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23.00 KG
Ł349.99
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15 Reviews of the Verona 8DLX Showing 11 to 15 Page: 1 2

By: Graemej Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 9 from 10

Paid very little money for a lot of tent (Ł130)

Its water proof(one bad night of strong winds and heavy rain)

Easyish to put up,I managed on my own

And we (6) managed to sleep, eat and stay dry for a week

The only down side is the main ground sheet is not sown in!

Overall good value for money it did what it said it would do (Be a tent)

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By: TuffLittleUnit Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 5 from 10

I purchased this tent 2 days ago and haven't managed to use it 'in the field' yet but given that Millets are currently selling them off at less than Ł150 I thought there may be some interest in first impressions.

I had previously ordered a tent via a popular internet supplier who failed to deliver (no stock for items they are still offering for sale!) By complete coincidence I popped in to my local Millets looking for rainwear for my kids and found the Vango Verona 8DLX. I hadn't read any reviews at the time so it was an impulse purchase based on the price and brand (I did all my Duke of Edinburgh's expeditions in Vango Force10's so I have a soft spot for Vango). This tent is specific to Millets and their RRP of Ł349.99 is heavily overstated . I suspect that they've never actually sold any at this price however I'm still pleased with the sub Ł150 price I paid.

Having got home with the tent I eagerly came to this site to check if there were any reviews and was a little perturbed by what I read. However, having put the tent up in the garden yesterday I'm really happy with my purchase again.

On unpacking the tent from its bag my immediate concerns over quality were dispelled. The fly sheet was more substantial than I had expected and I had none of the reported problems with the poles (sure if you start levering them around from one end sections at the other end may uncouple but the poles must be about 12 feet long and I'd rather they uncoupled rather than snapped). I had no problems with poles becoming uncoupled as I slid them into the sleeves on the fly.

My only real quibble with the tent is that the assembly instructions were poor. As Jeanette67 points out, although the tent comes with a DVD from Vango, there are no instructions for the Verona on it and the closest tent from the standard Vango range (the Albany 800) has a sewn in ground sheet. The instructions for the Verona are sewn into the carry bag as 3 A4 size pages, two of which are generic and the 3rd of which is a very high level bulleted list of steps to take. Step by step diagrams and a little more detail would have helped . E.G. It took me a couple of minutes to work out that the colour-coded poles system meant matching the 'colour' of the central pole to a tiny tag on each section of the fly sheet (it should be called the monochrome pole system because there are no colours - 4 of the poles have a grey central section and 1 is black - I spent ages looking for some form of individual coloured marking on each pole/sleeve - doh!).

Still, as a tent erecting newbie I managed to assemble the tent (all 22 feet of it!) entirely by myself in less than an hour. If I'd bothered to watch the DVD for the Albany I would have saved about 10 minutes struggling with pulling the tent out to its full length (peg one end first - doh!). I know it's common sense but I was trying to follow the instructions whilst grappling with the tent on my own.

The other time consuming bit was working out the orientation for the internal ground sheet. I was under the impression that it's meant to form a bathtub shape but that's only along the 2 edges by the doors. The edges by the sleeping rooms remain flat and just tuck under the groundsheets for these rooms. Unfortunately this offers an easier opportunity for creepy crawly things to enter the living area . But hey, this is camping we're talking about!

Once I had the tent up I then spent another 10 minutes discovering lots of other features that weren't immediately obvious due to the lack of supplied documentation. There are a surprising number of door/window permutations (hidden zips and velcro everywhere!). For example, just as I was about to take the tent down I found that there's an option to remove one of the bedrooms and use the end of the tent as a very large door/porch (in addition to the two side doors).

Taking quality overall, I guess it depends what your intentions for the tent's use are. I'm just after something for the odd fair weekend rather than a week/fortnight family holiday that we'd endure 'come hell or high water'. The Verona looks like it'll more than meet the challenges I'll be setting it although the proof will obviously be in the pudding once I've had a couple of nights out in the tent with a bit of a breeze and some rain. I'll post an updated review once we've done this.

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By: Jeanette67 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 7 from 10

Myself, my partner and our three children have used this tent for a weeks holiday immediately after purchase. The first thing we noticed was that the DVD accompanying this tent showed us how to erect a number of tents but not this one!

The Verona is a nice large tent ideal for family use. Following the colour coded pole sleeve system, it is fairly straight forward to erect and take down and is very spacious inside. It is a heavy tent to carry around but at least it is easy to pack into the bag supplied.

In high wind the tent was not as stable as I thought it would be. One splintered pole was a casualty of the weather but the tent never leaked a drop of water at any time despite heavy and persistent rain. During such a downpour an internal sewn in ground sheet would have been beneficial, but unfortunately this tent does not have one. Instead you lay out the supplied sheet and fix it when the tent is up.

As a fair weather tent this was everything we wanted-dry, good all round headroom, competitively priced (we got this in a half price sale), practical and roomy. However I would not relish camping in this tent in blustery conditions again.

Overall then this Vango effort is well above average although a little too flimsy to be perfect.

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By: Janet/oo7 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2008 Rating: 3 from 10

Can I start by saying I owned this tent for 2 days and then it went back to the shop. I also bought this tent as it was half price in Millets and I'd only ever heard good things about Vango tents. The tent I was replacing was a Millets special a Eurohike Grassmere from about 4 yrs ago. As soon as I got the Vango out of the bag, I didn't like it, it felt cheap and the poles kept coming apart, which was very annoying. I was very very disappointed by it and so pleased when we decided it wasn't for us and took it back. Millets were great at taking it back. The only thing I did like about the tent was the layout and size. I now have an Outwell Montana 6 and the difference in quality is immense.

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By: Mazian77 Reason: I've used one Made in: 2008 Rating: 10 from 10

We bought this tent from millets in a half price sale. At present we are somewhat camping virgins! We camped at flamingoland and although this tent is an eight berth and approximately 23ft long we had it set up in no time at all. The fibreglass poles have curved connectors which was a godsend when bending the poles to fit the tent. It took two of us half an hour to erect and most of this was securing the guy ropes as there are approximately twenty of them-that said -when the wind blew the tent never budged. It has a four berth bedroom either end that can be split into two rooms-each would comfortably take two double airbeds,and a riser groundsheet that was excellent at keeping out bugs and draughts.the living area is spacious-around 10ft by 6ft and headheight was around six foot so enough room for all. It rained constantly(heavily) one night we were there and there was not a drop got through this tent.we were very impressed and will be using it frequently in the future.it is also really easy to take down and packs easily into the oversized bag provided.we have no complaints at all about this tent and would highly recommend it to anyone.a 10 out of 10 from us.

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Manufacturer's Description

Model exclusive to Blacks / Millets

Large vis-ŕ-vis tunnel tent with three compartments that can sleep up to eight people. Ideal for very large families or group expeditions

This vis-ŕ-vis tunnel tent is extremely spacious and packed full of features that enhance the experience of living under canvas. It has a waterproof and fire retardant Protex® 2000 polyester flysheet with a 2000mm hydrostatic head and Fully taped seams. The tent is pitched on colour coded fibreflex poles and pegged with steel pegs using the ring and pin system. The tent comes with a full repair kit to make running repairs if required.

* 8 person vis-ŕ-vis tunnel tent
* 3 compartments
* 2 doors
* Protex 2000 Polyester flysheet
* 2000mm hydrostatic head
* Fully taped seams
* Waterproof
* Fire retardant
* Fibreflex poles
* Steel ‘pin type’ pegs
* Repair Kit included
* Pack length 70cm
* Pack width 50cm
* Tent height 205cm
* Weight 23kg

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