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Was wondering if anyone has got a Vermont l and pitched it yet ? We pitched ours yesterday and had real problems with it. Below is a list of the problems we have emailed to the company we brought it from.

Hiya.

We bought a Vermont L and pitched it about 4 weeks ago, all seemed well, only small prob we found was putting rings into bottom of poles, didnt think that they were actually going to reach at one point. We were swinging around like a right couple of idiots and they just kept slipping through our hands. My other half was having trouble gripping the poles to click the pins in but (by some wierd stroke of luck) he had some gloves in the car with rubber grips on them and we found as soon as he could actually grip the poles properly they semed to go in o.k. Gave it a quick check and it all appeared fine. Cant think of any other problems. We havent actually been away in it yet but fingers crossed all will be well!

We have errected our Vermont many times now and I havn't discovered any problems with it as yet.  It went up in just over half an hour and sat perfectly on the ground.

Its a new range this year so judging by last year it would not surprise me if there are some faulty ones out there.  I just need to do a leak test on my one now and then I am happy.

Yes, mine lifts the groundsheet by the wardrobe ( not by 5ins though, probably 2inches max. ).  It also lifts where the bedroom pod attaches to the floor.

We have used the Vermont quite a few times now but this weekend was the first time it had rained heavily.  I found 2 leaks in our Vermont.  Water was coming in through the front zip on the porch.  It also comes in right in the centre of the tent where the seam goes across.

Getting a bit fed up now with Outwell.  This is going to be the 4th Outwell tent I have returned in less than 12 months.  Last year I returned a Monty 6 and 2 x Nebraskas.  This Vermont replaced the faulty Nebraska I had last season ( yes, the third one ) and now I seem to be having problems with this.

I bought a Royal Pescara 8 a couple of weeks ago.  Only used it once so far but seems to be a lot better built than my Outwell.  Havn't done a leak test on it yet.

After years of going with Outwell, the last couple of seasons I seem to have had nothing but problems with them.  I guess its time for a change now.  I broke my own golden rule this year when I said I was not going to buy another Outwell tent ( well  guess I didn't really as the Vermont was a replacement for a faulty Nebraska ).

Quote: Originally posted by nickandsally on 07/5/2007

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is any one having probs with the wardrobe lifting the ground sheet off the ground by 5 ins , and there's quite a bit of tension where its fixed on the roof

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Blimey, you Outwell enthusiasts are very dedicated, that's for sure! What a shame that Outwell doesn't appreciate it's loyal customer base, and get it's act together on quality control / manufacturing issues!

We bought a Bear Lake (we do like the Outwell designs - who wouldn't?) but then, having read on here about BrummyGit having problems with his door zip, decided to see a good few on exhibition and check this out, prior to opening ours. Sure enough, we couldn't zip the doors up on any that we saw pitched. They all look fab, pitched with their doors neatly folded back, but who thinks to un-fasten and zip up the door, to test, prior to purchase? We thought about options to remedy this; pushing the legs together more might help to reduce tension on the zip, but you'd end up with a higher doorway, which then  wouldn't zip up properly at the top andwould raise the ZIG at the bottom!

We took our unopened tent back, for a refund, and won't be touching Outwell again until there are seriously fewer problems being reported on these boards.