If you fish a lot of natural venues then long walks over rough ground, often with styles and other obstacles to overcome will be nothing new for you. Transporting a big seatbox in these conditions can be a real challenge, so given the choice, I prefer a more compact box such as the Xi-Box 36. The compact design of this box, plus its reduced weight, make it ideal for natural venues.
Although the box is smaller the 36mm legs mean that it is incredibly stable and I have never felt compromised when fishing on soft or steep banks, thanks to the six telescopic legs that have oversized mud feet, keeping me really stable. The inbuilt spirit levels are another useful feature, enabling me to get the position of the box spot-on.
As you would expect, the box is supplied in a great tray configuration for natural venues, with a full range of trays and other accessories available enabling you to customise the box to your needs.
One other factor that is worth noting is that if you regularly travel with a friend the smaller size of this box means that you can get two, plus all your other gear, in the back of a regular estate car.
Rory Jones
The adjustable seat position means you don’t have to carry extra trays just to get the right seat height.
The chunky hand wheels make adjusting the legs very easy.
The frame is really strong and solid. I find the inbuilt spirit levels useful too.
"A really stable box, thanks to its 36mm legs."
Cassette-style footplate is really stable.
Extra threads in the front of the footplate for keepnets and other accessories.
All of the six legs are 36mm diameter with telescopic inners.
The Xi-Box 36 Compact is top of the Xi-Box range. It has been designed to have a small “footprint”, so easier to fit in a car, carry, or use on platforms than traditional cassette style boxes. The design is very strong and rigid with 36mm legs and specially designed clamps. The top frame of the box can be height adjusted to maintain a comfortable seating position if trays are added or removed.
The Xi-Box 36 Compact features :
• 36mm telescopic legs with hinged mud feet for total stability
• Sliding footplate
• Secure non-slip locking systems with large easy-to-grip knobs
• Fixed mesh tray on bottom frame for under-box storage while fishing
• Spirit levels and adjustable seat height for total comfort
• 2 x 3cm plus 1 x 6cm side drawers
• 1 x 4cm plus 1 x 3m tray units
• Additional trays available
The adjustable seat height means you only need to add the trays that you need.
A wide range of trays and accessories are available.
The over-sized self-levelling feet keep the box really stable on unlovely banks.