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Subject Topic: Diablo 600 - wet weather Post Reply Post New Topic
20/8/2006 at 11:29pm
 Location: Hampshire
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 600
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Hi,

Just wanted to pick your brains really!

We've just returned from a 6 night stay in our Vango Diablo 600. 3 out of these 6  nights it rained. I had real problems opening the front of our tent when it was wet as the rain just poured in from the roof and also the doorway. One of the neighbouring tents was a Hartford XXL and they had the Outwell canopy at the end of their kitchen area. They didn't get wet when they unzipped in the morning as it was under the canopy.

Are there are special tips on getting out dry?!

Thanks, Sian



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20/8/2006 at 11:59pm
 Location: Edinburgh
 Outfit: Numerous
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Hi,

Don't want to state the obvious but you could always give it a good shake shake from the inside before venturing out. It works for me.



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21/8/2006 at 12:09am
 Location: Hampshire
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 600
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Hi,

Yep did that first but still quite wet. Also found the inside of the door wet too, got a wet head when I zipped up at bedtime!

Sian



16/8/2007 at 12:49pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered
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can you tell me if your tent leaked through the groundsheet centre seam in the living area - ours seaped in water and mud - told by vango it was normal in wet weather - would just like to find someone  with the same problem ...because i don't believe anyone would put up with it.

many thanks

Elaine



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16/8/2007 at 1:01pm
 Location: Scotland.
 Outfit: Conway Camargue Lots of Vangos. .
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You could invest in one of the front canopies for the bigger Vangos? They`re on discount all over the place and they would certainly solve the wet door problem.


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16/8/2007 at 3:14pm
 Location: Nottingham
 Outfit: Monty6
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What about using the side door in we t weather?

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16/8/2007 at 3:51pm
 Location: Warrington Cheshire
 Outfit: Vango Escape 500
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Quote: Originally posted by Deebo69 on 16/8/2007
What about using the side door in wet weather?

Was going to be my suggestion as well.  We have a V V 500 and use the front when weather good as it allows us to store stuff along sides of tent, but if raining we'll use the side.  Also, aren't the front porch doors on the 600 nearly vertical. Interesting to see your problems as we were thinking of getting one of these

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16/8/2007 at 6:22pm
 Location: Blackpool
 Outfit: 1vango 2colemans and 1 saunders
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Got the 900xp and when raining we use the side doors as stated and yes you still get a little water coming in but not a problem for us, to be honest i think all tents to a point will have water around the door if not opened for a while. MikeJ no problem at all with ours, no leakage anywhere and it stood on some pretty wet ground the other week. Excellent tent.


16/8/2007 at 7:30pm
 Location: Central Belt
 Outfit: Vango Diablo 600 Orchy 500
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We were in Cornwall first week in July and had some fairly terrible weather, both wind and rain, gusting gale force. We had no tent leaks (although reminder to self :- if in tent when rain starts even with a 40C temp and a throat infection DO get up and close rear door and window flaps..that did cause inner puddles.)

We always shook top of tent on porch as water could pool, but generally we just unzipped at one side and slipped through..the front door is vertical when zipped so a bit puzzled (I don't have a side door as we have an older 600. With gales we did get a puddle on porch ground sheet one day(not bathtub) but given the wind speed and rain mm I was not in the least surprised.

We were also on mud and none of ours seaped through the ground sheet although when we struck camp and I looked at what was beneath I was fairly amazed that it hadn't.

All in all we have always been very happy with this tents performance!

 




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