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Topic: Vango Maritsa 500

helbatt

03/4/2010 at 8:31am
Location: Bedfordshire
Outfit: Vango Zanzibar 600

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We are considering the Martisa 500 but haven't been able to find one on display. The layout and dimensions look ideal for us (family of 4) but have concern over the bedroom layout. The smaller bedroom has a width of 130cm - they class this as a double, but most double airbeds are bigger than this.

Has anyone got this tent and used this smaller room as a double ?

Any other comments on this tent would also be welcomed.

Thanks.

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nkosia

03/4/2010 at 8:48am
Location: Cumbria
Outfit: None Entered

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I think the reason for this is that Vangos double airbeds are 130cm wide which is a bit of a cheat but if their double airbed fits then its classed as a 2 person room.

jaktent

03/4/2010 at 10:25pm
Location: Sale
Outfit: Khyam Harewood Dlx Montana 4 Diablo6

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We went to see this tent at JR Leisure in Wigan today.

We thought the 500 would be perfect. We wanted a large tent with three rooms and a porch, one of the rooms being a double.

We had been looking for a display model for a couple of weeks. The 700 is huge, 7.5m long, and I know some sites don't like tents over 7m long.

I even took a tape measure to check the "double" bedroom was really 130cm. Unfortunately it was.

We even checked the size of vango double airbeds 140cm!

In the end we bought a Khyam Harewood Deluxe. Liked the size of the tent, decent bedrooms, large porch. Hopefully with the added bonus of a quicker pitching time.

valbarley

03/4/2010 at 10:26pm
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i'm sure go outdoors in coventry had one up today

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dadsbeaniemad

03/4/2010 at 10:52pm
Location: Cumbria (Upper Eden Valley)
Outfit: Cabanons SunValley Michigan Khyam ABI

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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 03/4/2010i'm sure go outdoors in coventry had one up today

Now there's a shop you didn't mention popping into

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Keely :-))

valbarley

03/4/2010 at 11:54pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dadsbeaniemad on 03/4/2010

Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 03/4/2010i'm sure go outdoors in coventry had one up today

Now there's a shop you didn't mention popping into

It was unplanned!

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