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Personsharonryan
10/6/2013 at 8:29pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
 Outfit: Vango Icarus 600xl View sharonryan's Profile View Profile   Reply to sharonryan Reply   Quote sharonryan Quote  
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Hi I am new to camping. We are a family of two adults, two children under 4 and another baby on the way. I want a, dare I say it,a spacious tent, to hold toys, clothes etc. It needs to be very easy to assemble as at times I might be minus my husband. Inflatable is out as my budget is small. I have been looking at vango icarus, tigris, lomond, I like the lomond but there are v few reviews... I almost bought a 2nd hand icarus 600 but moved too slow and it was gone. I also browsed coleman coastline as it's a bit cheaper but I gather that's because it is not as good as the vango range. Should I be looking at an 8 man tent? Any help much appreciated. Thanks


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PersonTynxuk
10/6/2013 at 10:32pm
 Location: Sunny Suffolk (West)
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Only you can decide if you need an 8 man tent but bear in mind that some sites charge more for larger tents, we are a family of 5 and a 6 man tent is fine for us.


Personsharonryan
10/6/2013 at 10:39pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
 Outfit: Vango Icarus 600xl View sharonryan's Profile View Profile   Reply to sharonryan Reply   Quote sharonryan Quote  
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Thanks for your reply


PersonCampernic
10/6/2013 at 11:23pm
 Location: Northern Ireland
 Outfit: Bell Tent Vango Coleman and Quechua View Campernic's Profile View Profile   Reply to Campernic Reply   Quote Campernic Quote  
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With your family quite young it might be better to have the sleeping compartments all adjacent to one another rather than have them on either end...easier for night time assurances etc. Vango and Coleman are much of a muchness, the Coleman Da Gama has won an award already and is retailing at £304 best price I can find..is that too much for your budget?

De Gama

Also have a look at the Vango Icarus range and the Kampa Oxwich too.


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Personsharonryan
10/6/2013 at 11:45pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
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Thank so much I will check out that video


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Personsharonryan
11/6/2013 at 2:53pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
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Hi all thanks for replies, I think I am going to go for vango icarus 600xl? It's working out at about £400 with footprint and groundsheet, apart from not having a clip for a light it gets excellent reviews. It's a little more than I wanted to spend and I think i am probably looking at the priciest time too? But I think it is worth the money?


Personfrenchchicklet
11/6/2013 at 9:58pm
 Location: None Entered
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What about the vango maritsa 600? You have a porch included, handy to put kitchen etc...


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Personsharonryan
11/6/2013 at 10:05pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
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yes thanks I looked at maritsa but its just too heavy if I am trying to set it up alone, and its very pricey too. But it does look excellent for space


PersonCross Camping
11/6/2013 at 10:14pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Anything I like !!! View Cross Camping's Profile View Profile   Reply to Cross Camping Reply   Quote Cross Camping Quote  
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The Icarus is an OK tent but steel framed tents are tougher... The Coleman's De Gama would be good or the Kampa woolacombe which has everything in one tent... You will know what I mean when you see it.
Gary Cross


Personkim81
12/6/2013 at 4:57pm
 Location: lancs
 Outfit: coleman marseille 9 juno 500 View kim81's Profile View Profile   Reply to kim81 Reply   Quote kim81 Quote  
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we are a family of 5 and have the coleman mckenzie cabin 6 with awning, its big enough to all sit inside if the weather is poor, 3 bedrooms, area for clothes, bags, toys etc and we use the awning for the kitchen, its easy to put up aswell, steel poles make it fab on them windy nights!


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Personsharonryan
12/6/2013 at 7:01pm
 Location: Ireland Kildare
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Hi all, I decided to go for the vango icarus 600xl. I am very excited it will arrive on Friday, with carpet and footprint! Next purchase will be a stove? and i need to learn how the gas etc all works! Thanks for all the help


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PersonFriendOfOwls
13/6/2013 at 12:05am
 Location: Severn Valley
 Outfit: Aztec Galeria 4 Outwell Virginia 5 View FriendOfOwls's Profile View Profile   Reply to FriendOfOwls Reply   Quote FriendOfOwls Quote  
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Just want to say welcome to the boards, sharonryan.

Loads of good people here to give you lots of advice. Have fun camping!



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