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Topic: Vango Illusion owners - please help

ctaplin

10/8/2016 at 6:00pm
Location: None Entered
Outfit: Outwell malibu 5

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Hello

We're thinking of buying this tent and although I have seen it in the flesh, I also saw a few others at the sametime and by memory is now cloudy

Could you answer a few questions please?

1) does the inner front door have a mesh linning so we could keep the door open with mesh closed allowing and side doors the same for maximum air flow on hot days?

2) Is it possible to fold the front ground sheet over so that there's good floor cover near the main tent but not go out all the way to the front where it could get wet in rainy conditions

3) Any issues you have had with the tent or anything you wish it did etc?

I'm aware of the single zip, is this a pain or do you just get used to it?

Many thanks

Chris

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MPH74

12/8/2016 at 3:47pm
Location: Pontnewynydd
Outfit: Vango Illusion 800

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Hi Chris,

The inner front door doesn't have a mesh lining I am afraid only the 2 side doors. We do find however that the 2 doors combined the large number of vents side and back do provide good air flow.

Must admit in our 2 pitches so far we haven't used the front ground sheet but I don't see a reason why you couldn't fold it. It toggles in to the sides of the tent.

We did have major issues with our first Illusion which I am sure you have seen on other threads. But touch wood our new one is great. A mesh front door may be the only thing missing. It is light, spacious, very easy to pitch, lots of nice touches with storage, zipped curtains, light hooks, dark bedrooms etc. It is also very quiet and stable in the wind for a polyester tent.

Hope that helps a bit.

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