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Subject Topic: Vango Colorada 800dlx vs Outwell Hartford Post Reply Post New Topic
Personjimandali
26/1/2011 at 8:06pm
 Location: Scottish Borders
 Outfit: colorado 800 wynn shrike6 NF SShip 350 View jimandali's Profile View Profile   Reply to jimandali Reply   Quote jimandali Quote  
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OK, it's January, and mrs jimandali & I are thinking about the coming camping season. Looks like we've reached the end of the road with our 2006 Vango Diablo 600, and with the weans getting bigger we're looking at a 3 bed-pod tent.

We like the idea of keeping the dome-style and have narrowed the search (with our budget) to a Vango Colorado 800 dlx or an Outwell Hartford XL. After a few drookins, we're also pretty keen on the pitch outer first idea.

Would appreciate anyone's thoughts comments on the tents we're considering, as well as suggestions as to makes/models we might have missed.

Cheers

jimandali

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Personjaybee61
27/1/2011 at 2:32pm
 Location: Attwoolls Camping Glos
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Hi

The Vango Colorado 800dlx has been discontinued, but you might be able to find a 2010 model still available.  They seem to have replaced it with the Kasari 800

Cheers


Personalibali65
27/1/2011 at 9:09pm
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We have the hartford XL and its pitch in one, 3 good sized pods and plenty of living space. However it really only is a 6 berth. it is a wide tent but we've not had any problems at sites. On sale at Taunton leisure for £315


PersonSmedmorDCH
28/1/2011 at 10:55am
 Location: Gillingham KENT
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Morning jimandali

We have a Colorado 800DLX, its a great tent, we use ours when taking the grandchildren
away so plenty of room, we have set up time down to 40 minutes now(practise LOL).

If you are still interested the is now one in the Free adverts section, and a good price too, nothing to do with me, but may help if you are on a budget.

Best regards David


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Personarsenaldes
28/1/2011 at 6:46pm
 Location: Aston Clinton
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We had the Colorado and didnt like it at all I honestly think there are better tents around than this one, but thats just my opinion


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Personjimandali
28/1/2011 at 8:05pm
 Location: Scottish Borders
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Thanks for the feedback folks jaybee was right about the Colorado 800 dlx being discontinued, but we picked a 2010 model up with footprint & carpet (wooo! posh or what?) for a bit over £300.

The clincher was the fact that there would have been a 'discussion' between the wee jimandalis about who got the smaller pod if we'd gone for the Outwell. Either that or mrs jimandali & I would have had to have taken the wee one to keep the peace. Didn't fancy that much.

Looks like the manufacturers are moving away from the dome style in preference to the tunnel style. Have no major beef with tunnels, but the dome/sleeping pod design suits our needs better.

Happy 2011 camping all!

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