*A bit of background* Still undoubtedly a mere novice, my camping career only started earlier this summer. My OH and I have always enjoyed weekends and holidays away, both in the UK and overseas. However, with money getting ever-tighter, it seemed absolutely frivolous to be spending £££ on weekends to expensive hotels. At the same time, I didn't want to give up my little breaks. I mean, it's not all about work, work, work... Am I right? Enter our solution... camping. Once the idea popped into our minds, it was hard to shrug off. We very quickly warmed to the idea and decided to buy the kit we needed to go for a weekend away. ...  Read the complete review

Have had this tent for about 18 months as a smaller version to take the family away for a quick weekend break, purchased for £60!! Our other tent is an Outwell Hartford which is massive! The Vango is very easy to put together - just two long sets of poles, a porch pole and a small roof pole to keep the shape. I reckon 20 minutes is good going to get the tent up with all the guy ropes in place. The tent pitches outer first which is superb if it is raining on arrival or departure, you belongings can stay dry while you pack everything away and then budle the fly sheet in last. Once you have erected the outer sheet you simply hook the inner tent inside which has ...  Read the complete review

I have had one of these for a couple of years now, and have had no problems with it at all. I have only recently upgraded it to the Icarus 500, which is just a bit more spacious. Vango tents seem to be the market leader nowadays in terms of the quality you get in relation to the price you pay, and this tent is the perfect example. The tent is very easy to erect; it comes with 2 carbon fibre tubes, to erect the tent the tube sections are clicked into each other and placed through the tents outer layer to give it its strength and rigidity. This makes it so much easier to erect the tent than the ways of old where you had to erect the whole frame then ...  Read the complete review

We recently decided to start camping with our two young children as a cheap break option. Having previously owned a very small 2 man single skin dome we wanted something a bit bigger. We looked round at lots of tents, I really wanted one I could stand up in, which you easily can throughout the middle of the tent, and I liked the fact that this was a 5 man tent which gave us a little bit more room. It also has the option of splitting the bedroom in two with a curtain or having one big room. The big room really suits us having two small children. We can fit a single airbed, a double air bed and a pop up travel cot in the bed room area. And there will be enough ...  Read the complete review

I love this tent. I bought mine about 5 years ago and it has taken some hammer. It has been in some heavy storms in wales, extreme winds in bridlington and has always kept us sheltered and dry. If you are new to camping and want more room then a small dome tent I reckon this is the best starting tent. It is usually around £80 and it really is value for money. I cant even count the number of times mine has been used. and it is still going strong apart from the wear and tear of 3 rouge children and 2 dogs. Dont get me wrong there are far better tents on the market but for the money it really is a good tent. With practice it can be put up on your own. Im only 5ft 2 and ...  Read the complete review