beach shelter advice

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carry on nursing · #1 Post by **carry on nursing** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:03 am

I was thinking of buying a beach shelter, i have seen what is out there and they all seem very big when packed down. are they worth the hasstle

I like the thought of being dry and warm bait protected but i am asking is it worth the transporting and errecting

Let me know if you have one are they worth it. .

glengormley-gavin · Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:54 pm

Just bought a Shakespeare Navigator - best buy ever - easy to erect and stands up in heavy winds.

Jude

#3 Post by **blaker** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:42 pm

I'm not 100% what beach shelters cost but I vaguely remember them being a bit pricy. I always wondered why people dont go for the dome tents available in most camping shops. Theyre 20 quid or so, are up in the time it takes to put up 2 of those bendy poles and are reasonably robust and sheltering.

#4 Post by **stevecrow74** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:41 pm

blaker wrote:I'm not 100% what beach shelters cost but I vaguely remember them being a bit pricy. I always wondered why people dont go for the dome tents available in most camping shops. Theyre 20 quid or so, are up in the time it takes to put up 2 of those bendy poles and are reasonably robust and sheltering.

a dome tent wouldnt hold as well on a beach in rough weather....
those bendy poles would not be the best for holding shape in strong winds..

#5 Post by **Donagh** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:10 pm

It would really depend what type of beachs you fish. Many of the eaat coast beachs are ideal with small tidal movement and steep shingle so your in one spot. On a west coast shallow beach with tidal movement of 5 meters they'll be praticaly useless.

Donagh

#6 Post by **Donagh** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:10 pm

It would really depend what type of beachs you fish. Many of the east coast beachs are ideal with small tidal movement and steep shingle so your in one spot. On a west coast shallow beach with tidal movement of 5 meters they'll be praticaly useless.

Donagh

martin32 · #7 Post by **martin32** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:35 pm

Got one out of lidi but its not great + its hard to get back into the the bag :roll:

#8 Post by **merv147** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:58 pm

martin32 wrote:Got one out of lidi but its not great + its hard to get back into the the bag :roll:

yea i have one of the lidl job's my self there alright like for £7.99 it dos a turn what i do with mine is get some stones and put them inside the shelter keeps on the ground. but if you have the cash get a Ron Thompson beach shelter they are about £49.99 i seen one on cushendun beach last year and i am going to get one soon they are a good job and look like you would get a good 5-10 years worth out of one if it was looked after maybe 15 :?:

#9 Post by **BigPhil** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:32 pm

i use the RT one myself, cant complain , it does the job fine.

vip · #10 Post by **vip** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:55 pm

shakespeare navigotor does the job for me, its priced at 29.99 at bowlers sea angling, website http://www.bowlersangling.co.uk