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4.00
We are a family of four. Went along to CampingWorld tent show earlier in 2017. Got helpful advice there and was great to see all the tents I was thinking about buying. This one represents a good choice as we only camp a few times each year. I am able to put this up by myself (short 43 yo woman with bad back). It is quite a big tent and takes up a lot of space in car.
Rooms ok for two adults and two kids. Good sized "living" area and canopy bit. Would have liked some inside pockets like the Hayling. The other campers in our group were impressed in general.
Plastic tent pegs not great, so take some metal pegs along. The bag the tent comes in is really inadequate, so I don't expect it to last long, and a tight squeeze. And perhaps more options to ventilate / fly screen the bedroom areas. The tent is heavy and I would definitely have liked a wheelie bag. But other than this, I think it offers a lot of good features.
We are a family of three and when our old tent finally started to fray at the seams, we put an inordinate amount of research into finding a replacement comparing Vango with Kampa and Outwell. We chose the Kampa despite the lack of reviews as it appeared to be the best suited, best use of space and best value. The two bedrooms can be joined and each will comfortable fit a double airbed. Personal preferences aside…
We have used it once and it was quite a windy day, but once the guy ropes were in place, there were no concerns about the tent disappearing across the field. It was very simple and quick to put up. The material used for the tent appears to be very strong and waterproof but hopefully we won’t have to test that to its limits… Overall, very pleased and the other campers in our group were also impressed.
The downsides… Plastic tent pegs are supplied. They shattered. Utterly useless. Why would anyone spending £500+ on a tent be happy about plastic tent pegs?!!! Fortunately this had been foreseen and a well-spent £8 on Amazon had secured some metal pegs that did the job. And then there’s the bag the tent comes in. This is flimsier than my son’s excuses for not doing his homework. And good luck trying to squeeze everything back into it. Vango actually advertises its “over-sized” bags for precisely this reason. Also, the tent weighs 20kg. That’s heavy. Why on earth wouldn’t you sell it with a “wheelie bag”? Both these upgrades would cost next to nothing and wouldn’t irritate the living daylights out of someone who has just purchased this tent.
Despite these two minor irritations (which were minor because we didn’t have the repercussions at the camp site), I can wholeheartedly recommend this tent.