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10/10/2014 at 3:54pm
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Personally, I wouldn't dream of camping in a tent "so small", ( I insist on full standing height, at the very least!) and I guess, they are hinting that on that score, it'll be fine for a night or two, but you may go stir crazy using it for a week!
Quality-wise, I don't see any problems. First off, it's a Vango. Yes, they may let the odd failure through the out door, as most manufacturer's do from time to time, but they are, of course, a long-standing company with a decent rep, so in theory, a reliable company who make reliable tents.
The HH (The waterproof rating) is 3000. I believe to be classed as waterproof, it has to be 1500 or more. Quite a few family tents are coming out at 4000, 5000, and even 6000, just lately, but even at 3000, I would consider that ample for anything below "A deluge"! I'd hazard a guess that "average" was somewhere between 3000 and 4000, so for 3 season camping in the UK (and quite possibly 4 season, who am I to say?), I'd put a month's wages on this tent being fit for the job!
For your occasional week or more, all the above qualities would still apply, of course, so the only thing you have to decide is whether it's big enough for you to camp in the style you wish.
I'd ignore the word "Festival"... this is not "A throw-away tent" if that's what was concerning you! 
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All the above is based on 100% amateurism, and subject to confirmation by at least one person who actually knows what they are talking about... I just thought I'd at least make a start in putting your mind at rest, as I'm pretty sure I'm on the right lines! 
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10/10/2014 at 4:46pm
Location: Northern Ireland
Outfit: Bell Tent Vango Coleman and Quechua
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Which model of tent is it?
A 'Standing Height' tent is about 195cm high. You need to think about your bed. If you are going for a camp bed with a Self Inflating Mat on top, or a double height airbed, then you have to take into account the slope on the side of the tent if the bedroom 'pod' is compact (if it's quite big you can always move the bed away from the side).
A 'Weekend' Tent often describes a stand up height but smallish footprint size tent, and of course you can go for longer! If you look at the Vango Kalu, it really fulfills the 'weekend' tag, but also take note of the front extension. That would turn it in to a tent you could stay in for longer and in less favourable weather.
A 'Festival' Tent often refers to a small tent that you crawl in to. They are often but not exclusively dome type tents. They would be fine but someone young, but I wouldn't want to spend a week in it. However I can see if you are doing lots of touring that it would be easier to pitch and strike in different sites each night. I would be happy with this situation if the weather was good.
I do a lot of solo camping, and my preference is a four or five man tent for just me (and the dog). I have a couple of options, a Gelert Cabana 4 - a Decathlon BS 4.2, or my Vango Icarus 500. The Icarus is probably the most flexible one, as it will accommodate other people too. Then as well as that I have the extension for it, so I have used it for fortnight long family holidays as well (there's three in my family).
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10/10/2014 at 6:41pm
Location: Northern Ireland
Outfit: Bell Tent Vango Coleman and Quechua
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My Icarus takes about 15 minutes to put up solo, I put it up last weekend in a bit of a breeze. There's a good video on Youtube about the 'Gary Cross Method' of putting up any tunnel type tent, which does help. Now I pitch my Icarus by pegging all four corners, putting in the poles, walking around the other side, putting the pin in the poles, and then erecting the tent with the front door open.
If I was going to buy a tent right now, in this 'three (flexible) pole tunnel tent' category, I would prefer the Coleman Galileo. I like the mesh sleeves which are short sleeves, the angled corners making more stand up height inside. The design is good, it's better than the Icarus/Unfortunately named Isis. If it had a pelmet covering the space between the inner pod and outer fly sheet it'd be damn near perfect. But that's a minor point.
Of course while you're looking at Coleman, look at the 'instant tourer' range. I've not seen one in the flesh, and to me having built in poles makes it harder to replace one - but the trade off is that, I believe, they are very quick to pitch.
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10/10/2014 at 7:00pm
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Big doesn't necessarily mean difficult to erect. I camp solo and have a 6 man tent and it is the easiest to erect I have ever had. The problems I had with earlier tents mainly, was the fibreglass poles and full sleeves... threading the pesky things was like threading curtains on a curtain wire...kept bunching up and took forever.
If weight isn't a problem I would go for a metal poled tent and keep the tent and poles in separate bags making it lighter. Metal poled tents usually have a short roof pole that goes easily through the roof sleeve and then the side poles attach externally and the tent is just clipped to them. Metal poled tents are more stable in strong winds and don't sway about as much as fibreglass poled tents.
A tunnel tent with the poles in line are the easiest to erect and the height is usually pretty uniform throughout the whole tent including the bedroom pods. Tents with poles going in different directions often require somebody to assist.
I now wouldn't have a tent without a fully sewn in groundsheet. Not only does this make the tent warm and draught free but the inners can be left attached making it 'erect in one'.
It may help to check out tent erection videos on Utube. There are usually lots of them showing the easiest ways to do it.
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10/10/2014 at 10:01pm
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Have a look at the Vango Aura 200, its probably one of the biggest tents classed as a two man . It has separate sleeping pod and sitting area, full sewn in groundsheet.
I am 5'8" and can just stand up inside.
It is discontinued but there are still some for sale on Somerset camping for under £100.
I use one for solo car camping and find it ideal without being to big and paying big tent pitch prices on site.
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10/10/2014 at 10:24pm
Location: West Yorkshire
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We have a Vango Kalu 400 that I think would be very easy to erect solo if you use the Gary Cross method
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11/10/2014 at 9:48pm
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Have you thought about canvas. For the price, these tents are very good and easy to pitch solo (takes me about 1/2 hr or less) even when windy. Peg the 4 corners, put center pole up then door frame and peg out. They are solid as a rock in rough weather.
If you don't use the inner they have masses of space so you can vary your sleeping arrangements / position.
They don't have a SIG but I use a slightly oversize PVC Ground Sheet which overlaps the Mud flaps all round. No drafts and being canvas it's reasonably safe to use a gas heater for 1/2 hr for those chilly evenings before bed.
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