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Also am I reading it right they both have a width of 250cm but the tent has a width of 280cm, how does that work? Help??!!

Thank you Guitarkid - great set up, and Nanashirley.  I've opted for the Aztec 1 pole which is really good value at £19.00.

Cheers

Anne

Hi Former Scout - I've dithered about this for a week now and ordered the Aztec last night, partly on your recommendation on another thread.  I do like the set up of the Vango and it looks good in Fostermum's photos and I especially like the windows but it is wider and bigger and that worried me.

Thewper - these are the dimensions:

Aztec: width 250cm, length 300cm, height 200cm

Vango large canopy: width 310cm, length 300cm, height 310cm

There is also a smaller Vango canopy but I think this is too small.

I spent ages on the net last night trying to find these dimensions and finally thought the Vango was just too big really.

I've done it now so no going back!

Sorry Former Scout - I should have said thank you for your advice and recommendation on this dilemma and also for the huge amount of advice you have posted to other people - it is a massive help for a newbie like me and I'm not sure how I would have managed without it - probably make lots of expensive mistakes!

Thank you, its very much appreciated.

Anne

Quote: Originally posted by Thewper on 20/8/2009

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Thanks for keeping me in the loop Former Scout, think I'm going to have a go a pitching it in the garden now. Does your Aztec Canopy have the same depth as the Vango, as that just seems a big when really all I'm wanting is a glorified umbrella to keep the rain off the door!! unless its the perspective of the photos making it look bigger than it is

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Hi Thewper

I managed to put mine up on my own a couple of nights ago, but struggled because I only have a tiny garden - no room to lay the poles out before threading - they kept getting stuck under the fence on both sides! I'd laugh about it if I wasn't been so stroppy!

Getting it back in the bag is a different story altogether!!

I've also since read on here (should have done that first LOL!) the different ways people put them up and also the videos on youtube. I couldn't find the Nevada 3 on youtube, but if you put in Outwell loads come up and you can see what they do.  Big help for a newbie like me also.

Anne

Hi Thewper

I managed to put my Nevada 3 up on my own a couple of nights ago, but struggled as I only have a tiny garden.  I couldn't get the poles to lay out flat before threading as they kept getting stuck under the neighbours' fence on both sides.  I'd laugh about it if I wasn't been so stroppy!

Getting it back in the bag is another thing altogether!

I have also read lots of posts on here on how people put their tents up (should have done this first of course!) and also looked at the videos on youtube.  I couldn't find a Nevada 3 one but if you put in Outwell there are lots of videos - It was a big help for a newbie like me.

Anne

Quote: Originally posted by kizzie01 on 20/8/2009

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Sorry Former Scout - I should have said thank you for your advice and recommendation on this dilemma and also for the huge amount of advice you have posted to other people - it is a massive help for a newbie like me and I'm not sure how I would have managed without it - probably make lots of expensive mistakes!

Thank you, its very much appreciated.

Anne

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Anne I'm so impressed you did it yourself, I was just saying on fostermums thread that the ends of my poles kept getting clogged up with muck from my borders!

Could you explain how you did it? I'll be gutted if I can't do it myself eventually, as really my husband isn't into camping and it'd be great to think that I didn't need his help once I've got the knack, in the meantime I will look at the outwell videos on you tube cos itll probably be the weekend when I go to my inlaws for round 2!