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Topic: Vango Nadina 600 or Outwell Whitecove 6

Victoria2740

20/7/2014 at 9:30am
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Any advice would be much appreciated, we are a family of four, me, husband & two children aged 3 years and 15 months). We have never been camping before as a family and are looking at 6 man tents with 2 or 3 bedrooms and a large living space and porch. We seem to have narrowed down our search to the Vango Nadina 600 or the Outwell Whitecove 6. Both tents are around the same price..... £550 with footprint and carpet. We are complete novices and would appreciate any help/advice on the pros and cons of each. Thank you in advance.

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Jukie999

20/7/2014 at 10:14am
Location: Dorset
Outfit: Outwell Vermont XLP Vango Icarus 500

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Hello and welcome!
The nadina has steel poles so will be more rigid/sturdy than the whitecove, but also a lot heavier at 40kg vs 23kg! The pack size of the nadina will be bigger too, have you seen them in the flesh packed in the bag? The space you have in your car might be the deciding factor, it's surprising how a tent alone can swallow up your boot space

Victoria2740

20/7/2014 at 10:40am
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Hello, many thanks for your reply I really appreciate it. We had a look at both tents yesterday and I did think the Nadina would take up too much space in the boot (we have a Golf Plus). I didn't realise the difference in weight! That's quite some difference!! Would you recommend any other 6 man tent? I didn't realise how many tent options were available?! 😉

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Jukie999

21/7/2014 at 12:21pm
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I don't really have any first hand experience of other tents to advise on, sorry. We have a 7 berth tent which is huge so we are trying to get something a little smaller for weekends, but we like having a wide tent, so that we can join all bed pods together into one large room, seems more airy somehow. Smaller seems to mean long and narrow which is not as good for sleeping 4 side by side.
It also depends on how you are planning to use the tent. If its for 2 or 3 nights at a time, and for fair weather camping you might find the Nadina a bit tiresome to put up and down after a while, and the Whitecove 6 might be a better bet.
We personally like the Outwell tents and they seem a little roomier height wise than the Vango's (OH is 6ft2) and the bedroom pods are a generally little longer (if you are sleeping on knee height campbeds or airbeds you generally need more space - worth carrying these into the tent you plan to buy and see if they fit !)

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Victoria2740

27/7/2014 at 4:35pm
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Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. We are going camping for the first time in 2 weeks, we are borrowing our friend's tent to see if we like it & if so will opt to buy the Outwell Whitecove 6. My OH is 6' so the more height space we have the better. Thanks again.

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LOUBLOU1

29/7/2014 at 12:53pm
Location: SWADLINCOTE DERBYSHIRE
Outfit: OUTWELL VERMONT L - VAN - PATHFINDER

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How about the outwell montana 6 - £399 at outdoor megastore.

Bit cheaper if you use a cashback site - can recommend you if you like.

I would buy OUTWELL over Vango.

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What carpet and footprint would be ok for vango nadina 600 please

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