Quote: Originally posted by TheShed on 28/9/2006
The thing that put me off the TBS Vango tents was the tension straps in the living area.
But it would appear you only have to attach these when needed in high winds.
Is that correct? .
Yes, that`s correct...you only put the straps up when the weather is windy. The rest of the time you coil them up and tick them into the handy pockets that Vango provide for this purpose at the base of each pole.
As RFC 1795 says though, the bedroom straps hardly get in the way of going in and out the pods at all. I put these ones up at night, irrespective of the weather, just in case the wind gets up while we`re asleep. I clip the other ones into place when we go out for the day if the weather looks poor. Only takes a second.
Having said that, I`ve only been out in my 600 once in the sort of wind that I felt the straps were even slightly neccessary. The rest of the time it`s a really stable tent anyway, even without the straps, because it has a lot of guylines and a nice long smooth wind shedding profile. Pitched with a narrow end into the wind, of course! (On the 800 you have a choice of either narrow end, of course, but with the 600 it`s best to put the large pod end into the wind, because it has a doorway at the other and less pegging points.) But during that one very blowy trip when the wind was swirling and coming in high speed gusts, I thought the TBS straps very useful. My Gelert Cadiz 5+ 2 on the pitch next door was trying to turn itself out and had to be double pegged and double guyed to keep it stable, but the Oregon barely rippled.
Nice tents. I think they`re becoming one of the understated classics in the range, myself, because while they`re never going to be the sexiest looking tent on the display field they`re roomy, versatile, stable, easy to put up and a very good price for what you get.
Topic: VANGO TBS OREGAN 800
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so will check it out the now
