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15 Reviews of the Infinity 400 Airbeam Showing 01 to 10 Page:
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By: Aiden Roberts Reason: I've used one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 03/02/2012
I was sceptical about purchasing an inflatable tent not least because I just couldn't see it being anywhere near as good as my Outwell Sunvalley 8. Rather than making the investment I borrowed one.
I have never owned a Vango tent before but was obviously aware of the reputation, overall I was not disappointed with the quality. The inflation and pegging was straight forward; much like I had seen in the video. The space and build didn't cause me any concern either. My concerns started when the weather changed; initially I felt that the tent was ready to come in on itself when the wind got up but it didn't, granted it took a little getting used to but it stayed up.
One of the worst times as a camper is packing up, the infinity deflated no problem and much quicker than a normal tent, easy really and a lot less stressful.
Overall I rate this tent a 6, it didn't do anything wrong but I would like to see the new season models where any glitches will be ironed out.
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By: Cowman Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 01/02/2012
This tent is really good. Thats the long and short of it! I have had no issues with leaking, I have always been able to make it look like the brochure photos with very little effort.
The ease of use and the quality of the space it provides makes for a fun camping trip. There is no better praise for it.
My list of +ve
Easy to pitch
Easy to strike
Strong
Roomy
Its a smart looking tent!
-ve
My pressure gauge does not work, never has
The door zip is a little fiddly
Storage bag needs a little alterations to make it easier to use.
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By: Sgrisdal Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 20/08/2011
Extremely disappointed with this tent. It leaked a lot around the bases of the inflated poles, and water came in through the roof as well. Our first trip to Cheddar with it was during gusting winds and heavy bursts of rainfall, and the tent leaked everywhere. Also, the tent seemed ready to blow away at any minute and the tube at the bedroom end, was visibly, during the night, struggling to stay in position as it were in the gusting winds. I watched and saw the tube in the bedroom end, the only one visible to me, attached to the roof of the sleeping area, bowing down until it was almost in contact with us in sleeping position. The second attempt with the tent down at Leysdowne, Isle of Sheppey, a few weeks later, and we again had pooling of water at the base of the tubes. I feel for the price, £480, we paid, there is no way the tent we bought was worth a third of that in all honesty. It was more like a festival tent we thought. I would like a refund as the tent is only 3 months old and we've only used it twice. The tent was easy to inflate, but there was a big price to pay for that in terms of that was the only pleasing bit about it in terms of using it to camp in inclement weather.
No hard feelings but please could we have a refund Vango?
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By: Barksandbytes Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 14/08/2011
We took delivery of our Airbeam Infinity 400 in early June (after pre-ordering it in April) and it has now had two outings, which I think gives me enough knowledge to make a proper assessment. We spent 11 nights in Dorset late June to early August and have just returned from a 4 night break in Gloucestershire last week. The tent was very easy to put up, inflating quickly and being fully pitched in under 30 minutes, although experience has taught me that pegging the groundsheet out then inflating beams leaves a small amount of sagging between the beams where water collects, although it didn't leak. On it's second pitching we worked our way down the tent pegging the groundsheet then inflating a beam alternately, which enables you to pull the beams apart before pegging, giving the outer shell a better shape and better water clearing tension. We experienced all weathers during it's seventeen day/two trip debut and it coped brilliantly. It felt very stable during some extremely blustery conditions last week, and after several showers and three nights of heavy rain (over the two breaks) there was NO leakage or signs of water collecting at the base of beams as others have reported. The interior was very roomy, with plenty of living and sleeping space, although it was just the two of us and a small dog. There was minimal condensation on the tent interior in the mornings, which was pleasing. We have been very impressed overall with the tent and it compares very favourably with the Robens Valley Lodge it replaced. We do have to score it at just 9 out of 10 though as there were some little niggles.
Firstly you cannot roll up the end flap/door without unzipping the inner fly screen door too, in order to stand in the tent to hook the rolled door up, as it's too high (and I'm 6' 2' tall). Amongst the midges of Scotland this would be nightmare'ish. There should be some sort of pulley system to solve this. Secondly the end flap/door does not have steel rings in the flap corners (for poles) so it can be used as a makeshift awning (the Vango Icarus 500, it's poled sister, has these rings and is half the price!). Thirdly the storage pockets in the bedrooms are very weak. I placed my small mobile phone in one and my watch in one of the others (over night) and after two nights the stitching had pulled leaving small holes and these were hardly weighty items. Fourthly the side door is difficult to close properly from the inside (at bedtime) as the inner fly screen is curved and the outer door is square making it very fiddly to line up and engage velcro patches etc for a perfect seal against the elements, although this didn't lead to any watery ingress in our case.
So all in all an excellent tent with some minor niggles that really should have been picked up in it's development stage. We would nonetheless highly recommend this tent and say it is worthy of it's 9 out of 10.
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By: CMOO Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 13/08/2011
I took this tent to Germany for two weeks. As it says it easy to inflate and you know when it has been pumped up which is about 3 psi not the 5psi as recommended. I did have concerns about the tent's ability to cope with heavy rain. We did experience heavy thundery rain and on the first occasion a small amount of water was at the base of the central air tube and we had some water drips coming from one of the window straps - but during subsequent heavy thundery rain falls we had no repeat from such problems. We did purchase a carpet with the tent and this did make the whole experience much more comfortable and I would recommend this if you buy the tent. The airbeam did provide plenty of space both bedroom and living areas.We found no problems packing the tent away and the case even took the carpet. Overall I was pleased with the purchase and would recommend it
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By: LAllan2705 Reason: Other Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 19/07/2011
My name is Lisa Allan, I am Marketing Manager for Vango and I am keen to learn more about your individual comments and experiences regarding our Vango AirBeam Infinity 400.
We, at Vango, pride ourselves in the integrity of the tents we produce and always aim to deliver the highest possible quality. However on the odd occasion a problem can arise despite our best efforts. We believe that these have been isolated occurrences and are not typical. However, every fault is a failure and we continue to strive for perfection.
You should feel confident in buying a Vango AirBeam, for three reasons,
1. We have taken great care in developing and producing the Vango AirBeam
2. We have over forty years experience in developing cutting edge technologies in outdoor equipment
3. If you are unlucky enough to find a fault, we have an industry leading return and repair service
Please note the following instructions for inflating a Vango AirBeam tent.
Inflate all beams to 3psi. The beams should be guided into an arch as they are inflated by a second person
Once all beams are inflated to 3psi each one can have an additional 1 or 2 'pumps'
Final beam pressure MUST NOT exceed 4psi
We will continue to push the boundaries of new technology to make camping an even more enjoyable and relaxing experience.
If you have an unanswered question regarding Vango AirBeam, please email me at : lisa.Allan@amg-group.Co.Uk
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By: Db123 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 13/07/2011
I have just come back from camping, had a week in kielder, when the tent was took down, had loads of water at the back and under the inner tent.
Went up to Scotland for the second week, the middle airbeam had exploded in the heat, contacted caseys the shop I bough it from, who said Vango would get me a pole out, this nether came.
But then informed me, that Vango have now given new guide lines out.
Only inflate to 3PSI and then 2 more pumps, not 5 PSI like the instructions said.
Then the rain came, all beams had pools of water at the bottom, dripping into the inner tent and living area, as the wall were soaked in the tent.
Ended up having to cut my holiday short and still waiting for Vango to pick this tent up to be checked.
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By: Bluenosesteve Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 13/07/2011
Bought this in June, when stock finally came in.
As other posters have commented, extremely easy to erect.
A day and night of heavy rain didn't see large pools of water that some others have mentioned. Yes there were small areas of water round the beams in the porch but as we'd been cooking inside and walking in with wet feet, only to be expected that a little bit of water collects at the lowest points when you have an integrated groundsheet. Certainly nothing unexpected.
Some nice features certainly.
However, the build quality of the outer itself left a bit to be desired. The porch section, however you pegged it out and tightened the guy ropes, was wonky and left ridges where water collected. In time this is going to let water seep through. The porch front entrance also was out of line - the zip clearly was mugh higher on one side of the base. You'd put up with this for a £50 festival tent, but not close on £500.
If these issues weren't present I'd be very happy with it. As it is I've returned mine to Yeomans for a direct replacement.
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By: Rainbola Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 06/07/2011
Thought the following would be useful - sent to me by Yeomans from Vango - apparently they are aware there is a problem and have found that a lot of the seam leak/burst beam problems have been caused by overinflating the beams - the latest advice for the entire Infinty range is to inflate to 3psi NOT 5psi, the add a further puff or two if desired but under no circs to go above 4 psi.
They also say each beam is to be guided gently into an upright arch whilst inflating. Thanks to Yeomans who appear to have sent this info to all their customers.
I have used my infinity 800 once, (I know this is the 400 blog but applies across range)in light rain, and luckily have had no issues (hence 10/10) BUT not tried it in torrential rain yet (!). I'm afraid it will be going back if it leaks despite the new pitching instructions - keeping fingers crossed!
Happy Camping all!
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By: Gemma S Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 28/06/2011
We bought this tent a copy of weeks ago, when the tent arrived we put it up in the garden, it went up fine and was quick and easy for one person to do, unfortunately the middle beam deflated and we also noticed a rip in the bag. We called Springfield camping and they were very apologetic and arranged for another tent to be sent out and ours collected. This tent didnt appear to have any problems we camped it for a weekend with no problems but it didnt rain.
We went camping again on Friday night and unfortunately had to come home on Saturday morning after woken up being dripped on. The rain hadnt been heavy but had been constant, the rain didnt appear to have come through the seams but through the material and had collected on the inner sleeping pod and then was dripping through on to us, when we got up and checked the rest of the tent there were puddles of water at the bottom of 4 of the beams also. This was quite clearly not condensation which I know you have to expect a little of.
I was very disappointed as I loved the tent, but having had 2 tents with issues we have taken the tent back and exchanged it for a Vango Samara which I am hoping we aren't going to have any problems with as I am a huge Vango fan. Springfield camping have been excellent and the customer service is without fault.
I am hoping these tents and reviews are a minority as the idea is fantastic.
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Manufacturer's Description
New for 2011. Going away for the first time with your family and friends then the Infinity series is ideal. Speed of pitch could not be easier than with the infinity tent and Airbeam technology. The easy pitch tunnel structure, with Vangos patented TBSII system for additional stability in windy conditions, light and airy feel, flexible bedroom configurations storage options aplenty and headroom.
Technical Specifications:
- Flysheet: Protex 6000 polyester embossed
- Inner: Breathable 190T Polyester
- Groundsheets: Polyester
- Windows: PVC
- Pitching: Flysheet first
General Details:
- 6000 HH
- Embossed flysheet
- Flysheet-first pitching
- Orange reflective guylines
- Pre attached guy lines with guy tidies
- Sewn-in polyester groundsheet
- Embossed breathable fabric inner tent
- Vango Light reducing inner tent
- Polyester inner groundsheet
- Easy find Inner Clips
- Part mesh inner door increases ventilation
- Detachable inner divider
- Flexible inners
- Zip out windows
- Internal covers
- Mesh doors
- Fire retardent flysheet, groundsheet and inners
... there may be more info on their website
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