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Topic: Vango Eden 600XL Canopy question

Zedsee

28/3/2016 at 10:58pm
Location: East Midlands
Outfit: Vango Eden 600XL

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Does anyone have this tent, and if so have you had it up with the canopy rolled up? Just wondering if the front airbeam coped with the additional weight.

There are ties in place to have the canopy away so it is clearly intended to be possible, our front beam seemed to struggle with it this weekend and kept collapsing in.

Admittedly we had awful wind, were pitched the wrong side of a hedge and were face into the wind since when we arrived there wasn't any wind at all! To give an idea, a strong gust completely broke a steel pole section for the canopy in two!

The front airbeam isn't staying up at all now, so pretty sure it either has a slow puncture or faulty valve so it's getting replaced. I would just be interested if the canopy can be stored successfully as in any high wind it would clearly be better to not have the canopy out.

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paul+kate s-o-t

29/3/2016 at 6:08pm
Location: stoke on trent
Outfit: Bailey 75-2

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What pressure are you inflating to
What pump are you using
As the front beam got knees like a bend either side normally about a meter up
We rolled our canopy away away once and had no problems

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Zedsee

01/4/2016 at 12:59am
Location: East Midlands
Outfit: Vango Eden 600XL

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We inflate to 7psi, the beam is shaped at the sides although higher than a meter. We have a Vango hand pump as well as an electrical one.

The beam is being replaced as by the end of the weekend it kept deflating so it's reassuring to hear the canopy should stay up with a good beam.

Thank you.

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01/4/2016 at 10:09am
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After the first day check the pressure in the beams as it does drop upto a bar also don't rely on the hand pumps pressure gauge as they are very inaccurate

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