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Tent Reviews: Vango Maritsa 700
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7 (more 7 berth tents)
40.60 KG
£499.99
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Fully Sewn-in
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Average User Rating:8.6/10 from 96 reviews
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96 Reviews of the Maritsa 700
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By: V11X Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating: 
Bought this tent after seeing a friends 2010 version in action on our last camping trip. We thought we'd bought our 'tent for life' already but when we saw the space that is offered by the Maritsa we were swayed to make a purchase! It helped that GO price matched and the tent came in under £400.
Just returned from 6 days camping in the new tent and we're more than happy with it.
Very quick to put up, the colour coding system definitely helps speed things up and having moved from fibre glass poles to steel we loved how quick and easy it was to put the poles together and thread them through.
Once up the space is amazing. There are only 2 of us using the tent, so we had the main pod as our bedroom. The middle pod was the walk in wardrobe and the smaller end pod was the toilet/en suite. This left us with more room than we knew what to with in the living area!
The porch is again very spacious and we managed to set up a small galley style kitchen with our kitchen stand and preparation table. This left a clear walk way through from the front door.
We purchased the front enclosed canopy too, which we weren't going to put up for this trip, but decided we'd use it for storing our trailer and bikes which fitted in there no issue. The extra space the porch gives you isn't really needed to be fair as the tent is big enough without it, but we figured that we'd be able to sit out in it during the summer months or if its raining.
The 'Lights Out' pods are an essential piece of kit and I can't believe Vango haven't released these for their older tents. Rather than waking up with the sunrise we were sleeping till 8am and feeling better for it.
The window blinds have zips rather than Velcro to hold them down, which was a nice feature as it offers a bit more privacy since the windows are properly secured down.
Would definitely recommend this tent to anyone who is looking for a little more space, without having to add on extra porches/extensions.
We're Vango converts now - won't be looking back.
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By: Sanlougov Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 
This is our first tent and we initially decided on this one because we wanted a tent with 3 separate bedrooms. The front canopy adds the extra room needed without paying for a separate canopy!
We tried it out last weekend and were very pleased. It was very easy to erect. The colour coordinated poles and tags really help. We got it up in half an hour. The only thing that held us back was the hard ground on the campsite!
There is masses of room inside. We ended up with 4 adults and 4 children sleeping in it. We had bought a 2 man pop up tent for 2 of the adults and even with that in the living area there was still plenty of room!
It was very hot inside when we had done putting it up but after opening both side doors it soon cooled down. It was plenty warm enough that night.
Went down just as quick. Although, as other people have said the poles were a little stiff and stuck together but it wasn't a major issue.
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By: Haarstadt Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating:
We bought one of these to replace an aging Rage Harstaadt (hence the user name) which was a great tent but a bit of a pain to put up (but at £70 new, all in it was real VFM!)
I bought ours from Go Outdoors (£450) - I had a few reservations as a few reviews I had read had suggested they could be a bit leaky, but decided if it was a problem it could go back as faulty. I also checked on the 'how to erect your tent' tips on the equipment areas of this site and watched the youtube video for the Montana which was very useful.
We went off to the Lakes knowing we were in for some rain and (perhaps foolishly) never having had a go at putting the tent up - no problems - the tent was up and fully guyed in under 40 mins. We use ours with a footprint which saved a fair bit of mess when it came down.
The supplied pegs looked OK but we invested in hard ground pegs a long time ago which we always use and had no problems with pegs pulling loose etc.
Great tent - huge. Loads of room and we really enjoyed the novelty of separate 'kitchen' area. The tent was surprisingly warm (our previous one didn't have a sewn in groundsheet) and we all slept with the bedroom pods doors open. The footprint may have also helped as an additional layer of insulation from the ground.
Plus points:
Huge area inside, plenty of room in the pods, great to be able to stand up if you are tall (I'm 6'1').
Warm and draughtproof.
Waterproof!
Lots of inbuilt storage pockets.
Lots of acces points for EHU.
Good ventilation.
Good window placement/curtains.
Negatives:
As previously mentioned the poles do tend to 'grip' each other and can be difficult to separate on taking the tent down. Mine will get a thin layer of vaseline next time to help in this area.
Tent poles only have minimal colour marking so you know which goes where. One of ours had no marking at all and we had to assemble everything else to find out where it went. Coloured PVC tape (5 different colours in the one pack from the £1 shop) soon sorted that out.
'Kitchen area' sewn in groundsheet - this has a tendency to flop over outward and sit flat on the ground, despite being attached by a toggle to the door. This makes sweeping out easier but a minor inconvenience when it's raining as you need to be careful with arranging the storm flap from the door under the groundsheet.
Front door - end door call it what you will - this slopes down and out from the roofline but isn't brilliant at shedding water. If you use this as your main door as we did water tends to drip off the bottom of the door, as you open it, onto the sewn in ground sheet. This may not be an issue for you if you place the tent differently wrt the prevailing wind, or use the side doors (of which there are two). I got around this by using a porch I had picked up from another tent (Go Outdoors sale £12) for just this sort of eventuality which sheltered the door from the rain and minimised the door shedding water as it stayed largely dry. (Mind you the porch and the tent are mismatched in terms of colour - but that isn't important to us!)
As already mentioned - it rained - and hard! (We were in the Lake District). We stayed dry and no leaks were seen in the tent. I was a very careful in using a gas lantern for illumination one evening but this did cause a lot of condensation - something we didn't encounter again.
Overall - a great tent and absolutely no regrets at buying this. Not top marks because of the sticky and poorly marked poles and drippy door. But these are generally minor gripes that were easily sorted.
Get one!
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By: Rainbowfairy Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:
What a fantastic tent! Absolutely love it. There were 2 adults, 2 teenagers and 6 year old in our party and there was loads of space for all of us. Plenty of head height, spacious sleeping and living areas and stood up to wind and rain. Solid as a rock and no leaks. The dark bedroom inners made a difference and it was really a home from home. It was a bit tricky to take down (hence the 9 stars). Some of the poles didn't want to come apart and the children had to lie on the tent to stop it ballooning up with every gust of wind. Hopefully this will improve with experience as this was our first time out with it.
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By: Briecc Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating: 
Hi folks ,thought I would add my two penith with regards the Maritsa. After LOTS of searching , and advice we were thrown towards this tent ,it seemed to tick all the boxes , space, area layout, hight, pitch etc. We bought ours from Go Newcastle ready for our trip to the Scottish border , set out on Sunday weather fine and sunny and arrived at our campsite Highfields house which were great. I then proceeded to erect the tent,wish I had left it down, 2 of the main guide ropes came clean away, then the wind started to pick up but not enough to blow other tents , ours the two back poles gave way at the centre D joint, no matter what we did we could not stay in the tent and slept in the car until morning packed tent away ,and headed straight for GO, they assessed the tent and gave us a refund. I Know all tents arnt the same and some of you folks on here have a very good opinion of this tent,however I shall not be buying a Vango again, Folding camper here we come.
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By: Bournster Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating:
Having owned numerous large tents over the years when it came to replacing (wanting to not needing to) the last one (a large Khyam) this is the only tent I looked at that ticked all the boxes, bedrooms you can stand in, a living area that is very spacious with plenty of storage areas and large enough windows to let in plenty of light, a porch area (that is not an accessory)with a sewn in groundsheet (on newer versions anyway) and yes big enough to cook in with again plenty of light. If I have found one problem it is that when taking down after a week of mixed weather (rain, gales to lovely sunshine)we found some of the poles very tightly pushed together and difficult to part but with a bit of huffing and puffing they did come apart, this is the only reason I gave the tent 9/10 but all else is fine, manufacturer and HH say its going to be a good tent and thats exactly what it is.
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By: Cookie21 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating:
We're new to camping and after researching the huge amount of tents on the market were led to the Vango maritsa cos of the great reviews it had received. We were definitely not disappointed.
We love this tent, there is plenty of room for 2 adults 2 kids and a dog and the porch with the integral ground sheet is great for cooking in.
Poles are really heavy but the tent feels more substantial because of it. Great tent!
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By: LewLincs3 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:
As we've now used our tent for a week in France with varying weather conditions, I thought I'd do an updated review (we'd only used it for one night when I did the first one)
We had a real mixed bag of weather, mainly warm sunshine, but with heavy rain at times and some windy weather too.
Here's how our tent fared -
Warm/hot weather - it must have been 30 degrees when we were putting the tent up, but it wasn't a problem, with both large doors open the living area soon cooled down to a comfortable level, while the fly nets kept the bugs out. The tent has ample ventilation points - we kept them guyed open 24/7 and had no problems with either condensation or cold draughts
Wind - there were a couple of days and nights where it was really windy with gusts of 40mph+ but the tent was solid, and noticeably quieter than our last tent which flapped about a lot in the wind. We used delta pegs on all the main guys and 2 at the front too which I'm sure helped as well. We had to close the porch door a couple of times as otherwise the wind whipped inside, as we use the porch for cooking I was worried it might knock the stove over, but I needn't have worried, everything was fine :o)
Rain - we had a few nights with moderate rain and the last night we were there it rained heavily for 12 hours solid, only stopping once we'd got the tent put away (it was, and still is sodden!). But there were no leaks other than 1 tiny place over a door seam where a few drops started coming in after around 10 hours of constant heavy rain on the last night/morning - I've been out and bought some seal sealant which should soon remedy that. We had a wet afternoon one day too, it wasn't a problem, the inside is so big we weren't under each other's feet.
All in all we love this tent - we love how much space there is, how bright the living area is when you have to stay inside, the dark bedroom inners, the large enclosed porch which we use as a kitchen, everything!
The only thing I would change is the hanging rail in the middle bedroom - it's slap bang in the middle of the doorway, personally I think it would be better if it was more to one side so you could make better use of the space inside.But that's only a minor niggle :o)
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By: Hewer1975 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:
Great tent, very roomy. Four of us use the tent, keeping one of the bedrooms as a wardrobe. The only slight downside is the front section of the tent is not as well supported as the rest of the tent. We use this part of the tent as our kitchen, and the fabric does flap about a bit. This is obviously very dependant on the weather conditions. Having said that we are more than happy with the tent, good size bedrooms and a great living area. I would highly recommend this tent.
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By: Mandt2000 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: 
This is now our 3rd Maritsa 700, all replaced by Go-Outdoors, 1st time was a front porch zip issue and was replaced after 1 week. The 2nd was a bit more serious. The green pole section when erected created enormous tension on the zip and fly screen between the porch and the main hub. Even Vango didn't think there was an issue but go-outdoors replaced it for me but there was still the same issue.
I have fixed it by removing the centre green apex pole and replaced it with 11mm carbon poles approx 30mm shorter than the steel poles, as this pole is not a main load bearing pole it works perfectly and with no visable change in the structure.
The extension for the Maritsa 700 is around £150 or thereabouts, we bought the Vango Calisto 500 front canopy for half that and it works a treat, same width but a little shorter in height but totally workable.
Hope this helps.
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Manufacturer's Description
The luxurious, steel poled Maritsa will make you the envy of any campsite. This non-standard tunnel design features a front entry porch, large living area with bedrooms to the rear of the tent. If you have more clothes than friends with you, one room can.
* Fire Retardant fabrics
* Protex® 3000 polyester flysheet
* Taped seams
* Storm skirt system
* Flysheet first pitching
* Colour coded poles
* Powerplus steel poles
* Sewn-in polyethylene 10,000HH groundsheet
* 2 cable entry points and tidies
* Mesh doors x 3
* Multiple mesh vents
* Separate front porch with Riser® Groundsheet
* Walk in wardrobe / 2 person inner tent
* Hanging organisers and inner pockets
* Large Crystal Clear windows with internal covers
* Pelmet with storage pockets
* Breathable fabric inner tents with part mesh doors
* Zippered divider in 5 person inner
* Polyester inner groundsheets
* Drop down groundsheet in front porch
* Fully sealed side doors & porch door
* Rain gutter zip cover
* Easy find inner clips
* Easy find inner clips
* Roller bag
* Pack size Canvas 80 x 48 x 37cm / Poles 86 x 20 x 20cm
* Total Weight Canvas 20.65kg / Poles 19.95kg
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