Nash Titan T1 Camo Pro Bivvy

No – and this catches people out at the till. Unlike most bivvies at this price point, the heavy-duty groundsheet is an optional extra (the Nash Titan T1 Pro Groundsheet, product code T4238), so factor that into your budget. What you do get in the box is generous otherwise: the removable inner mesh capsule with PVC base, two storm poles, Nash T pegs and a carry bag.

Nash quote 16kg complete, including the inner mesh capsule and storm poles. Strip out the mesh capsule and it drops to 12.5kg which is genuinely manageable for shorter carries with the capsule itself accounting for 3.5kg. Add the optional heavy-duty groundsheet and you’re putting another 2kg on the barrow, taking the full setup to around 18kg. That’s a fair bit lighter than most rivals in the full-on session bivvy class, so if you’re regularly lugging kit to far-bank swims, the T1’s weight is one of its stronger selling points.

The T1 is a one-man bivvy albeit a roomy one, at 276cm wide x 228cm deep x 183cm tall, but a one-man nonetheless. The flat-profile back means even the largest sleep systems fit with room to spare, and there’s genuinely impressive headroom (the door alone is 158cm high). Bear in mind the inner mesh capsule is slightly smaller than the outer shell at 252cm x 208cm, so measure against that if you run a big bed and want the capsule in. If you genuinely need space for two bedchairs, you want the Titan T2 – though as plenty of anglers have found, the T2’s footprint is too big for tighter swims, which is precisely why the T1 exists.

Yes – Nash have confirmed the camo Aquasense fabric carries a 20,000mm hydrostatic head, which is about as bombproof as bivvy fabric gets, backed up by an extended forward storm peak, tension bar and rain gutters to keep water running off the peak rather than dripping through the door. Condensation – the traditional curse of single-skin bivvies – is tackled on two fronts: an internal vapour shield reduces build-up on the roof, and four double-zipped climate panels regulate airflow, with folding strut supports so you can keep them cracked open in the rain without letting water in. The nylon storm covers can even be added or removed without leaving the bivvy, which your sleeping bag will thank you for.