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80 Reviews of the Maritsa 700 Showing 41 to 50 Page:
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By: Cjcmitch Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 19/09/2010
I have camped for years, but since being married, my husband has refused. Eventually, I managed to persuade him and so, after a lot of research to find the right tent, decided upon this Vango.
My husband is quite tall.Over 6ft, so we needed a tent which he could stand up in and was spacious enough for the four of us. (We have two little girls). I wanted a closed in porch and enough space, if it was raining, so that we didn't feel on top of each other. The Vango Maritsa 700 seemed to tick every box.
We have camped in it twice now. The first time we had a little rain and there was a small wet patch by one of the windows. I thought that this might be condensation, but since reading the other reviews, I am wondering if this was a small window leak. However, the rest of it seemed to be leak-free.
The other holiday saw no rain, but it was cold and there was condensation, but no leaks.
I have to say, I would highly recommend this tent, but it has yet to stand up to very high winds and rain.Perhaps I shouldn't hold my breath!
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By: FamilyHeath Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 07/09/2010
I posted a comment back in May about our brand new Maritsa 700 leaking. Go Outdoors were brilliant, and swapped it for a new one immediately. However, we used it in France a couple of weeks ago, and had the same issue with leaky window seams, as well as the middle bedroom/wardrobe pole causing the roof seam to open slightly.
Having spoken again to Go Outdoors, they have gone back to Vango with our complaint.
Vango have updated the tent for 2011, and the waterproof fabric has been increased frmo 3000 to 4000, and the quality is supposed to be better. Go Outdoors have offered us either a full refund, or we can swap to the 2011 model when it's in their stores in Feb/March.
Overall, it's still one of the best looking and most practical tents on the market, so I can't wait to get a new one next year.
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By: Lizgiz Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 31/08/2010
I've been camping for 40 years and have had a lot of different tents. I bought this one in the hope that my 6' 4' husband would be able to camp without complaining of a sore back, and after our last 4 night trip he ACTUALLY SAID HE LIKED IT! This is after years of gentle persuasion that camping is actually fun. We put one child in each of the 2 smaller pods and the parents' 2 big camp beds in the larger pod, and we're all snug.
We just came back from a trip to Holland and the tent stood up very well in force 7 or 8 winds and torrential rain. We had no leaks. I did use some more substantial pegs than the ones that came with the tent, and we did make a tiny pinhole in the main groundsheet with a chair leg during a particularly animated game of Beggar Your Neighbour, but nothing you couldn't fix with a bit of duct tape. I have some cut-up vinyl floor tiles under the camp bed legs to stop them tearing the floor. I like having the big porch area for cooking in. My tall husband only bumped his head on the lantern once, and said his back didn't ache at all.
The only problem I have with the tent is its weight, which makes it hard work to put up especially in the wind. We can do it in about 30 or 40 mins now, after a bit of practise. Overall a good tent for family car camping.
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By: Campinggrandad Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 30/08/2010
My family and I have just returned from a weeks camping in Tenby. The tent is excellent even with a couple of leaks through the window zips. The shape of the canopy channels water towards the windows in heavy rain. I have contacted Vango and told them about the problem and how to fix this very minor fault. It easily stood up to high winds and torrential rain and is extremely sturdy. It remained free from draughts and is easy to heat. The interior space is great and easy to live in. I look forward to our next trip
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By: Suggy73 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 26/08/2010
Just spent 12 nights in North Wales in our new Maritsa 700. Anyone who's been there will know that means a good all weather test.
My wife and I got the tent up in about an hour, and by following the advice of loosening off the pin straps first, it was much easier this time round than our first attempt.
Size wise the tent is awesome. I am 6 foot and can stand easily in most parts of the tent. Also the large living area meant that during heavier rain, our family of 4 could sit, read, play games in comfort.
The separate porch area is a godsend. We used it to store food, cooker, shoes and wet items. This means that the living and sleeping areas were kept clean and dry.
On Friday morning just gone, we had what one local described as the worst thunder storm she'd ever seen. It was very wet and extremely windy, but the tent was incredible. A couple of small leaks at the windows as previously mentioned in reviews, but we found pegging the ropes out on these actually stopped this happening.
All in all this is an excellent tent, gaining several comments from other campers on how much they liked it. Even better as we got it on sale from Yeomans. I would recommend the footprint, as it keeps the bottom of the tent clean, and protects from stones and rocks in the ground.
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By: Sir Bobby Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 25/08/2010
This is an excellent family tent and I would happily have given it top marks had I not experienced problems with leaks. I took the tent back to 'Go Outdoors' and they immediately exchanged it for another one. Sadly that has leaked too despite trying to seal the seams on the windows. I don't think that you should have to take such measures with a new product. This is very disappointing as it is such a great tent. It is interesting that 'Go Outdoors' no longer stock the tent as the the salesmen told me that Vango had decided to modify the design - says it all really. So I am back to Go Outddoors to seek a replacement tent. I am highly envious of the people who, in their reviews, have not experienced the disappointment (leaks) that I have. Overall it is lovely tent but not much use if it leaks like mine has this weekend!
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By: Jackie17 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 25/08/2010
This is a lovely tent, really spacious. Went up quickly with one adult and one child. The layout is great BUT, inside of the first week of using it, in heavy rain over just one night the entire back seam leaked and we were woken by drops of water falling and soaking bedding clothes and carpet. We also noticed a small hole in the front porch, not good for a 2010 model! I wonder if it has since been withdrawn as when we returned the tent to Go Outdoors for a refund (they were superb by the way!), they said they no longer sold it. The man in the store wasn't aware of any issues to do with the tent although he had had one person reporting a leak. But judging by all the comments saying leaks on this forum its obviously a big problem. Shame, we loved the tent!
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By: Super Mummy Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 25/08/2010
This tent is amazing. The spacious layout works really well especially with 2 over active toddlers.
We housed all the kitchen food and equipment in the front porch area, closed it off and used the side doors for access, the kids could then run around without us worrying about them running into the stove etc. Brilliant.
Disappointingly we are having to send the tent back for checking as the tent fabric seems to pull along the Red Pole Line whether it is a problem with the poles or fabric we couldn't tell.
Nevertheless I would totally recommend this tent and look forward to our next trip away.
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By: Vangoholic Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating: Date: 25/08/2010
This is our third Vango tent. Bought this as it fits on a C&C club pitch (unlike our Diablo 900XP) and is big enough for a family of 5 with children who need lots of space for comfortable 2-week holidays (unlike the Tigris 600).
Having just returned from 2-weeks in Newquay have to say I have been a little disappointed by this tent. I don't think it was worth the money.
Like others have experienced, all the windows leaked irrespective of the wind direction when it rained (found that if you unzipped the window covers and just let them hang loose it improved the problem a little) and generally found some of the components to be poor quality such as guy ropes. For a steel poled tent, another key reason for buying this tent, I expected more stability in the wind.
For sure the tent is big and for a family of 5 and above provides ample room and I'm sure we'll get a good few years use from it. Despite being a big fan of Vango tents I just haven't been impressed by this tent to encourage others to buy one though, as much as it pains me to say it, I think Outwell probably has the edge over Vango for tents in this bracket.
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By: Mitch.Dale Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2010 Rating:  Date: 23/08/2010
I had written a review but now returned back from 3 very wet and windy days at Tissington and the tent stood up brilliantly.
Mine had water coming through before but fabsil over the fabric bit of the zips has fixed it.
The problem that we now found though was that with four hangars on the hanging rail has stretched the seam and now leaks so need to try and fix it. (I'm going to buy a floor standing clothes rail which I think would be better as the hanging rail is completely in the middle not really allowing you to get by on one side for storing other things).
The only other negative though it sounds like I want my cake and eat it is that the sheer size of it has meant a problem storing it to dry it off before completely packing as it was raining when I took it down.
Has anyone got any tips on drying it off? Or am I just paranoid that it needs to be completely dry?
Still had a slight issue with the pins but found it easier to put them in with the tent standing up rather than it being on the ground.
The lounge area was great as it sat nine of us (to keep away from the wasps) easily on two picnic tables with ample room. Though are friends did take their smaller tank down in about half the time.
Going to try another long weekend but the size of the tent means that you really need to spend a few nights to make the extra time putting it up and down more worth it.
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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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