Posts Tagged ‘product reviews’

Reader’s Query - can you recommend a proper 2 person Bivvy?

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Initial reply By Elie Godsi

Phil Parker put the following question about ‘proper’ 2 man bivvies that will accommodate him and his wife - plus all the gear we typically carry with us.

“On the subject of Bivvys, why do manufacturers make them so low. I’m not the tallest of people but I am finding it difficult to do any kind of adequate manoeuvring unless I’m sitting or laying down especially if the heavens open up. My two man bivvy is exactly not that, more of a one and a half, especially as I have to share with my wife. The only one I have seen is more of a tent than a bivvy and that is the Rod Hutchinson geo 2.2 super tent. This seems to have masses of room, especially for storage. Can anyone recommend anything on the market which has a substantial height and capacity for storing the plethora of gear I carry including a wife?”

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Top Tips No. 4 - Hygiene Matters. Stay Healthy!

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Ten Tips ’n’ Tricks For Boilies

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

by Shaun Harrison

What is a ?

Let’s start by firstly establishing what a is; most of you know, but many readers who are new to the sport may not. is the universally known word for describing a bait that has been boiled to create a tough outer skin. By boiling the it makes it much harder for smaller species to eat them, thus increasing the chances of eating them. In this piece I have come up with ten and tricks that can be used with of all descriptions in order to help give you that much needed edge. (more…)

Shaun Harrison Interview in Carpology

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Hi All,
An excellent interview with the man himself in this month’s “Carpology” e-newsletter

The e-Newsletter Five-Minute Interview

This week we chat to Baits main man, Shaun Harrison

“Shaun, can you tell our readers what your company has been up to over the past 12 months?”
“Last September we had to move Baits into larger premises. This was our third move in just two years. Everything has moved on at a steady rate since first putting the foundations of Baits together in 2005.”
“We drew up a very precise five year business plan based around my long experience in the trade and I am happy to say everything has gone to plan. This year (2008) was always the year we were going to make the baits much more widely available through a carefully selected range of shops. Leading up to 2008 we had supplied direct from our website www.questbaits.com and purposely kept the baits in just two shops. The Box in Dartford Kent and Walkers of Trowell in Nottingham, the shop I had worked in for 25 years prior to leaving to set this business up.
We have been absolutely delighted with the response from the shops after doing a mini nationwide presentation tour. Our baits have been accepted with open arms and the sales so far have been truly staggering considering the time of the year. (more…)