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Subject Topic: vango diablo 900xp pitching Post Reply Post New Topic
07/6/2008 at 11:51pm
 Location: norfolk
 Outfit: vango diablo 900 xp
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Having read through all the old posts on the diablo 900xp about pitching, i thought i would post on here that last week my son and i managed to pitch the inner, peg it out, and the fly sheet on and pegged in 3/4 of a hour.took about 2 hours to do everything else inside thou.

not being big headed but just saying it can be done, and it was windy.

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08/6/2008 at 8:56am
 Location: anglesey
 Outfit:  Outwell Wolf Lake suncamp vario 6
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first time we did ours took about 1.5 hours,got it down to under an hour after that,knowing where to put all the poles helps.we love all the space in ours,havent been able to use it this year yet,as car has been off road since february,trading standards are slow to get things done.


10/6/2008 at 8:29pm
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: Vango Salina 600
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Takes us about 1 hour from trailer opening to tent fully guyed out etc. Another hour to get the kitchen tent and sun canopy up for a longer stay. Forty Eight hours to get the rest of the cr*p set up....and I am guilty of taking most of said cr*p. We should call it the 'Campers Law' - "The more space you have the more cr*p you take".

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26/6/2008 at 8:32am
 Location: Sunny North-East of England
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 500 5
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Hi all, Just had a look at the 900 xp on the web. I used to have the 900. Just looking at the picture, it looks like the tunnel isn't as long now. Is that correct. This was a big plus for us as we used to have a table and chairs in ours. Excellent tents though and in a way I still miss it. It was just a nightmare when the weather was awful to put the tent away. A bit too long in the tooth now for camping and have gone onto being a 'tugger'. Must admit, the atmosphere just isn't the same on a campsite now. Most vanners just seem to keep themselves to themselves unlike the happy campers. Wish I was younger again


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26/6/2008 at 9:36am
 Location: North Wales
 Outfit: Vango Salina 600
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I have had both the 900 and the 900xp and I am not sure that the 'tunnel' (porch?) is any shorter. The bedrooms are certainly bigger in the xp version, and the extra pole adds much more strength in windy conditions.

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26/6/2008 at 3:01pm
 Location: Bolton
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 900
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Got the ordinary 900.. We have erection with a footprint down to about 45 mins now.


05/5/2009 at 8:29pm
 Location: Warrington
 Outfit: Diablo 900
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Just purchased a 900 from a friend so haven't had time to erect it yet. Looking forward to using it very soon. The pitching instructions says that before putting the fly sheet in place that the porch poles should be assembled and then pull the rest of the sheet over the inner. Is that the best way?

Any advice would be of a great help to me and my wife.

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