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15.30 KG
Ł180.00
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8.5/10 from 44 reviews

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44 Reviews of the Orchy 600 Showing 11 to 20 Page: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Claire16 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: 8 from 10

Just returned from our first trip in our new Vango Orchy 600. Practised pitching in the garden before 1st trip, but only took us 20 minutes. There's colour-coded poles, so really easy to do.

There's just the 2 of us so loads of room in the bedroom pod, kept the mattress on one side and bags on the other. Lots of room in the living area. Plenty of head height and fits a table and chairs easily. Only had some light rain one night so can't really comment on how it performs in windy conditions, which is why only given 8 out of 10, but had no leaks and no condensation issues. I really like the windows in the roof they let lots of light in, plus we have the 'blue' version so never feels too dark.

Vango extension and porch poles on the 'to buy' list.

Very happy and would recommend.

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By: Conanzonanfog Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: 7 from 10

Having read the reviews, I recently bought an Orchy 600 for our family of four. It was just big enough width wise, for four airbeds (or two doubles) so would not recommend as 6 person tent. Having used it for the first time this weekend in Scotland, am generally pleased with it. We had pretty persistent rain and not a drop in the tent, although a porch would have been very handy. Have only rated it 7 out of 10 as still to prove itself in windy conditions but generally it seems stable, easy to put up and down and the living area is certainly big enough if your stuck in.

In terms of value for money I thought this was a great tent for folks like us going camping with our children for the first time. I could have picked up a 2009 model cheaper but plumped for the 2010 model based on the reviews that mention a slump at the front door. Comparing ours with older models on the campsite, it was better, no slump at front door (so no rain collecting) and probably better stability too. Get the 2010 if you can.

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By: Lesh Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 8 from 10

I agree with the positive comments - it's a good family tent that isn't too big, is light (compared with many others) and is reasonably easy to put up. My only gripe is the front-side-windows bow in no matter how I try to put the tent up. But this seems to have been rectified on the 2010 version as it has extra poles on each side now to make it more sturdy - wish I waited a year now to buy the new version! I've also sought reviews on the Vango premium extension and everyone has provided very good reviews on how useful this is, especially in bad weather, so that you have somewhere to cook in the dry - so will be adding this to our tent this year.

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By: Nickfromstoke Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 10 from 10

This is a cracking family tent, we bought it in June 2009, which was our very first camping trip ever. We had a very good weekend at Nenllys campsite in Towyn

On the Saturday we had very strong wind and we thought we would take off, none of us slept all night. When we got up the next morning there were about 20 tents in the skip, but the vango orchy 600 was still standing. Easy to put up, loads of room for me my wife and our 2 boys age 9 and 10. I would recommend this tent to my family and friends it is that good, and at a very good price,

Comes with a dvd so its no problems putting it up,

The side and front doors both have a fly door, so you can have the main door open but no flies can get in. It has a good size window on the side of the tent and 1 in the roof.

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By: Shelfyowen Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2009 Rating: 9 from 10

I bought this tent last year and got to use it about 6 times. Its a great tent for 2 people (though think you would struggle to get 6 people in there.Unless you were very, very intimate.) as it has a large main area and a good size bedroom with enough head room to stand up straight in the main part (I'm 6ft).

The front door took some getting right, but looks like they have improved this on the 2010 model.

In moderate rain and wind it performed well and had no issues with it. It's easy to put up and take down and with a little practice, it does fit back in the bag with all its bits, which easily fits in the boot of a small car.

All in all, a great mid range tent for couples or small families, for not too much money. Would definitely buy another one.Though would probably go for the green.As it did seem to attract gulls landing on it when staying near the coast.