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Beach Fishing set-up part 4 - Beach Shelter - Igloo or Bigaloo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2022
- In this video I try to show a direct comparison between the Ian Golds Igloo beach shelter or the larger version, the Bigaloo.
Both are of similar construction and are quick and easy to erect. They can also both be used at varying heights/widths to suit conditions or personal preference. They both use one of their flaps to wrap the shelter and this is secured by velcro removing the need for a separate bag to store them in and reduce clutter. Fully stowed they are both under 2.20 metres long but the Bigaloo does take up more space and weighs 1 kg more.
Igloo 5kg
Bigaloo 6kg
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You can't beat the original john holden beach buddy 😎
Can you still get them?
@@seaangling not the originals the new are mk2 model has a hood that comes off I have a igloo to
@@jimmyoconnell6167 I’ll look them up as I’m curious to see one. 👍🏻
I'm a bit late arriving on this one Mark. Informative video on the comparisons of the two . I feel there is a strong market for a lot smaller beach shelter . I still own an original John Holden designed Sundridge Trident shelter. Will never get rid of as it's so bloody light and small to carry on long jaunts. The design is so simplistic to put up, being one cross member and a material flap to pull over the front. I've put it up in conditions that you wouldn't even contemplate getting one of those shelters out. They're only big enough for one person , tackle and bait etc.. But the profile is so low it can withstand storm conditions to a certain degree. Acts as a great sturdy windbreak with very strong onshore winds. When they were discontinued, and I don't know why , they were like gold dust to get hold of. They're also a great crossover for those days when you think , shall I bother taking the shelter today? Well yes, take the Trident because you won't even notice you're carrying it. I think angling manufacturers are missing out on this design , as there's a fair few anglers that will take bare minimum with them, especially those that have to walk a distance. Just some input, and I enjoyed your video btw 👍
Interesting to hear as I’m not sure I’ve seen one of your shelters before or at least can’t remember one. I’ll have to look it up to see what they look like.
I've owned and used both these shelters. I always lay the shelter flat on the ground first, splay it out, then put sand or shingle on the skirt (check out Ian Gold's own instructional video). Only then do you pull up the canopy and fix the poles in place. I've seen so many people struggling to errect them as you have in breezy conditions.
The bigaloo is actually the same size as the igloo. The door is what makes it 'bigger' (when used). In practice, I found the door to be cumbersome and unstable in poor weather and restricted the view of my rods too much. I ended up selling the bigaloo and only use the igloo shelter these days. On occasions I use a normal beach windbreaker pegged in front of the igloo for added protection but very rarely do I need that. Great shelters once you know how to erect and take down correctly.
I agree in laying them on the ground, loading the skirt and then raising to assemble. This video was always meant to compare the 2 should anyone be thinking about buying. I have covered raising a beach shelter and orientating for best effect on another video but maybe I should do a shelter specific one.
A really useful video Mark, thank you for thinking of this and sharing your thoughts. I use the Shakespeare Salt shelter at present and really like it, easy to assemble and relatively light and robust. However, the Igloo is certainly on my future kit list!
I think the Shakespeare Salt or the equivalent Diawa version are also really impressive and they have the benefit of packing down really small/short which may suit some. I thought of this particular video as I couldn’t find one showing the 2 together. Thank you for commenting. 🎣👍🏻
Top video Mark, ive got a Igloo and works for me spot on, cant fault it. well worth the money
I thought it was worth showing both side by side in case people were curious.
Brilliant video, just what I needed to see the difference between the two. Thanks 👍 👏
Glad it helps. 👍🏻
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Great video mark and for anyone thinking of buying one get one as they are great bits of kit
I think they are amazing and so easy to put up.
Brilliant vid, as always, getting a beach shelter at some point.....definitely bigaloo for me though...they both though are different league from the other ones on market.. I'd compare them to the aqua of carp family of shelters. Superb interms of quality. And travelling from Milton Keynes as I do....I want something that I know won't fall apart.
Excellent work and tight lines.
Cheers Darren, that is a fair chunk of a journey for a beach session. I didn’t show any tips for putting them up and positioning which may be different to lake bivvi type use. 🎣👍🏻
@@seaangling yeah been using an oval brolly, does job but flimsy compared to them. Been chesil 3 times...monster drive.
Fished milford shingle..omg the damn weed. Barton and Highcliffe also. Carp fished for years...since 13 tbh. I now cannot stand carp fishing...sea fishing is everything carp fishing is not...the great unknown...thank god.
@@darreneastwell3318 we are blessed with some amazing coast and multiple species to target. Everything changes with the seasons and there can always be that amazing surprise. 🎣👍🏻
Nice informative video Mark for anyone looking for one. 👍👏
Due to almost flat beaches in my area, I've never seen anyone use one.
Take care and stay safe.😷🙊
There is also the view that a pair of chest waders and a smock is all that’s needed for any weather but it is nice to adapt for what is there.
As always an excellent honest video, not a fish in sight does that count as a blank?😂😂
Technically it was a blank but I did winkle out a codling from there a few days earlier if that counts. 😂
Great vid really helpful, I currently use the imax fr competition and hate it 🤢🤢 going up is ok but coming down is a different story takes usual 2 people to take it down, the poles are dreadful…bigaloo is looking good for me all my beach fishing is usually all nighters…tight lines
I thought it would be useful to see both side by side. It’s worth considering the weight if you are taking a lot of kit.
@@seaangling keep making the great content in ur vids, tight lines for 2023
Nice one Mark! Interesting info. Stay safe & well. 👍👍
It was too nice an evening to do nothing. Mrs W and the favourite daughter were walking Jasper the fishing hound whilst I filmed.
Good video. Great idea with the drone footage
I thought it might add another perspective. 👍🏻
Great vid mark, I currently use an imax fr competition and hate it, putting it up no problem but taking down it takes 2 of us because the poles are always getting stuck,I’ve tried fairy liquid,Vaseline and other things but it’s always the same result stuck poles, think now after watching this I will get a igloo…great content and tight lines
Glad I could show something of interest, it would be worth having a go with someone else’s before committing to buy. They are very simple to erect and pack down.
They should have put a clear window in the bigaloo so you could have it fully closed and still see your rods
And that would be very useful or even a Velcro flapped section because those clear panels aren’t very robust. Good shout though. 🎣👍🏻
That’s a good point, a Velcro flap would be better, get abit of air in there aswell👍
Like a lot of people at the time I bought the imax storm v2 shelter. These look easier to put up, but now I have one no.point in me changing until it wears out.
Good review though and helpful for those deciding on a shelter.
I thought it might help for anyone trying to chose between the 2.
@@seaangling absolutely, thats whats needed guys like yourself showing this stuff like this with honest reviews.
Hi Mark I'm a new subscriber to your channel just would like to say that your a fantastic host and also a great fisherman hope to see more many thanks . Good fishing 🐟
I appreciate your support and kind words. If the channel helps in any way then it has served its purpose. Tight lines 🎣👍🏻
I still prefer the lightweight Salt/Diawa, also you save you a pile of cash! The igloo or it’s bigger brother are fine if you fish close to your car!
If weight is a premium then absolutely.
I’m actually after a new shelter the imax wasn’t very accommodating for a man of my stature that night on Chesil. Think I’m sold on the bigaloo now with the door
The Bigaloo is a bit heavier (+1kg) over the Igloo but that front part increases the floor space and will close with Velcro tabs. Not 100% waterproof but I always put the door in the leigh side from the weather. It will fit with rods in most quiver/hold-alls.
@@seaangling the imax has been a good companion for match fishing etc but could do with something bigger especially if I’m with the kids too we can all get in it. Will invest in one soon I think
@@FishingWithTom1 the beauty with these is you can set them low and wide which gives you a bigger floor space. Plenty of room for more people when sat down.
I was fishing that same groyne about where you are had only a gunard but other groyne preduced loads
That stretch of beach can be groin specific but if you look on Google maps satellite view you can see the light and dark, gulley and bank.
Great demo Mark,I must admit I prefer a brolly or a Beach Buddy,not sure if they still make them though 🎣🐟
I grew up knowing nothing other than a brolly but I will say that these handle the wind very well and I don’t think a brolly can compete. Happy to be corrected.
Alternatively, you could get some little clamps , plastic building clamps/grips, and a blue tarp and make a door, tie a guy rope to the top front poles and pull it taught instead of an extra pole, clip the sheet to the side front pole thread it through the blue tarp holes the other side. Sorted. Make it any shape as the rope can be moved anywhere. You could have a massive front porch if you wanted. For winter.
I do have a tarp that I use for many different applications. Packs down super small and very light.
grat vid,i have had both BUT i prefer the bigaloo for a bit more shelter
Good to hear another point of view and goes to show it is a personal choice. What is good with these is there is a choice. 👍🏻🎣
@@seaangling it’s also better for cooking when them decent size whiting come in
@@fester. now that is a good idea. Catch and cook in the Bigaloo. 🎣🐟👍🏻
@@seaangling can’t beat it mate
Good video mark, only problem is have searched internet and cant find them anywhere. Any chance you could let me know where you got yours from .many thanks.
Veals and Angling Direct have them in stock.
You could tie a guy rope to the groin , then straight to the tent top, tightish . Throw a big tarp over and it could be 3m wide, with the shelter serving as just the end of the big tent. stones sand on the back of the blue tarp.
You could and that would be the “back of the wilds” solution.
Personally I like my beach shelter as they stand up to some serious wind when set correctly.
@@seaangling I mean add a tarp if your camping out, then the pack stays light when your not, the bigloo is always heavier, thats what i mean. the igloo makes a perfect stable base for a bigger camp if you want it. Add a tarp for versatility on longer trips.
Haven't you got that wrong Mark. The Igloo will set inside the Bigaloo
No buddy, that was part of the point of the video. You can fit a Bigaloo in the Igloo, it is only the extra pole and door that makes the difference.
if only you had picked a day with the wind blowing 20 odd mph and driving sleet and snow, and then see how easy they are to erect, i have the original beach buddy and im sure it will see me out, i also have the docwra brolly with the side flaps, both must be 30 years old, the buddy has seen much more use, it has the front flaps and i have never undone them, not sure what sort of sea angler wants to get on the beach then sleep in their shelter, we aren't carp anglers, if your baits not in the water then you cant catch fish
These shelters are particularly easy compared to others to put up in a wind. Point the back into the wind and lay it on the ground, extend the flaps and cover them.
Lift the central part up and insert lower pole and then the upper. Taking it down is the reverse except lower it all and then walk forward to dislodge sand/stones.
24 hour sessions on the beach deserve a cat nap at some point.
The Docwra was just right for me, many years service. Sad day when it 'expired'. Replaced with a Ron Thompson but never as happy in it!
@@garycooke4036 it is always difficult to replace something you were so happy with and nothing else will really compare.
@@seaangling maybe you could try and let it un flop in a 20 plus mph wind, or turn it and use as a kite, nothing wrong with a cat nap, you were talking of sleeping bags, also you say compared to others, so what is the strongest wind you've put a beach buddy up in
@@garycooke4036 ron is nothing next to a buddy, but how many anglers are daft enough to be out in such weather that you need them, i only take the brolly if im taking a novice in fine weather, shit weather is always the buddy
Hi Mark, a very helpful video, is the bigalloo lined? It's blue outside and black inside. Cheers, John
I’m pretty sure it is single layer but doubled up to reinforce in certain places. Although you’ve got me doubting myself now 🤔
Well it's personal choice I've got imax beach shelter been ther couple of time the mighty hill chesil beach. Can't complain £$ 119 qued the quality and designed ,actually you can do 1,2,3 turn off the lights.....
I’d love a bigaloo……..can’t buy one for all the tea in china 🤷♂️
They do seem to sell out pretty quick and recently the igloo has been thin on the ground with availability.