Chub Snooper bivvy lite review

Since the new year I have had plenty of time to get out on the lakes and rivers. The cold weather has meant that the catches have been few but with the rain I have had plenty of time to try out another christmas gift.

When I first started fishing I managed to get caught up in a lot of rain and since then I have always dreamt of the day when I could sit in a dry shelter of some form and at christmas that wish came true.

The shelter that I had choosen was the Chub Snooper Bivy lite and it has worth its weight in gold.

The Bivy came rolled in its own little carry bag so there was no need for extra carry bags. When rolled away in its bag the Bivy did not fit in my 2 rod quiver but it may fit in larger quivers, myself I don't find this an issue as the carry bag and Bivy is very light and can easily be transported.

When I opened the bag I didn't find any instructions, I am yet to find out if this is the case for all Snooper lite bivies or if my instructions had just been lost in santa's bag. The setup is so straight forward it was not too much of an issue with out instructions but take my advice join the poles first and then attach them to the bivy.

Once the three poles are attached the pegs can be placed in the ground , the Bivy came with enough pegs to setup the Bivy but a few more may be reuired if you want to use all the peg holes.

The Bivy also came with a ground sheet that can be attached to the bivy or removed it not required, this will be great when I start to think about night fishing.

Once setup up the front of the Bivy can be either removed completely rolled up in full or have only the front door rolled up. These make for a for a great bivy that can be setup for the day or used as night shelter. I have tested the bivy in some heavy rain and it did a great job of keeping me and my kit dry, it was great when I rolled up the window cover and watch the rain come down.

When setting up the bivy accross the length there is a cord that allows the Bivy to be set at 1 of 3 heights, just attach this cord to one of the 3 hoops sets the height of the Bivy. This is great as it allows you to create either a wide bivy with space for more gear and a bed or a tall bivy with more head room.

On the whole the bivy is fantastic and does a great job, the fact the bivy comes with a ground sheet and front door system makes it great value for those of us who don't want to spend loads on a top of the range Bivy. The only downside for me has been the lack of instructions but hopefully I will be able to get hold of some as there are some parts of the Bivy that I have yet to explore.

	Bivy ready to be setup
	The main poles are connected by elastic Be sure to connect these first, this is you first step!
	The connected poles attach to the bivy using the pole slots
	The Bivy can be setup at 1 of 3 heights using the clip show.
	The rear of the bivy with all 3 poles locked in
	The front of the bvy with the front door attached but no pegs
	The setup bivy with out the front door. Note the cord accros the floor this attaches to the clip setting the height.

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