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Hi all,

We took the plunge and purchased a Vango Aspen 500 (the price swung it £187 from somerset camping and i'd highly recommend them, service ws great), pitched in the back garden yesterday and i have to say i was very very impressed!  Love it!!  Was tempted to sleep out in it.. 3 weeks until we are away and can't wait, any tips from other Vango Aspen users..

Thanks

Wise choice !

Our is on tis 3rd year and we still havent found another tent we would consider an 'upgrade '

we recently got the 700 and absolutely love it, if we could pitch it in our garden I wouldn't be able to resist sleeping out in it lol (never mind the kids).

don't know if you got the footprint groundsheet but would definitely recommend, besides keeping the sig clean it was more insulation - really noticed the difference with bare feet between living area and porch (where we kept all our shoes)

hope you have a lovely holiday

  I to have the 700, and would only upgrade to the 700DLX,

     Brilliant tents,  you made a good choice.

                                                                     Bob.

We have had the Vango Aspen 700DLX for 2 years now and having looked around at nearly all the tents on the market can confidently say you have made the right choice buying a Vango Aspen. We bought a piece of breathable ground sheet which we cut to the shape of the living area which feels so warm on the feet and protects the sown in groundsheet as well. As mentioned earlier it is worth buying a footprint groundsheet to keep your sown in groundsheet clean but make sure the edges dont protrude outside of your outer sheet or you will get water sitting between the footprint groundsheet and your sown in groundsheet which will create all sorts of problems with water penetrating the seams of your sown in groundsheet. People will try and rubbish this tent because it is inner pitch first which means your inner will get wet if pitching in the rain. Trust me it dries very quickly and the benefits of no condensation and getting the full height throughout your tent really is worth it. The Vango pitching DVD makes pitching easier than reading the instructions on the tent bag. Have a  fantastic holiday in your vango Aspen,

hi, we have the 700dlx also and like everyone else i honestly cant fault this tent, especially with 2 young kids the porch area is big enough for all the kitchen equipment plus the kids bikes, shoes, wet gear etc. keeping the living area totally clean, dry and clutter free. you really have made a good choice of tent can`t fault it.

p.s we also had ours from somerset camping and like you found them exceptional people to deal with.

rich

Hi all

thanky ou all fro your comments, i'm really counting the days!

We did purchase the foot print with the tent, as thought it would be useful for keeping tent clean.

Do you cook inside your tents?  We intend to, with the sky lights.. looking at fridges too!

Thanks all

hi again, we do all our cooking in the porch area, fridge stays out there as well. don`t know if the porch is big enough on the 500 though. if you do cook inside be very careful with spillages you really don`t want to put a hole in the sig !!

rich.

Hi

We normally use frame tents and are looking for a tent for weekend use only, i like the look of the aspen 700 dlx for a family of five but my concerns are , does it take long to pitch and is it much less bulky than taking a frame tent.

tia

cheers

steve

  Sweenysteve, you asked if the 700dlx was less bulky than a frame tent,

               (The 700dlx is a BIG frame tent)

                     Bob.