Guys, you may have worked it out by now, But. When you 1st take the bivvi out of its bag leave it flat on the floor and open up the poles and put them together while still flat on the floor, Then, with the strap that was wrapped around it when packed, that stretches across the front and attaches to a clip on the other side, bringing the bivvi to the correct width. Then put two pegs in, one each end of the front and only then raise the whole bivvi like a pram hood, put on and tension the front roof pole then the next one and finally the back one, go around pegging the rest down and all should fall into shape and you will find that the groundsheet now fits too. Great bivvi, been using mine year round for a couple of years now and it is as good as any I have seen at 4 x the price.
@@stanwalmsley4760 I don't know of any changes or improvements, but I have definitely had mine a few years, had the one man before it. If there is one thing that would improve it, it would be to somehow allow the peak to be used with the overwrap.
I use one of these for my carp fishing , PRos as bivvys go its quite light but big ,loads of room ,I also have the overwrap and groundsheet ,done 7 days in the rain and stayed dry and warm Give it a coat of fabsil and your sorted for the year CONs The peak needs 2 more support bars as one isnt strong enough to keep it in place ,infact it acts like a sail in strong wind . The mozzy net material isnt the best and tends to split in places . A heavy duty ground sheet option would be a bonus ,but all in all a decent bivvy if you look after it
The bit you said about wrapping it up with it should have a clip on the opposite side that you can clip in on once it’s all together which makes the bivvy taller and brings it in that’s why the groundsheet Doesn’t fit 👍
Just orded my 2 man particle bivvy and waiting for it to arrive and cant wait to use it for an all night fishing and camping trip at my local foreshore, fishing night tide and next morning tide, iam a bit concerned about the way the floor is attatched, could extra velcro be added to give the floor a bit more support to the sides.
Well done. We have tailored our one to suit the single beaches by sewing onto the base flaps large pieces of an 45 inches fishing brolly. It makes it impossible to blow away in normal conditions. In fine weather will work well with existing flaps weighed with shingle.
When I set it up I can’t get the pegs in properly if I peg the front first the back is raised and if I peg the back first the front is raised any idea on a good method of setting it up
@Ben Wilkie yeah I had that problem so now I peg one side in where all the poles meet then do the front and back,then push the other side in where all the poles meet til it's tight then peg it,usually works for me 👍 However sometimes this means one side of the groundsheet may not fit properly,uneven ground on pegs can cause this to happen ie,the pront of the bivvy is lower than the back.
@Ben Wilkie yes mate,then just position the bivvy once it's up,and peg one side,then peg the 2 at each side of the entrance and the 2 exactly opposite at the back,then push the other side in til the bivvy tightens up and peg that last side and put test of pegs in,i find if you put the tension strap on across the floor it can make the bivvy a little too tall depending in the ground my advise is leave it off and try this way👍
Crazy that these things don't come with instructions, or any corporate video online. Lots of people are new to bivvies, and it's a lot of money to spend on something you could probably easily break. A friend of mine who has lots of experience, helped me put mine up, and the process was very different to this..
I think you are right. Tom said he spotted 4 rucksack-belly-strap type female clips on the front of the bivvy today and couldn't work out what they were for.
Yeah iv been looking at a bivvy to buy myself and I saw the wrap for it but great video mate I am defo gonna get one thanks to your informative video cheers mate 👍
I work for fishing republic which is part of go outdoors there fantastic bivvys for the price and we sell loads it’s hard to keep up with demand at times we’ve just had a promotion on them and at a little over 100 quid utter bargain.
I just got one yesterday. 2 man for £129.00 Me and my mate started fishing last year and haven’t done any night fishing or camping yet. This weekend is going to be epic!
I'm no expert, but a bivvy seems to be far sturdier and you don't need guy lines. My bivvy is rock solid once up properly. Bivvy usually have a separate ground sheet, In good weather summer months no ground sheet needed. You can have the whole front of the bivvy open too if you want. It's a brilliant bit of kit for over night fishing.
Hey I got that yesterday and I was using it today and i was struggling to put it down and one of the pole connectors broke is it ok if you make a vid on how to put it down please
sorry to hear about that...may I suggest you take the bivvy apart in reverse of the way you put it up. Also use a easy to remove pole to tap on the ends of poles that are harder to reach like the top cross pole.
@@jerra1234 You do not have to thread the poles in any cloth. All you do is put the poles together at the openings. See one of our new videos to see the bivvy all set up.
The Westlake 2-man Particle Bivvy was bought from Go-Outdoors using their £5 annual discount card. The price at the time was £99 for the bivvy and £30 for the Peak Cap assessory.
As a carp angler who uses bivvy regularly your first set up without the tensioning strap done really triggered me so so glad u sussed it 🤣🤣🤣
The long strap goes side to side pulls the bivy in to the shape its really quite simple to put up
Guys, you may have worked it out by now, But. When you 1st take the bivvi out of its bag leave it flat on the floor and open up the poles and put them together while still flat on the floor, Then, with the strap that was wrapped around it when packed, that stretches across the front and attaches to a clip on the other side, bringing the bivvi to the correct width. Then put two pegs in, one each end of the front and only then raise the whole bivvi like a pram hood, put on and tension the front roof pole then the next one and finally the back one, go around pegging the rest down and all should fall into shape and you will find that the groundsheet now fits too. Great bivvi, been using mine year round for a couple of years now and it is as good as any I have seen at 4 x the price.
have just got a single particle bivvy, can the peak still fit with a overwrap ?
The adds say its new for 2021 so how come you have had one for a few years?
Just about to set a 1man up,anymore advice would be welcome M8 👍
@@stanwalmsley4760
I don't know of any changes or improvements, but I have definitely had mine a few years, had the one man before it. If there is one thing that would improve it, it would be to somehow allow the peak to be used with the overwrap.
Thank you. Great advice. 👍
I use one of these for my carp fishing ,
PRos
as bivvys go its quite light but big ,loads of room ,I also have the overwrap and groundsheet ,done 7 days in the rain and stayed dry and warm
Give it a coat of fabsil and your sorted for the year
CONs
The peak needs 2 more support bars as one isnt strong enough to keep it in place ,infact it acts like a sail in strong wind .
The mozzy net material isnt the best and tends to split in places .
A heavy duty ground sheet option would be a bonus
,but all in all a decent bivvy if you look after it
I think the peak needs to be tied down in a direction away from the wind. That thing is not secured.
You did well to find one of these in store guys... they’re selling out just as quick as they are coming in
Still a few shops selling them like Black's have them in stock
The bit you said about wrapping it up with it should have a clip on the opposite side that you can clip in on once it’s all together which makes the bivvy taller and brings it in that’s why the groundsheet Doesn’t fit 👍
Just watched the 2nd part and you done it 🤠
Tension strap
Just orded my 2 man particle bivvy and waiting for it to arrive and cant wait to use it for an all night fishing and camping trip at my local foreshore, fishing night tide and next morning tide, iam a bit concerned about the way the floor is attatched, could extra velcro be added to give the floor a bit more support to the sides.
Well done. We have tailored our one to suit the single beaches by sewing onto the base flaps large pieces of an 45 inches fishing brolly. It makes it impossible to blow away in normal conditions. In fine weather will work well with existing flaps weighed with shingle.
Had this bivvy for 3 years done upto 72 hour sessions in it,can not fault it personally,the hood however is a must 👌
When I set it up I can’t get the pegs in properly if I peg the front first the back is raised and if I peg the back first the front is raised any idea on a good method of setting it up
@Ben Wilkie yeah I had that problem so now I peg one side in where all the poles meet then do the front and back,then push the other side in where all the poles meet til it's tight then peg it,usually works for me 👍
However sometimes this means one side of the groundsheet may not fit properly,uneven ground on pegs can cause this to happen ie,the pront of the bivvy is lower than the back.
@@dale7933 do you put the storm poles or whatever they are called on first before you put any pegs in
@Ben Wilkie yes mate,then just position the bivvy once it's up,and peg one side,then peg the 2 at each side of the entrance and the 2 exactly opposite at the back,then push the other side in til the bivvy tightens up and peg that last side and put test of pegs in,i find if you put the tension strap on across the floor it can make the bivvy a little too tall depending in the ground my advise is leave it off and try this way👍
@@dale7933 thank you mate I’ll give it a go next time I hit the bank , tight lines :)
Does the door have duel zippers, so it can be zipped up from the bottom ?
yes
Crazy that these things don't come with instructions, or any corporate video online. Lots of people are new to bivvies, and it's a lot of money to spend on something you could probably easily break. A friend of mine who has lots of experience, helped me put mine up, and the process was very different to this..
very true, luckily there's people like us
My bivvy came with instructions
Good review not many of these westlake on here do you think the peak is worth having
Yes it covers half the tent
Don’t buy the peak…it will blow away in strong headwinds
You can buy a wrap for westlake bivvys that completely covers the whole bivvy for extra protection
I think you are right. Tom said he spotted 4 rucksack-belly-strap type female clips on the front of the bivvy today and couldn't work out what they were for.
Yeah iv been looking at a bivvy to buy myself and I saw the wrap for it but great video mate I am defo gonna get one thanks to your informative video cheers mate 👍
I work for fishing republic which is part of go outdoors there fantastic bivvys for the price and we sell loads it’s hard to keep up with demand at times we’ve just had a promotion on them and at a little over 100 quid utter bargain.
I just got one yesterday. 2 man for £129.00
Me and my mate started fishing last year and haven’t done any night fishing or camping yet.
This weekend is going to be epic!
Just git the 1 man and winter wrap for 189 with the loyalty card
What's the difference between a bivvy and a tent??? Aside from the colour lol
I'm no expert, but a bivvy seems to be far sturdier and you don't need guy lines. My bivvy is rock solid once up properly. Bivvy usually have a separate ground sheet, In good weather summer months no ground sheet needed. You can have the whole front of the bivvy open too if you want. It's a brilliant bit of kit for over night fishing.
Hey I got that yesterday and I was using it today and i was struggling to put it down and one of the pole connectors broke is it ok if you make a vid on how to put it down please
sorry to hear about that...may I suggest you take the bivvy apart in reverse of the way you put it up. Also use a easy to remove pole to tap on the ends of poles that are harder to reach like the top cross pole.
How do you put the poles that go in the center on please
Do they clip on where the poles join or next to it
@@jerra1234 You do not have to thread the poles in any cloth. All you do is put the poles together at the openings. See one of our new videos to see the bivvy all set up.
@@jerra1234 You put the centre poles next to the joins. You can decide which side you want. Left or right.
@@wheretogoto thank you so much
How much did you pay for the bivvy
The Westlake 2-man Particle Bivvy was bought from Go-Outdoors using their £5 annual discount card. The price at the time was £99 for the bivvy and £30 for the Peak Cap assessory.
@@wheretogoto mate its 149.99 with the discount card.
@@cliff83uk42 okay that's the new price...buy early when you see a bargain
Its never been the price you are saying. Unless you got it 2nd hand
@@cliff83uk42 it has been 99 quid, as that's what I paid in May 2020, unlucky pal 😃
They haven't put it together properly the strap is to stretch it up right it's a tension strap not to wrap it up lol lol lol
It's a tantion strap