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Hello  just getting a new family tent as sick of our folding camper and love tents so been on vango website looking at tigris 600 or icarus 600 but cant seem to see what size they are and been in a few camp shops but they dont have any set up. We just need one with a larger living space and two bedrooms. Does anyone have one and do you know which one is bigger?

also Someone told me gelert were not has good as vango and seen a few outwell one but too expensive really.

any suggestion welcome

thanks

hi thanks for that just going to look on net for the nevis 600 we just need two bedrooms only 4 off us but i like a large living space as kids are small and if it rains there will be a lot of space for us and our things

thanks jakehake

Generally you should look for a 6-person tent for 4 people as they size bedrooms very tightly and for mats rather than airbeds that are bigger. Have you seen the Vango Columbia 600 from Vango's Premium tent range last year - steel poles, 5000HH, 2/3 bedrooms (1 can be used for storage or for separate bedrooms when the children want their own rooms), enclosed wet weather entrance for shoes, toilet, balls, etc...plus a load of other top features include the TBSII system and full or part opening front. Been discontinued this year but still a few around at about £280 (RRP £450 last year). We can get ours up and equipped in an hour now. Fab tent!

The Sungari 600 carpet and footprint will fit and the Sungari canopy too if you get a sage Columbia.

Anyway - worth a look!

hi speedcamp ive just looked on the net u tube and it looks good and suits our budget so going to make our mind up soon there seems to be a loads of tents out there and we like vango's really and the columbia seems fine for us and fingers cross i might get it a bit cheaper somewhere !

thanks

Quote: Originally posted by molly*angel on 10/8/2010

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hi speedcamp ive just looked on the net u tube and it looks good and suits our budget so going to make our mind up soon there seems to be a loads of tents out there and we like vango's really and the columbia seems fine for us and fingers cross i might get it a bit cheaper somewhere !

thanks

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Happy hunting!!!

BTW - we use a Vango Adventure Tarp over the front of ours with the tent porch poles and longer guy ropes so that you can cook out the front or enjoy the air in light rain or drizzle. Haven't bothered with a canopy. The tarp's elasticated side is about 39cm longer than the roof pole of the tent so shields the front (extends out 2m). We used it last week with the whole front open but if the weather is coming at a slant you can offset it and open just the right hand side of the front (either just the door or the door and the small section to the right which can be rolled up too and held in the loops at the top). We only pitch the tarp when needed. Mostly we don't! The fab thing with the Columbia is that you can open the whole front, have the table and chairs still on the carpet, within the shelter of the sides of the tent but with the stars above you. You don't have to move everything outside the tent to enjoy being outside unless you want to....