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Does anyone have any cheaper alternatives to the Vango carpet which seems to retail at about £50.00. Carpet sizes rarely seem to be cited on the product detail!  Looking at my tent details I will need one about 285cm x 240cm. Am trying to do this on the cheap as I spent a lot on our main tent last year but now have the Vango Icarus 500 for shorter trips.

I guess I could always just use picnic rugs as I have in the past.

sandra

I've ordered the icarus and am really looking forward to getting it up, although I've already seen it as my sister purchased one last summer and that's my primary reason for getting it.

I'm going for the picnic rug option (with the addition of a rug gripper mat underneath) as I think that taking individual mats outside for a good shake would be easier than emptying out the furniture etc to take a big carpet out.

I think the carpet for the icarus is quite expensive, although I don''t know how much they should be as I've never purchased one before.

£39.99 from Winfields.

we are looking at the same thing we have just got the icarus 500 for weekend use too  i think this is going to be a very popular tent on sites all around Britain.

Have you used the Icarus yet? we were looking at them today for weekend use? what's the pitching time like?

Haven't pitched it myself but have seen it  at a tent display. I think pitching time is quoted at about 15 minutes! Certainly looking at it it looks like a doddle compared to our past tents. Our 'big' tent is the Outwell Idaho XL and although it's a fab tent and pitching is straightforward, all those steel poles are quite heavy! The Icarus will be our weekend tent for when we just want a quick get away. The kids are already planning to camp in the garden at Easter!!  Brrr!

Thanks for the replies

Sandra