Some Bergans Lavvo pics for Shewie,

[Retired Member southey]

I have been playing with my new tent, Raikey lent has kindly lent me his stove for a bit, I have dury rigged a heat shield out some old dog cage I will replace this with some better work in a bit, will also add another flu section and a spark arrestor, there is a lot of room inside, being the 4-6 person model I was pleasantly surprised by the living space it gives me, gonna save for a Helsport stove, Any whooooooo heres some pics of various bits, Very impressed with the build quality all round,

The guys have little tidy pockets on the lower set to stow the loose ends,

Lots of room inside, but not too much to heat,

Three of these vents in the snow valance,

Four tabs on the inside at the level of the upper guys for the drying line,

My attempt to show the floor space

These are to clip the floor sheet in( will get that and the door midge screen next year

The top midge screen attaches via velcro around the top ring, this comes with the tent,

Every zipper has glow in the dark tabs, the entire thing speaks of quality and good design,

the chimney top is held down by five guys, all the guys on it have Line Loks on,

All battened down, now I need some snow and a bit of travel

Have fun,

Southey,

 

[Mesquite]

Looks really good Southey

Where did you get it from?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Looks really good Southey

Where did you get it from?

Its a gooden, will get some weights too this evening, goona see if itll fit in a bergan side pouch

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

ive got some 1/2 inch stainless mesh Southy if you are looking for any materials. Depending on length needed ive also got some hard temper alu foil to make a casing with. Drop me a pm if you want any!

 

[ex-member Raikey]

i can confirm all Southeys points here, especially on the quality, you can generally get a feel for when somethings proper kit,

put a shot up of it packed up dude,

 

[Retired Member southey]

ive got some 1/2 inch stainless mesh Southy if you are looking for any materials. Depending on length needed ive also got some hard temper alu foil to make a casing with. Drop me a pm if you want any!

Thats really kind of you to offer chap, its cool though I have access to the materials and benders to make it, i mean bending machines not the chaps them selves

 

[Shewie]

Dave you're a diamond, thanks for the pics buddy

I'm waiting to see if there's a new job on the horizon, if there is then I'm cutting back on the spending, if not then a lavvo will be mine very soon.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Ooooooooo! new job, out doors?

 

[Shewie]

Ooooooooo! new job, out doors?

Yup, with the FC up in Scotland

I'm not too hopeful though as I should have heard something back a week ago

 

[Retired Member southey]

then again, this is the FC not hearing anything isnt always a bad thing, as long as it doesnt go for ever

 

[Retired Member southey]

i can confirm all Southeys points here, especially on the quality, you can generally get a feel for when somethings proper kit,

put a shot up of it packed up dude,

Will do matey!

 

[Shewie]

What's the deal with getting a good closure around the heatshield Dave, do you see it being a problem in heavy rain?

 

[Retired Member southey]

with no stove it is just a case of closing the top but even with it open it doesn't gush in, you get a little come in, I have been in a friends similar one in the rain with a stove pipe through the top and you wouldn't even notice any water coming in, once the stove had been on for a whole out side of the tent was dry while it was still drizzling! mind you it was sweat lodge hot inside

 

[Retired Member southey]

Here it is all packed down, I have put the tent into a side pouch liner, it fits well and keeps it neat, unfortunatly its a little to big to fit in the side pouch itself, but still a very packable size,

Though if you keep it all in the original bag its a definite toboggan carry

 

[Paullyfuzz]

Seriously tempted by one of these. Why you thinking of getting a helsport stove, is the frontier not that good ?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Its the stainless steel and better airflow control of the helsport.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Did you get a weight yet mate?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Ah! Yes sorry, tent in a vlight stuff sack weighs 2.5kg , central pole weighs 500g , pegs x20 + top midge net in stuff sack 500g, so not so bad , 3.5kg for a six man lavvo. You could of course bin the pole if going to a wood rich area, the pegs are the large v snow stakes, I will be swapping these out for some hillibeg light weights when funds allow for use not on snow.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Thats really good considering what you get for the weight. another item added to wishlist. id been looking at the luxe megahorn II on BPL but its much heavier and a lot smaller

 

[Shewie]

Ready to pull the trigger, the question is do I go for the 4-6 or the 6-8?

Or do I get the Varanger on the chuck from Brookbank?