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Personaliantha
09/8/2016 at 6:24pm
 Location: leyland lancashire
 Outfit: vango diablo 400 View aliantha's Profile View Profile   Reply to aliantha Reply   Quote aliantha Quote  
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Hi everyone, we're looking to buy a new tent & wondering if anyone can give any advice about inflatables - specifically Vango Air Beam, possibly the capri 400?
Are these as easy to erect as the salesfolk tell us? and do they stand up to wind & rain - we'll be camping in good old Britain!
Also is there an increased condensation problem arising from the 'poles' being inside the tent?
Thanks


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Personlinny2008
09/8/2016 at 8:53pm
 Location: Warrington
 Outfit: Vango Inspire 600 Outwell Iowa L View linny2008's Profile View Profile   Reply to linny2008 Reply   Quote linny2008 Quote  
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We have a Vango Inspire 600 and we LOVE it. It goes up in minutes and this last week has been battered by coastal winds, standing strong.

We always keep our tent well ventilated so have not had a problem with condensation.

Go for it - you won't regret it.

Our friends saw ours last year and went out and bought one for themselves and just this morning when we deflated ours and it made that satisfying whoosh noise there were LITERALLY gasps of admiration from 2 old biddies in a caravan!

Linny x


PersonMadamzsazsa
10/8/2016 at 1:45pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Outwell Nevada M Sunncamp Pathfinder View Madamzsazsa's Profile View Profile   Reply to Madamzsazsa Reply   Quote Madamzsazsa Quote  
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Weve not long bought a Westfield Quest Orion tent - Westfield have been making awnings for years, and this year have released a range of airbeam tents. They honestly are as good as they seem - I (a 5"5 female) managed to put this up completely on my own in about 15mins, including doing the footprint. We paid £350 for the package from Camping and General. The Orion is a 4 man tent, but they also do a 3-man (lyra) and 5-man (taurus).


PersonTarango
10/8/2016 at 10:37pm
 Location: UK
 Outfit: Kampa Daymer 8 View Tarango's Profile View Profile   Reply to Tarango Reply   Quote Tarango Quote  
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We have recently purchased a Kampa Daymer 8 and LOVE it!
After pegging it out a few pumps and it is up. Hubby pegs out (takes same time as previous tunnel tent) and I will'move us in' we have halved our pitching and moving in time :-)


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Personadsheadv
10/8/2016 at 11:08pm
 Location: Manchester
 Outfit: Vango Inspire 600 View adsheadv's Profile View Profile   Reply to adsheadv Reply   Quote adsheadv Quote  
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We have an airbeam (Inspire 600) for the 1st time this year. That coupled with changing our 'cupboards' for folding ones has saved loads of time & effort in setting up & packing away.

We've just got back from spending a week in Cornwall where we packed away in the morning, drove up to Oxfordshire & put it all back up again in the afternoon for the 2nd part of our holiday. All done with no stressing or cross words. We'd never have attempted that with the Maritsa we had before.

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Vanessa
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Personoohmyback
12/8/2016 at 9:47pm
 Location: Somerset
 Outfit:  Nordisk Asgard Bell Tent View oohmyback's Profile View Profile   Reply to oohmyback Reply   Quote oohmyback Quote  
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We have an Airbeam (Exodus 600) and dead easy to pitch.


Personjacfrosty
15/8/2016 at 9:08am
 Location: Sussex
 Outfit: Vango Solace 400 Airbeam View jacfrosty's Profile View Profile   Reply to jacfrosty Reply   Quote jacfrosty Quote  
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We have the vango solace 400 and love, love, LOVE it. Taken the stress out of pitching (no more annoying poles!) and as a previous person said, the woosh of deflating the poles is equally satisfying. We also divided the pitching tasks..he pegs I unpack. Took us approximately 30 minutes from arrival to sitting at our table (tablecloth on) glass of wine/tin of beer in hand.


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PersonFrog
15/8/2016 at 8:49pm
 Location: Cambs
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Quote: Originally posted by Tarango on 10/8/2016
We have recently purchased a Kampa Daymer 8 and LOVE it!
After pegging it out a few pumps and it is up. Hubby pegs out (takes same time as previous tunnel tent) and I will'move us in' we have halved our pitching and moving in time :-)


Slightly off topic so I apologise, but I bought a new Daymer on Sunday and have found that the fixings for one of the curtains in the porch are misaligned and one is missing. I have contacted the retailer but they haven't got back to me yet, I was wondering if yours is ok?



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