Vango Force Ten Solo Bivvy
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Vango F10 tent classic......don't you love these marketing wallahs and wallesses: if some one is looking for one of these, they might initially, and not unreasonably, go to.........
1/ the Vango website......reasonable, except there's diddly about these tents there. The "looker" being a bit canny may then realise that F10 classic is now something separate and find.....
2/ The F10 website. Very clever to get this far, but nothing on this site either.
EXCEPT, both sites at the bottom of the page refer our searcher to the ....
3/ Blacks of Greenock website. Of course
-sorry, not exactly connected with the bivvy............oops
1/ the Vango website......reasonable, except there's diddly about these tents there. The "looker" being a bit canny may then realise that F10 classic is now something separate and find.....
2/ The F10 website. Very clever to get this far, but nothing on this site either.
EXCEPT, both sites at the bottom of the page refer our searcher to the ....
3/ Blacks of Greenock website. Of course
-sorry, not exactly connected with the bivvy............oops
I think it's an obsolete ( old) product but after a dose of reproofing has proved a comfortable , lightweight option for me , apart from its weight ( there are lighter bivvy tents available ) it has definitely been worth its cost .......
Aye Up,
That looks very similar to the Carinthia Obs bivvy (see phot).
I've owned one for about 9 years now.
Great piece of kit so long as you keep the upper material off you in heavy rain/snow and protect the under side with a mat + foliage.
Great for sleeping in but I find that I still need a (large)tarp to sit up/relax under and that also helps with the rain/snow issue.
That looks very similar to the Carinthia Obs bivvy (see phot).
I've owned one for about 9 years now.
Great piece of kit so long as you keep the upper material off you in heavy rain/snow and protect the under side with a mat + foliage.
Great for sleeping in but I find that I still need a (large)tarp to sit up/relax under and that also helps with the rain/snow issue.
This is exactly the reason i don't like these types of bivy's. You have the bad parts of a bivy (no space), for the weight of a tent
. You need another shelter to be able to do the other things you need to do around camp. Better to just take a tent then, or a light splashproof bivy and a tarp.Aye Up,
I take your point(s) IC_Rafe - but it is a question of horses for courses.
If you need low profile - i.e. weather/application, these types of bivvy are ideal.
I've seen people on the point of hang gliding with their tents during a squall in Wales whilst the Carinthia has been stable.
I've been hunkered down in moments whilst others have still been pfaffing with fly-sheets/tarps etc.
I've laid up in close proximity to other 'stealth campers' and looked-on whilst they have shown out.
Let's not forget that this style of shelter stems from military origins (sniper-bivvy) and not bushcraft/outdoor pursuits-world, a mistake we often see made on the site when people slate a piece of kit t'd up for bushcraft without taking into account its true purpose.
My view is that hooped bivvies and tarps are probably the most versatile kit-set as they provide a number of options even if there is a (relatively minor) weight penalty.
Despite its limitations I wouldn't part with mine.
I take your point(s) IC_Rafe - but it is a question of horses for courses.
If you need low profile - i.e. weather/application, these types of bivvy are ideal.
I've seen people on the point of hang gliding with their tents during a squall in Wales whilst the Carinthia has been stable.
I've been hunkered down in moments whilst others have still been pfaffing with fly-sheets/tarps etc.
I've laid up in close proximity to other 'stealth campers' and looked-on whilst they have shown out.
Let's not forget that this style of shelter stems from military origins (sniper-bivvy) and not bushcraft/outdoor pursuits-world, a mistake we often see made on the site when people slate a piece of kit t'd up for bushcraft without taking into account its true purpose.
My view is that hooped bivvies and tarps are probably the most versatile kit-set as they provide a number of options even if there is a (relatively minor) weight penalty.
Despite its limitations I wouldn't part with mine.
