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But I made sure that the pole has something blunt at the top so as not to rip the canvas. I found that using a vertical pole in the middle of the tent during downpours, creates the typical "A" shape and the rain then trickles down the side as it should do. Apparently, quite a few people have complained about this, but have had no solution from Vango. Some people have said that the weight has even collapsed the air beam. Because of this and the flatness of the roof, the rain collects and pools on the roof. The only down side is that its difficult to get the canvas taut no matter how you stake out the guylines or pegs. It rained gently, but constantly for the first 2 days and then various downpours every day along with hot sunny periods. Though I have only used it once (last week) for 7 days.
Vango airbeam odyssey air 500 villa tent update#
I will be camping again in few weeks so will update this review then, hopefully to full 5 stars. Should this happen again, I will review the rating but for now I would not want to discourage others.
Why 4 stars? All in all, the tent design is amazing, I still love it and I hope my bad experience was just a one off. I'll be using a carpet / tarp on top of the main groundsheet groundsheet was ripped slightly by a chair - was quickly & easily fixed but I was using the same chair in other tents and never had a rip.
Vango airbeam odyssey air 500 villa tent zip#
entrance zip kept snagging - not a major issue but you have to be careful with it easy to pack back into its bag incl the pump storage pockets in sleeping area - could have more but sufficient
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large clear windows - great in poor weather when you can still enjoy the views small when packed - large when pitched with lots of space - sleeping area would fit 2 king size mattresses and the living/storage area also large enough to hold a party! I often go camping with an elderly relative who enjoys the views (not so much the weather) - this allows her to stay inside when it's cold & windy and still see outside
the design - I just love how bright & clear to see outside it is. On this occasion however, the wind was not that strong and we were the only tent down among 30-40 other tents in exactly the same conditions. As this was my first experience with airbeams, I cannot comment on how normal this is, I am told that in high winds the beams may bend and would always pop back in ok - that's supposed to be one of the advantage of airbeams over poles.
With the damage already done, we packed up and headed back home (it was a short trip anyway - just didn't appreciate the early morning drama.)Īmazon was excellent in sending out a replacement and Vango were quite helpful too discussing the issue - albeit they confirmed we did everything correctly and it was probably a bad inner tube which caused the issue. Sadly (and surprisingly) we were the only tent in the whole campsite with this issue, other tents (incl other Vango airbeam ones) were flapping but stood firm - not a single one was down. Checking outside, all guy lines were holding strong (using my own hardened pegs) but the canopy pole snapped and tore the fabric. Unfortunately, at 2am we were woken up by all 3 beams collapsing on one side- they would pop back up eventually by themselves (or with a bit of help) but by the daylight, the whole left side was pretty much lying down - see photos. Providing you secure the ground sheet properly first and then pump up the 3 beams (they get quite heavy when full of air so make sure you secure each one by one), it's easy and quick enough to pitch in all sorts of weather.Įxpecting about 15mph wind overnight we secured it properly, all guy ropes pegged down and pumped up the 3 beams to one extra psi as advised. Last weekend we took it to Wales for its first outing- pitching was relatively easy, not as quick as poles in my opinion but I pitched it myself within 10-15mins the first time - job done.
Delivery via Prime was great as always, took only 1 day and the tent arrived well packed with all its contents. I was looking for the perfect tent - small enough for travelling but large enough to accommodate 2-4 people comfortably with all our stuff but also something warm & with lots/large windows - so I was very excited to find this tent - it was exactly what I needed in terms of size, easy to pitch, airbeams (my first experience), and lots of space & clear views outside in poor weather.
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