That's the lake I run and I have these in every swim, along with a spare stash by my generator shed.
Two at the front of the brolly and a strip up to the rods. Can make a massive difference in saving the swim from becoming a quagmire.
http://www.nashtackle.co.uk/products/view/bank-life-bivvy-heater
Now this is a take on the twin flowerer pots upside down , (look up on Youtube) they work extremely well , we made one and the heat was excellent just to bulky to carry around.
So this seems a reasonable copy although well over priced , but aint it all
If you believe the spiel ,you wont die using it. just Burn your hands if you touch it
Joking aside Yonny, it's a special, special place. I have it to myself most weekends, even the last two bank holidays, there has only been me fishing it! we have reduced the numbers again this year, from 15 down to 14.
That shows that they can improve the comfort of the swim. To some, the £60odd would be worth it. To others like you and I, we would use them if there but not to the point that we wpuld pay for them.
To be fair, I carry as little kit as I can with me. That's why I am glad Phil and Mick have joined my lake. I wont need to take the brew kit if they are on now!!!!!!! If you ever get to fish with Phil, he wakes you up with a coffee every morning!!!!
I don't like gravelled swims. I try my best to keep the lake looking as natural as possible. 3 of the swims are grass with the others having a top up of bark from when we do any cutting back during work parties.
As phil said, that swim gets no sun when the trees are in leaf meaning it gets quite mossy, holding water throughout the year. I would still rather that than a gravelled swim though.
Unless we can see it, we don't! Same with any hooklink or rig I guess bud!
My trials have been very good. You need to make sure it's straightened well (you can do it without steaming - just pull it really hard). A couple of blobs of putty might help but I don't bother with this stuff.