#Vango illusion 800 airbeam tent update#
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Then the next night the wind blew and the tent was destroyed. Managed to dry the thing out with aid of other kind Campers and wash all clothes which were floating in the flood. The wind flattened the beams on one side of the tent which allowed a pool of rain to build up and gush into the tent. Was told this was good as a wetting will have sealed a membrane to prevent any leaks ever again (was v dubious to hear this news).

By the way I'm selling this one, so if any of the folks who think this is a great tent want to recommended it to their friends I have one doing cheap.Ġ from 0 people found this review helpful, was it helpful to you?īy: Loxyfoxes Reason: I've used one Made in: 2016 Rating: As I said before I have been camping for nearly 30 odd years and never experienced such a consistently awful product. I cannot believe the other reviewers that praise this nonsense, have actually seen rain or understand what a tent is supposed to do.

There is no other conclusion.This is just a crap tent, no way around it, I can't go along with the fiction anymore.It simply doesn't function as a tent. Pitched it again when we got home to dry the tent (yes we are those sort of people) no one in the tent and pitched pin tight and still it leaked. This year, it rained properly and but the tent was pitched as tight as a gnats chuff but still it leaked. Now please bear in mind this was the third iteration of this tent we were trying so I assumed it must have been my fault (cognitive dissonance at work) so I got up early and cleaned the pools of water that only formed when it rained.Before my wife could get up and tut about this white elephant I had bought. No leaks (condensation anyone?) Next year we had a little rain but I had pitched the tent at NASA levels of perfection, so while it leaked a little it wasn't so bad but then neither was the rain. Even with all of use breathing heavily inside it. So, the year we got the new version of the tent. Paying nearly 1 and a half grand for a collection of inner tubes and heavy duty Doritos packaging will drag you down that cognitive dissonance highway pretty quickly. It is how religious cults work, the more you put into something the more you have to justify your choices with blind faith and obedience. However, there is a principal in psychology called cognitive dissonance. To be fair to Vango they replaced the tent we had problems with with a brand new 2017 model.

#Vango illusion 800 airbeam tent update#

Thought I ought to update my review of this tent from a few years back. If you have a photo of this Tent click here to upload itīy: Tonyd3 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2017 Rating: You simply cannot buy a better, more robust or roomy tent for family outings and it can be used as a luxury base camp tent for extended stays for just a few people where you don t wish to use the optional extensions.Member Uploaded Images - click to enlarge I am really sorry to see it go and realise that we stand to loose an awful lot on this sale but go it has to hence the bargain basement price of £1100 ono for the lot. Set up time is just 20 minutes! it packs into a strong cotton bag with handy wheels at one end and two very strong handles.

#Vango illusion 800 airbeam tent plus#

It has amazing stability and can be used with confidence in high winds, plus gices very roomy accommodation, sleeping up to 6 people comfortably, although we used it for just 3 of us which was pure luxury! It easily withstood side gales of 70mph gusts on Exmoor which flattened many tents around us. It is in excellent condition with only slight fading due to a total of 8 weeks camping.

This little lot today would set you back around £2500 or more.

#Vango illusion 800 airbeam tent manual#

Included with the sale is the optional awning extension which adds a hugely useful storage area big enough for several pushbikes or kitchen set up AND the optional sun awning dedicated to this superb tent.Īlso included are the carpets and footprints for the tent plus a rapid inflation compact electric pump and gauge as well as the manual pump AND a spare beam bladder. It's seen just 3 seasons camping and when bought was Vango's top of the range polycotton air beam and cost £1800. This is just in time for summer family camping holidays and will set you back way less than one weeks rent for a holiday cottage! Due to a serious back injury, I can no longer use this tent as lifting it into or from the car, even with my wife helping, is no longer an option.