Wednesday Review… Aqua Atom Bivvy

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Wednesday Review… Aqua Atom Bivvy



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Aqua Atom Bivvy Review

It needs to be said that Aqua's products are held in very high regard at ACF headquarters. When I was asked to test the Aqua Atom some seven months ago I was well chuffed. The small lightweight design was sure to suit my style of angling impeccably.

The bivvy is a low-profile, two-rib design, creating unprecedented strength and stability, and the infamous Aquatexx material is second to none. Of course, a single-skin shelter will condensate in the colder months so a second skin is available to buy separately, as is a groundsheet, neither are supplied and the original £249.99 package.

This bivvy is not a product for the majority. It is extremely small and will only hold a bed chair and minimal gear. It is not particularly cheap and is aimed at a very niche market - the hardened mobile angler.

Due to the timing of the test period I caught the tail end of the previous winter, as well as the spring, summer and very beginning of Autumn, and this divvy had without doubt been exemplary in the aiding of the way I fish.

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It packs down in two ways. The poles can be broken down in four places to create a cylindrical shape that's little bigger than a two-litre drink bottle, or, break the poles in two different places and you get a thinner shape, double the height and slightly wider than a floating retainer sling.

At 3.5kg this is an extremely light product. I can't quite convey in words just how practical this is if you sleep without cover but like to have something there, just in case.

If, like me, you often have to carry your gear, again this is a superb product. Moving onto fish becomes much less of a chore. If you fish very small, tight swims then this is perfect!

I'm yet to find a bivvy that ticks every box and strongly believe that having a choice makes you more versatile.

Sometimes you need small, light and mobile, other times you need space and warmth.

The Atom is certainly not cheap, but if you weigh up the cost versus the quality of product you are receiving, it's a very affordable option. How has a divvy of this ilk only just become available?

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