Stops during the rain

[Omega]

Are there some shelters (not emergency) with design similar to Vango Storm Shelter 200? It seems to me it is the only shelter available for short stops during the rain which you can use fairly quickly.
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Vango-Storm-Shelter-200.html

 

[tomtom]

what colour is it.. i thought those things were bright orange and designed for use in emergencys?

 

[bothyman]

what colour is it.. i thought those things were bright orange and designed for use in emergencys?

>>Correct ??? Bright orange colour with reflective strips aids visibility in poor weather or at night .

So it says??

 

[Goose]

Bothy bags! Best price I have seen them is at Joe Browns climbing shop near plas-y-brenin North Wales.
They are a group emergency shelter like a group poncho to keep worst of weather out while stopped for lunch or treating casualty,and yes they aren't discrete, designed to be seen.
I have used an old flysheet for the same purpose.Just pull it over your head and sit on the edges.

 

[anthonyyy]

Do you mean a KISU or bothy bag?
http://www.outdoorstore.co.uk/products/survivalshelters.asp

 

[arctic hobo]

Maybe they could use a wire coil as support, and then using the fancy folding technique like on those laundry baskets it collapses to quarter size - but pull it out of the bag and it leaps into shape!

 

[Goose]

You ever tried to get one of them back into the bag quickly? I spent ages with the wife and kids saying well it come out so it must fit in!
You just put them over your heads and there is a nice gap under you no need for anything fancy lots better than the old orange bin/bivvi bag.

 

[Spacemonkey]

I chuck on a US poncho, which i also use as a basha, and it covers me and my kit. I then crouch down and wait for the worst to pass in my own ickle tent with a view...

 

[anthonyyy]

I used to use a beach shelter (the ones that look like a dome tent cut in half) without the poles.
Three people can sit in one in relative discomfort.

www.argos.co.uk/ProductDisplayTRK019?partNumber=3409165

 

[wentworth]

An unbrella?

 

[leon-1]

I chuck on a US poncho, which i also use as a basha, and it covers me and my kit. I then crouch down and wait for the worst to pass in my own ickle tent with a view...

Someone else mentioned them, bothy bags (although these are made by terra nova) and the similair designs do not work in the same way as a poncho or basha. They create a micro climate in cold conditions, if you place your daysack or bergan against the outside wall they are very good if a little claustophobic when you have a few people in one.