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Subject Topic: Finally got one !! Maritsa 700 Post Reply Post New Topic
14/3/2011 at 6:37pm
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Maritsa 700 2011 model
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Well after talking about it on here last night and then putting a "list" together of what we need, me and the wife went looking round go outdoors today  and we decided yes the maritsa 700 was a definate purchase. so went home and searched the web to see if it was being sold cheaper anywhere else, so we could go back to go outdoors and get the price match. well after many, many phone calls to different stores across west yorkshire and a couple in kent it seems like we thought this was going to be very popular and sold out !! 

There was 1 place we hadnt thought about so we gave it a shot and hey they have a couple left, after speaking with most store managers it seems vango are selling very quickly out of this tent and the next batch isnt due until late may/early june we needed ours for june and wasnt planning to purchase until april but after hearing this we needed to get one NOW and so after a frantic 45 minute drive we are now the proud owners of a Maritsa 700 with footprint and carpet,  Happy Days    cant wait to try it out now.    



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14/3/2011 at 6:48pm
 Location: Middlesbrough UK.
 Outfit: Outwell Vermont XL
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Nice one Andy, I'm sure it'll be well worth the time and effort to get the right one for you.

It sounds like there's going to be a lot of nice new tents on the sites this season : )



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14/3/2011 at 7:29pm
 Location: Somewhere outside
 Outfit: Vango Maritsa 600 Sunncamp Continenta
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I know the problem Andy, we searched high and low for a 500 and they seem to be rarer then hens teeth. We ended up going for the 600 and managed to get a footprint but we're now searcing for a carpet. We also needed it for Easter and didn't anticipate the problems we had getting one. Just hope it's all worth it.

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14/3/2011 at 8:21pm
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Maritsa 700 2011 model
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Ive not been anywhere than stocks the 600 that seems to be a rare one, hope you manage to get one before you go, the carpet feels so good i dont want my german shepard on it 

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14/3/2011 at 8:51pm
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: Holi * Perran 4 * Airedale 5
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Happy Camping in your lovely new tent.

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15/3/2011 at 7:48am
 Location: Rural Peterborough!
 Outfit: Elddis Xplore 302 & Defender 110 CSW
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Quote: Originally posted by andy151 on 14/3/2011
the carpet feels so good i dont want my german shepard on it 

Poor doggy!

We take Poppy her own picnic blanket, then it goes wherever she is!



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15/3/2011 at 8:09am
 Location: Fife
 Outfit:  Vango Calisto 600
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That's great andy151, glad you got the tent you wanted. It is fantastic looking. R u going to try it out somewhere before you go away. If so remember to post pictures...


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15/3/2011 at 10:08am
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Maritsa 700 2011 model
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carasash we were hoping to go out today and put it up, check it over but the weather has turned out to be very damp    as soon as the weather is nice and dry we will do it and of course pictures will be taken lol

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19/3/2011 at 12:04pm
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Maritsa 700 2011 model
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right well we managed to get out yesterday and pitch up our tent, it took us about an hour but im sure theres an easier way ??  inserting the pins into the bottom of the poles seemed to be a problem even with the tensioners slackened right off ??  also the idea of gathering at the back and walking the whole tent forward seemed to be a struggle !! apart from that it went ok  lol  it was quite windy outside but when stood in the tent you couldnt feel a thing the sown in groundsheet obviously does make a make difference. overall very impressed with the tent and cant wait to get camping     3 photos succesfully uploaded to my gallery take a look.

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19/3/2011 at 4:45pm
 Location: Gloucestershire
 Outfit: Vango Maritsa
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Hi Bonzo007,

We have recently bought the Maritsa 600 too.  We got ours from Attwoolls in Gloucestershire and they still appear to have the 600 carpet in stock for £75.00.  You can buy online.

 



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19/3/2011 at 8:46pm
 Location: Lincolnshire
 Outfit: 5 m zig bell force 10 trigano ridge
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Enjoy your new tent, we love our Mitsy too!

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20/3/2011 at 2:13am
 Location: Warwick
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6
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Quote: Originally posted by andy151 on 19/3/2011
it was quite windy outside but when stood in the tent you couldnt feel a thing the sown in groundsheet obviously does make a make difference.


That is the great thing about steel/ali poled tents. Most people new to camping worrying about the rain and being dry. Pretty much every tent on sale is waterproof, however they're not all windproof.

It's only when you've been camping in strong winds, seen your tent getting flattened and others rushing home early, that you realise that the wind is far worse than the rain.



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