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ADVENTURE
TARP 1
TYPE: SINGLE LAYER TARP AMA PURCHASE PRICE:
(RRP £40) £28
SIZE: 2.4 X 1.4 M (UNPACKED) WEIGHT: 367 G
POLES, PEGS, BUNGEES INCLUDED: NO
RATINGS:
FEATURES: 3.5/5 VALUE FOR MONEY: 5/5 PERFORMANCE: 4.5/5 WEIGHT/SIZE: 4.5/5 OVERALL: 4.5/5
an air vent and possibly a window and, as a whole, resembles a large plastic bag. What makes this any different? Well to be honest, not a lot. But, when a design is proven to work, why change it? It’s a bombproof piece of kit that’ll give you opportunity for many toasty warm lunch stops, or if problems do occur, somewhere to regain some heat and do a nav check out of the weather before continuing on.
The Bothy 2, is, as the name suggests, is a bothy bag for two people. There are also four, eight, twelve and even a twenty man version of the same product to cater
for larger groups. What I do like about this is the weight and pack size are small, and the stuff sack is attached to the bothy material so it can’t blow away in the wind. To repack it, you simply turn the bag inside out and push the bothy back in.
The Bothy 2 includes a low temperature PU window and an additional ‘socket’ in the middle of the roof, whereby inserting a walking pole or two into it allows the bothy to be ‘erected’ like a tent. Terra Nova state this gives the overall structure more support however, having tried this, I can confirm it does, but the same results can
be achieved by pressing against the sides of the bag in multiple directions to prevent the middle part of the roof from sagging.
Overall, if you’ve not got one, then this is as good as any other, but this one from Terra Nova comes with an AMA member discount. As mentioned earlier, if a two man is not enough, the four man is available for £35, eight man for £45.50 a twelve man is £59.50 and the big-daddy twenty man is discounted down to £84.00.
BOTHY 2
TYPE: EMERGENCY SHELTER AMA PURCHASE PRICE:
(RRP £35) £24.50
SIZE: 2 PERSON WEIGHT: 370 G POLES, PEGS, BUGEES INCLUDED: N/A
RATINGS:
FEATURES: 4/5
VALUE FOR MONEY: 5/5 PERFORMANCE: 5/5 WEIGHT/SIZE: 4/5 OVERALL: 4.5/5
MOONLITE
SLEEPING BAG
COVER
TYPE: BIVI BAG
AMA PURCHASE PRICE:
(RRP £160) £84
SIZE: 200CM X 76CM (UNPACKED), 21CM X 6 CM (PACKED)
WEIGHT: 180 G POLES, PEGS, BUGEES INCLUDED: N/A
RATINGS:
FEATURES: 4/5
VALUE FOR MONEY: 3.5 / 5 PERFORMANCE: 3.5/5 WEIGHT/SIZE: 3.5 /5 OVERALL: 3.5/5
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