the chub snooper for short sessions,good bit of kit.Got it for about 40 quid brand new of ebay.
PhilW
 
My mates got one of their 100% guaranteed waterproof coats. It certainly is 100% waterproof....oh provided it doesn't actually rain. Total ****. Chuck it in the bin.
 
I have trakker oval and venture razorback. The trakker doesn't get a look-in.

Wouldn't touch the Tfg shelters personally.
 
Well I'm going to disagree with most of you. Yes, if you're going to start using it for long weekends carping in a storm then spend the money and get a proper bivvy. But at £35 this is a cracking deal for occasional use.

I have a TFG All-Rounder Bivvy which I picked up cheap. Basically it's similar to the day shelter but includes a zip-on front and groundsheet. I used it 3 times last season and 4 times this season, and it's done the job. i haven't used it in a storm, but in windy weather you do need to use the guy ropes and some decent pegs – it hasn't blown away yet.

It was a nightmare to erect the first time (ask Steve Williams!) but once I'd worked it out, it was no trouble and is very quick to put up. The construction is fragile so treat it with respect, but if you do it should be fine.

So if you need a proper bivvy and have £200 to spare, buy something decent, you won't regret it. But if you want an occasional shelter and can only afford £35, I'd say go for this. But practise setting it up in the garden first!
 
Andy, well made point but look at what £10 more gets you
see ebay at: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=oval+brolly&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
£45 gets you 60 Oval with wings, g/s, rods and a better piece of kit.
If money were not an issue then get a Trakker/Aqua Ultralite.

I have found TFG clothes good value but would not venture out with their shelters or reels.
 
Darryl Davis said:
Andy, well made point but look at what £10 more gets you
see ebay at: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=oval+brolly&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
£45 gets you 60 Oval with wings, g/s, rods and a better piece of kit.
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As far as I can see from that link, Daryl, £10 more gets you a Koala brolly - and you'd have to work hard to persuade me that Koala are better quality than TFG. The Koala has front legs instead of side legs and I can imagine me leaping off my chair after a screaming run only to barge into the legs in my haste, breaking the legs and probably ripping the entire Koala in two. :)
 
have a look in the review section on hereof the wychwood solace 2 rib flexi shelter.....it light, fits in a quiver, up in 2 mins, cheap to buy and ya can pick an overwrap up of fleabay for 30 notes....its a brill shelter for overnighters....you can go wrong with one of these imho.:D
 
Andy Millichamp said:
Well I'm going to disagree with most of you. Yes, if you're going to start using it for long weekends carping in a storm then spend the money and get a proper bivvy. But at £35 this is a cracking deal for occasional use.

I have a TFG All-Rounder Bivvy which I picked up cheap. Basically it's similar to the day shelter but includes a zip-on front and groundsheet. I used it 3 times last season and 4 times this season, and it's done the job. i haven't used it in a storm, but in windy weather you do need to use the guy ropes and some decent pegs – it hasn't blown away yet.

It was a nightmare to erect the first time (ask Steve Williams!) but once I'd worked it out, it was no trouble and is very quick to put up. The construction is fragile so treat it with respect, but if you do it should be fine.

So if you need a proper bivvy and have £200 to spare, buy something decent, you won't regret it. But if you want an occasional shelter and can only afford £35, I'd say go for this. But practise setting it up in the garden first!
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Yes, for £35 fair comment Andy. I paid a hundred and with good pegs and guy ropes it has held in storms. The joint broke when a gust caught it while I was putting it up and had I only paid £35 I would have accepted that. I still use it but wouldn't recommend them or buy one again.
 
Andy Millichamp said:
As far as I can see from that link, Daryl, £10 more gets you a Koala brolly - and you'd have to work hard to persuade me that Koala are better quality than TFG.
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Nah - just an alternative to TFG and easier to put up!
You could always move add the attachments and use two side and/or one front
 
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