HIDE MONAL V2

Water rating: pu 2000mm 

Size (open):

·         height:  140cm

·         length: 220cm

·         width:  140cm

Size (in its carrying bag):

·         height:  20 cm

·         length:  80 cm

·         width:  25 cm

Weight:

·         4Kg (without any accessories)

·         6Kg (with all accessories)

The Monal Hide has been designed to fulfil two needs: first to allow you to sleep inside for long periods with the comfort needed for such long Hide sessions.Secondly to have enough room to allow two people to shoot side by side comfortably.

Tragopan has designed a new realistic Camo pattern more suitable for the multi-season use by the wildlife photographer, in particular by including green vegetation. Going forward, this new pattern will be the default pattern for all Tragopan Hides and accessories.

-All the windows have been redesigned to fix two weak points on previous models: waterproofness, and making the windows quieter to open and close, or set up and remove the sleeves.

To avoid water leaking along the shooting windows, we’ve added a screen which entirely covers the shooting window from outside. This screen is opened with two ropes that can be operated silently from inside the Hide.

The various sleeves and mesh screen are now fixed using small clips which replace the “Velcro” tape and zipper, which were too noisy.

The small survey windows which were another source of leaking have been replaced by small sleeves that can be opened and closed with a small rope and will fit a small telephoto lens (e.g. 400 F/5,6) or binoculars. These windows give the photographer improved visibility around the hide.

Helped by its expanded canopy system, the Monal is the only Hide on the market which allows you to take pictures in rain or snow with even large lenses entirely sheltered.

The Monal Hide comprises an inner room and a roof–canopy which extends widely on each side of the tent, avoiding any water infiltration through the shooting windows.

The inner room is quickly installed, helped by the rapid deployment system, which is similar to the Tragopan V5. The canopy is installed by inserting 4 anodized of glass fibre poles (included)  inside the pole sleeves on the inside of the roof of the Monal Hide. The canopy is fixed to the main room by four clips and webbing which allow its tension to be adjusted. The installation of the canopy is optional and it can be replaced by a camo net (like this) thrown over the inner room top, thus reducing the total weight to carry, and speeding up the installation process.

The inner room features two large vents on its top, which guarantees perfect ventilation inside.

The removable ground floor is easily attached or removed with a zipper, and offering additional protection against insects and other unwanted animals inside the tent. The ground floor is best removed for short Hide sessions, reducing the total weight to be carried out.

The Hide is delivered with 10 pegs:

-          6 pegs to fix it on the ground using the webbing strap at the base of each corner,

-          2 at mid-length, and

-          4 pegs in case of strong winds, to reinforce the Hide with the 4 wind guy ropes (also included with the Hide). (To use the guy ropes, the roof-canopy has to be attached to the inner room frame using the small hook behind the fastener (see here))

On each side of the Hide, 4 strings are stitched on the outside of the Hide allowing you to attach additional natural elements from the local environment: leaves, branches, grass etc to improve the camouflage.

The Hide has two doors that can be opened and closed from either side with a strong and silent zipper.

Two pockets are located on the inside of each side of the Hide for additional storage.

The Monal Hide has 6 openings for shooting: 2 on each long side and 1 at each end, comprising:

·         A low level opening to allow placement of a tripod leg outside the Hide. This opening also facilitates taking images at ground level, as well as using a 45° eyepiece scope for digiscoping. This opening is made of a zip with 4 zippers. The 2 zippers in the middle create the opening for the tripod leg. The one below creates an inverted T shape window at 15 cm above the ground, and the one on the top creates a T shape window which is ideal for a 45° eyepiece scope from a comfortable position.

·         One main rectangular window which fit the removable sleeves and screens (as shown below).

·         Every main window has a small window sleeve at eye level to survey outside of the Hide. This can be operated with a thin rope and a stopper. These sleeves close silently and can be fixed open.

The Monal is delivered with the following removable windows and sleeves:

-          2 opaque rectangular sleeves with a small integrated zipped opening which is ideal for a speedlight or simply for observation. The entire system is fixed by small clips. (Additional sleeves can also be purchased separately here.

-          2 mesh rectangular sleeves fixed by small clips. (Additional sleeves can also be purchased separately here.

-          6 mesh screens with a slot in the middle which are fixed by small clips.

stronger and lighter aluminium pegs are available for sale here