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01/3/2018 at 12:47pm
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Andy R, I would add a comment about sturdy poles versus air beam...
We had an 8 man pole tent for 5 years, it did us very well through some awful windy weather, I probably replaced 6 sections of fibreglass pole that started to fracture through we never had a complete break. The tent used to blow about quite a bit.
The first time we used our airbeam tent was during the thunderstorms last May in Sussex, the wind was really extreme, the airbeam was rock solid. Friends with similar sized pole tents had bits of their tents collapsing.
I think it is partly due to the sheer weight of an air beam tent, ours is about twice the weight of our similar sized pole tent. Also the beams will conform with the wind a bit but they don’t have a breaking point like a pole.
Of all the things to worry about by moving to air beam, performance in really bad weather would be at the bottom of my list because experience is that they perform really well in the wind.
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22/3/2018 at 10:25pm
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I see on another thread, someone recently bought a popular Vango airbeam tent, and that too went pop.......
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22/3/2018 at 11:16pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Caligula on 22/3/2018
I see on another thread, someone recently bought a popular Vango airbeam tent, and that too went pop.......
I missed that thread, which tent was that?
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23/3/2018 at 10:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Broadside on 22/3/2018
Quote: Originally posted by Caligula on 22/3/2018
I see on another thread, someone recently bought a popular Vango airbeam tent, and that too went pop.......
I missed that thread, which tent was that?
Vango 800?
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a bell tent wouldn't have either issue? lol!
We dont argue anymore (well not much) when putting it up!
