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I haven't any experience of this tent but the spec on their website looks OK. The price is good from tesco. It's protex 2000 so it should stand up to the rain Ok.It could be unkindly called a budget tent but only by camping snobs and if it has the space and spec you want then go for it. Sometimes you just got to walk your own path and take the chance. My gut feel is it will be fine. It's a seriously big tent so check you and your family can errect it OK. Then enjoy it.

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Well spotted campermark. Protex 2000 is Vango's brand name for their polyester. I didn't spot that and didn't put two and two as well as you did. If they are using Vango materials then they are probably using Vango factory and Vango poles etc.

So I looked on Vango and Lichfields sites and what you got in the Appalachian 9 is the Vango Killington 900. Identical design, The Killington uses protex 5000 the Lichfield Protex 2000 same poles and within 5cm the same size. The Arapaho 6DLX is quite clearly the Vango Voyager 6DLX. This time the measurements, materials and weight are exactly the same. (The Voyager is chosen by blacks as their Vango offering but I bet Blacks wouldn't give Lichfield house room yet it's the same tent.).

These Lichfields must be the best value around taking their pedigree into consideration.!!

Hope I haven't annoyed any Vango owners the above is an opinion only and not based on precise knowledge just website specifications and my assumptions. 

davewynn

Spot on with your comments above. Lichfield/vango are part of the AMG group Ltd. so as you commented Lichfield are the best value tents around pound for pound.

mike32 go for it you never now it might be the best tent you ever buy.

Quote: Originally posted by campermark on 17/7/2007

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went to north devon at whitsun in all that bad weather and the tent faired very well when other better make tents fell apart.

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Lichfield made good quality tents long before Vango and many the other companies started up.

Thanks everyone for the great advice - first time i've used this forum -.

Unfortunately totally sold out at Tescos !!! Still waiting on email response from them ?

Thanks again

Mike