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01/9/2021 at 4:54pm
Location: London
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We suffered from bulging tubes after nearly 100 nights in our 2014 Outwell Concorde, but managed to catch it before any more damage was done, by wrapping the grey sleeve with gaffer tape across the tears. Checking and re-working the repairs as necessary once a season got us another 100+ nights out of it before upgrading.
As the tent got older, the woven PE tube sleeves deplasticised and became increasingly brittle, so we'd reduce the pressure if hot weather was forecast. It would probably be sensible to have somebody inside during initial pitching to help the tent up.
My understanding is that the majority of these problems were sorted from 2016 onwards. That said, Outwell stopped offering their "SmartAir" (single-point inflation) setup in heavier polycotton tents, suggesting it was never fully fixed. There are also stories of isolated manufacturing defects causing problems, so it'd be worth doing a thorough test pitch before your first trip.
Many Vango owners invest in one or two spare beams, but I've not heard of anyone proactively replacing beams every x years.
Where the beams have actually exploded and torn through the canopy, there's not a lot you can do, and I don't think it would be worth repairing. You'll be able to find similar sorry tales in the review section on here. I did a post about our experience here, but the photos have been deleted  .
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