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Why I'm offering further advice when you rejected my suggestion for the tent, I do not know.

You would have to check whether there are any made-to-measure footprint groundsheets for that tent.  I suspect not as it doesn't seem to be on the Vango website.  however, it is not difficult to make one yourself.  You can get a tarpaulin sheet from B&Q for very little money and just cut it to shape.

Next, think about pegs.  Then tent will probably only come with narrow "pin" pegs.  For most pegging points these can be useless as they do not hold things down in strong winds and soft ground.  Consider Delta pegs for your main guys.  They are quite ingenious in design and members here swear by them.  Rob Orr (from Delta) is great to deal with.  I've got the yellow nylon ones which have not, as yet, been tested as we have been lucky with the weather; but one day they are bound to be and I would not like to see my tent rip to shreds while I lie wrapped up in my sleeping bag.  For your corner ground pegs I would use V-shaped pegs and you'd probably be OK with the pin pegs for the other ground pegs.

You will also need to think about appropriate lighting.  If the V5 comes with an internal hook my suggestion would be a UFO LED light.  VERY bright, small, light (not heavy).  From Morrisons (if any left), Pound-shops or ebay.

Enjoy.