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Hi, I am nearly a newbie to camping but am already addicted. We bought a Vango Venture 500 second hand off ebay a couple of months ago and so far have been on two camping trips and we are already hooked!!

We are already seeking to upgrade our tent as we would like one with a bigger living space (there are only 2 of us). After doing a lot of research we really like the Vango Aspen as it has a huge living area, and 'windows' in the bedroom area which I like.

I just wondered if anyone has one of these tents and what you think of it. I don't think they are made any more but I can't find one similar in current production.

Thanks, and I'm sure there will be millions of other questions to come!!

thanks for your reply.

Would you recommend the Aspen? just curious that you've been trying to sell it for a year and had no buyers? If it is still available, how much would you be looking for it?

Many thanks

I also have an Aspen 500 standard version, and also a Venture, well actually it's a Tamor which was a revised version. The Aspen is a great tent, even though mine is also for sale. We've used it in some bad weather, and it never moved or dripped. Other than being a bit of a pig to pitch, I can not praise it enough. We have gone over to old fashioned frame tents, that's the only reason for selling it. The Aspen is easier for taller people to pitch, and also easier if the second pitching version is used, where the tent is pitched like a tunnel tent with the roof sections fitted before lifting the legs etc. We now have pitching down to about thirty minutes, plus extra guys for windows etc, of which there are plenty. Never really saw a problem with inner tent pitching first, if it gets wet, it will dry out, the same as condensation ends up on the fly sheet. If you like it go for one.