I have had this for some 4 months now and I have used it a great deal over the winter. The main reason that I decided on this brand, was my friend had been using one for 4 years and it was still in perfect working order with no leaks.
I was looking for a better option other than my old faithful brolly for the winter time, I am getting older and I need my home comforts more e.g. bit warm, keep out the wind. After looking at his over the years, looking around on the internet and not wishing to spend a bucket load of money on something that would sit in my car all day, after a night out, all wet & damp.
Top 10 Points
Quick to put up & pack away
100% Waterproof
Option to remove front or partly have open
No need of 100’s of pegs
Very light
Very steady without any support pole (less tackle to take)
Packs away small
Fits on the barrow much easier
Can be set up very low
Will fit in small swims
I have always been a bit optimistic regarding these types of bivvy’s, as I truly love using a brolly all year. These can be set up in any swim. However, I have found that over the past 4 months, I have continued to fish in my normal swims with no issues at all and in fact it’s much quick than a brolly system.
I would like to give a brief snap shot of my life and introduce myself;
My name is Richard Handel and was born in 1965 in Suffolk. I have worked as a UK Operation & Intermodule Manager for a shipping company. I live in Hampshire now and am married with 2 young children, both girls so I am a bit outnumbered even the cat is a girl!
I have been fishing since I was about 7 years old. I started on small local rivers in Suffolk, then moved onto gravel pits and then carp fishing. My personal best is a 39.08 mirror, over recent years I have started river fishing again, on the Hampshire Avon, this is a nice break from the carp lakes.
My life has turned a big corner this year, the company I was working for relocated their Operation centre to Estonia. I was offered a job at the head office in London. This would have meant a 5 day commute and working in Stratford. As a family, we did not fancy this, as I would hardly spend any time with the children (and the Mrs). So after 22.5 years, I was given a nice redundancy package and with my wife is working full time. I became the house husband.
This has meant a complete turn around in my fishing, as I can pick and choose when I go. I have found a splendid new syndicate to fish this year, which includes 5 lakes and some 8 miles of river with only 150 members. It's an amazing change to the way I am able to fish.
I am now trying to start my own tackle business and make a bit of a name for myself in the world of fishing, as I have retired from real work.
Richard
UK Carp & Coarse Fishing 