Andy BB
20-06-2012, 12:18
See http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Vango-Peace-800-Tepee/927 or google it for more tech details/pics/reviews etc. SOLD SPF
I bought this with the intention of glamping it up. Polycotton is ideal if you're going to install a stove (stove-jacks can be found easily, and its then just a case of sewing them in). OK, technically, I suppose canvas is better, but you'd need a crane to carry the weight of a canvas tent the size of the 800! It is certainly better than silnylon or other lightweight fabrics though) )However, seeing as no-one in family is ever likely to accompany me in a tent, an 8+ man tent - even if it only takes 5 or so minutes to erect - seems a bit of an overkill, and I'm realistically never going to use it. So I haven't even taken it out of its bag. Weighs around 9kg, so not as heavy as one would think, but probably not one for the ultra-lightweight brigade.....
I already have a Vango Peace 500 which I've used in rain, snow, sub-zero etc, and found it excellent - never had any rain leak through, and minimal if any condensation (which the similarly-designed Vango Junos - being polyester - can suffer from). And putting it up is simplicity itself - three pegs in the thick floor tabs, stick pole up in centre, then peg out the rest. But the 800 is the grandaddy! (2.7 metres high, you could probably have a maypole dance inside it:) )
£110 plus postage.
I bought this with the intention of glamping it up. Polycotton is ideal if you're going to install a stove (stove-jacks can be found easily, and its then just a case of sewing them in). OK, technically, I suppose canvas is better, but you'd need a crane to carry the weight of a canvas tent the size of the 800! It is certainly better than silnylon or other lightweight fabrics though) )However, seeing as no-one in family is ever likely to accompany me in a tent, an 8+ man tent - even if it only takes 5 or so minutes to erect - seems a bit of an overkill, and I'm realistically never going to use it. So I haven't even taken it out of its bag. Weighs around 9kg, so not as heavy as one would think, but probably not one for the ultra-lightweight brigade.....
I already have a Vango Peace 500 which I've used in rain, snow, sub-zero etc, and found it excellent - never had any rain leak through, and minimal if any condensation (which the similarly-designed Vango Junos - being polyester - can suffer from). And putting it up is simplicity itself - three pegs in the thick floor tabs, stick pole up in centre, then peg out the rest. But the 800 is the grandaddy! (2.7 metres high, you could probably have a maypole dance inside it:) )
£110 plus postage.