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07/10/2010 at 2:39pm
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Norwich Camping are putting online their 2011 tent range as I type....

http://www.norwichcamping.co.uk/tents/2011-tents.html?p=1

Vango seamed to have been reading the forum - the Icarus with mesh front door, velcro tabs and higher HH. Airbeam tents too -- prices seam quite competitive!

Helen

 



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07/10/2010 at 3:29pm
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I was waiting to see what incarnation of green we were getting next year - Moss green. Not laurel meadow or sage. So the person who was thinking of getting the Icarus now and waiting until next year for the new canopy with the door I think would be advised to wait or buy now and get the premium extension instead if any are about.

The Icarus 500 is £179....I'm still glad I've got mine this year for £130.

I would have liked the higher HH though, and the extra mesh panel on the front. I wonder will the elusive lantern hanging point actually be there. I've never found it in mine.

I'm dying to know what the light reducing inner tent in the Vango's are like. I do think they read our forum as one of the most frequent questions that got asked at the height of our summer (especially some glastonbury folk) was about making the inner tent darker.

I like the 'True Navy' of the Monte Verde and the other Vango's.  Interesting!



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07/10/2010 at 6:06pm
 Location: Berkshire
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Quote: Originally posted by Speedcamp on 07/10/2010

Norwich Camping are putting online their 2011 tent range as I type....

http://www.norwichcamping.co.uk/tents/2011-tents.html?p=1

Vango seamed to have been reading the forum - the Icarus with mesh front door, velcro tabs and higher HH. Airbeam tents too -- prices seam quite competitive!

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07/10/2010 at 8:47pm
 Location: Bury Lancashire
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I am not liking "moss" at all...


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07/10/2010 at 8:51pm
 Location: Beautiful Warwickshire
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Quote: Originally posted by Speedcamp on 07/10/2010
Norwich Camping are putting online their 2011 tent range as I type....


Nice one Helen - thank you.


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07/10/2010 at 9:24pm
 Location: Hayling Island UK
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Though I'm not keen on the look of the tent, it's nice to see one with Hayling's name on it, the island where I live .  I don't think I've seen the name used anywhere else before.

Those black tents look very funky too, for folks who like it dark inside.



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07/10/2010 at 9:42pm
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That Kampa Hayling could be big competition for the Vango Icarus 5, although the Hayling is a 4 man tent it's actually wider than the Icarus....and a bit cheaper.

I don't like the Moss either. I do like the True Navy though, I never liked the lighter blues that Vango have been using. I really like the Amazon 600 and it looks good in the Navy.



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07/10/2010 at 9:54pm
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God, ruin a great little tent with that dreadfull moss colour,some one should be taken to task for that choice.Yep, like the true navy for the monte verde.Thats the one for me next year.You fancy the amazon victoria.


07/10/2010 at 10:23pm
 Location: Netherlands
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But green is the color of grass, leaves, bushes etc. How can anyone not like the color of nature :)

Angie



07/10/2010 at 11:00pm
 Location: Hayling Island UK
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Oooh, is what I thought was black actually navy?  Too much dog hair in my eyes from work today, methinks .

If I were stood looking at one from the comfort of our pale beige tent & mocha tent, I like the moss colour too, though I always feel queasy inside strongly coloured tents.  It takes many colours to make a rainbow though eh?  Vive la difference!



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07/10/2010 at 11:35pm
 Location: Essex
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Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 07/10/2010

But green is the color of grass, leaves, bushes etc. How can anyone not like the color of nature :)

Angie





I like the green too 'tis my favourite colour and they certainly won't look like a blot on the landscape.....


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08/10/2010 at 11:18am
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Ha ha this green is going to be very divisive.

I do like the Amazon Daveboy, but too big for me I think.

Anyway I want a Hypercamp Rosas, only wish they would come with a bell end instead of a square one.



11/10/2010 at 9:21pm
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Ooh just spotted this thread and had to have a look

I actually quite like the moss green, and the blue's really nice as well!

The new prices, although, not as high as expected make me feel really pleased I got my Icarus 500 (2010) for £118.50

 



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11/10/2010 at 9:31pm
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Interesting that the kampa frinton 5 is a similar layout to our suncamp canvas frame tent.

That green colour has been used for years in the fishing world so seems quite normal to me.


12/10/2010 at 4:23pm
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Green is my favourite colour but I don't like green tents all that much.How weird is that?


12/10/2010 at 8:00pm
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I love green tents 



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