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17 Reviews of the Maritsa 600 Showing 01 to 10 Page:
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By: Maritsa600 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 12/08/2012
We are a family of 4 and tried out this camping lark with a Coleman Coastline to begin with to see if we would like camping.
It quickly became apparent that we needed more room, particularly in the living area for when you have wet weather etc. And you have to say in the tent. We went to Camperite Leisure in Essex to have a look around last year and saw the Marista pitched and decided that it provided what we required at a reasonable price.
We unzip the room divider in the 4 person inner and all sleep together. The living area is so roomy and we keep all our kitchen stuff, coats and shoes in the front porch.
We also purchased the footprint and carpet. The footprint is great for protecting your tent and also you can lay it out and get the best position on your pitch without having to heave the tent about. We got the carpet this year and just finishes everything off.
After reading the reviews here and struggling to get the tent up - the first time we pitched the people in the next door pitch asked if we wanted help! - we peg out at the back and then insert the poles one at at time and peg out as we go. We found when we put all the poles in at once we really were battling to lift the tent up. We also leave the doors part open when taking down as it helps too.
Last year on our first trip the 4 person inner laddered by the zip and the tent itself ripped when by the side door when we were taking the pin out to take down. We returned to Camperite and the tent was sorted out by Vango.
We have just come back from 2 weeks away and the inner has gone in the same place which is a bit disappointing.
Overall we are really happy with the tent - we camped over the the Jubilee Weekend and one day it rained really hard from late afternoon all through the night and we stayed warm and dry - we had the odd pooling, but this was from condensation not leaks. The tent fulfils all our needs and was big enough for our 2 weeks away and was really good value for money. The only criticism we have is the quality of the inner bedrooms.
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By: HClan Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 12/08/2012
We have now camped twice in this tent and we love it too!
Pitching: Forget instructions, do it your own way - insert and lift one pole set at a time! Colour codes make it really easy, although the plastic colours are loose, so I am going to reinforce with electric tape.
Space: Kitchen/porch area adequate for table and kitchen set, and having a waterproof base with drop down front makes it useful as a wet area. Sitting Room is really spacious, when I layed out carpet at home to hoover it, it is bigger than my sitting room space! It does fit in my washing machine, although I haven't wet washed it.
Bedrooms all fit a double air bed in adequately, although we use middle section as walk in wardrobe, although be careful of the weight you hang!
Facilities: Lots of pockets and hooks everywhere, and good velcro around helps keep electric cables tidy.
Footprint keeps bottom of tent clean, so means you can pack away without too much trouble.
There is an extension, but given the space we don't feel the need for it at all!
Side doors and flyscreens make it good for airing, and the skirt all around kept out bugs effectively. Need a mat if you use side entry to protect carpet.
Shame the bag was not made a bit larger, it is the usual battle to get it packed to the size it came out in, although being on wheels makes it easier to move around.
This tent has successfully converted my husband to a camper now! Thanks Vango!
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By: Begbie Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2012 Rating:  Date: 04/08/2012
Further to my last post regarding the Marista 600 we have been given a a brand new replacement tent. As suspected the tent was not fit for purpose. The moral of the story, if there is a genuine problem don't be shy about complaining, stand your ground if people try and convince you the problem doesn't exist. Many thanks to Camping On Tyne and Vango.
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By: Jill-Tony-Boys3 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 07/06/2012
We bought this tent as we have 3 growing boys (age 13, 11 & 9) and needed plenty of space. When we first pitched it (before we got the bedrooms in) it looked like a marquee inside - it was huge! We absolutely love this tent, us in one room, 2 boys in another & the 3rd in the middle one (which can also be used as a walk-in wardrobe). There are lots of handy pockets, large and small for boys toys, enough space in the living area for our table & chairs & bits and bobs, still leaving plenty of space for boys to play around. The two side doors (with mesh inner door) are fab on a hot day, open them wide & let the air blow through (whilst keeping the midges out!). The door to the porch again has the inner mesh so you can have all the doors open & stay bug free. The porch itself is wonderful, we have a huge kitchen (with sink) which fits in beautifully, along with our fridge and 2 chairs. It is great for wet/sandy shoes & bike helmets - we even have a door mat! You can have the whole of the front of the tent open or just half, or just even a little bit at the top on a wet day if you are cooking. There are 6 windows so it is very bright inside. The bedrooms are blackout ones. We have pitched this tent now 4 times and have finally got it down to a T (I think you just have to do it your way). It has stood up to wind, rain, sunshine & midges. We havent bought the carpet or footprint as I thought they were quite expensive and the carpet probably wouldnt fit in the washing machine so we have picnic blankets on the floor which are easily lifted and shaken outside (can be washed individually if need be and are also cheap to replace), also a tarpaulin under the tent is cheaper and just as effective as the footprint (in my opinion). I would highly recommend this tent.
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By: Begbie Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating:  Date: 10/05/2012
We bought the Marista 600 from Camping on Tyne in Prudhoe in August 2011 but didn't use it until this week(5/12). Setting up was somewhat trial and error as the pole markings did not correspond to the colours on the tent. When erected the tent is great, loads of room, storage, large windows, plenty of ventilation and very stable in wind. The problems started when the rain arrived as it leaked like a sieve. Honestly I've camped in all weathers at all times of the year in various tents and I've never seen anything like it. After a few hours almost all the seams became saturated a allowed a steady stream of water through in varying flow rates. After about 5 hours the fabric appeared to be saturated with several areas appearing darker and allowing water to drip through.
I appreciate that some of this moisture is down to condensation, however drying a seam then collecting rainwater in a cup next to it is not condensation. We have today returned this tent to COT who in turn state they will return it to Vango for evaluation.
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By: Robjojosh Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 11/04/2012
Have just returned from our first trip, torrential rain and blustery winds, personally was having kittens but the tent took everything thrown at it! Stood stock still and 100% waterproof.
The large 'kitchen' area, where we had our cooker, fridge and prep table doubled as a wet room as there is plenty of space to cook and also deposit muddy boots and wet coats.
Stepping through the zipped door into the living area complete with carpet was a pleasure. In here we had erected our large table and chairs and still had plenty of room to move about freely.
We only require two of the three bedrooms and used the middle one (complete with hanging rail) as a walk in wardrobe/dressing room.
When zipped up and heater on, was quite warm on a cold,wet easter.
Only downside is a zip on one of the bed rooms has started to fray already.
Overall very happy with this tent.
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By: Mjb898 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 01/11/2011
Bought this tent for just the 2 of us, wanted something big (we like our space. Not that we don't get along!) and to replace our much loved Killington 400, so that we could rattle around in it and not need to put up additional awnings etc. Ticks all the boxes for our requirements and tested in a very wet October, but as has already been mentioned, the flimsy internal 'pods' let it down. Also we were unable to errect as per video (all poles inserted and lift). This mainly due to the OH only being a petite thing, and I am no Arnie. Easier to peg out at back and then insert poles from the back 1 at a time (that's our solution anyway). Good tent, but considering the quality issues reported on the 700 & 500 models in 2010, bit surprised there are issues with this new one, but nothing in our case that affects the function of the tent.
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By: Bobby_1979 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 04/09/2011
This is our current tent and will be for a long while!
We love this tent, no problems or complaints whatsoever.
Size is brilliant, living area is spacious. A porch built in so perfect for cooking. Pockets for things everywhere! And a walk in closet for us women. Perfect! Only used it once but we decided straight away that it was worth every penny. The quality is great. Would recommend to anyone.
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By: Karenfranks2011 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 30/08/2011
We bought this tent in July 2011, and have just got back from a long weekend away in it. I have to say I could not fault it at all, 10 people in camp chairs sat in the living space comfortably. We used the porch as a kitchen for the whole camp, and managed to fit 2 camp kitchens and a table in there to cook on. We originally bought the tent to fit two motorbikes to fit in the porch, which we tried this weekend, although they did fit it was snug. I would recommend investing in the footprint if you are going to have a dog inside the tent as ours has already put a hole in it.
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By: Lauren57 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2011 Rating: Date: 11/07/2011
I am in love with this tent!
We bought it this year as our first tent, to start camping with our 2 girls (5 years and 13 months old). We went and looked around lots of different ones but nothing came close to this! Amazing headroom HUGE living space, ample bedroom space (could actually sleep 6!) and we wanted room to grow. We love the fully sewn in groundsheet, built in porch, as others have mentioned, to keep the hot bits away from little ones. We also bought the carpet and footprint which makes life much easier :) I quite like the fact there are separate zips for the fly and door - means I will get a little warning if one of the kiddies tries to escape! We have yet to go away, but first saw it up in howling winds, and managed to get it up on a rather hot and extremely breezy day, so I know it will not be going anywhere. It is heavy with the steel poles, and it does take up a lot of space, but we got it back into the bag easily, just need to practice getting it up and down. Can't wait to get camping, i'm sure we will have this tent for many many years to come!
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Manufacturer's Description
The non-standard steel poled tunnel design of the Maritsa, features a front entry porch, large living area and bedrooms to the rear of the tent. If you require, one of the rooms. Vango's family tent range couples great design and great performance. All our family tents are developed to be easy to put up, technically sound, feature packed and excellent value for money.
Flysheet: Protex® 4000 polyester embossed
Inners: Breathable 190T polyester
Groundsheets: Polyethylene 10,000 / Inners: Polyester
Windows: 'Crystal Clear' PVC
Poles: PowerPlus steel 22mm
Pitching: Flysheet-first
4000 HH
Easy pitch tunnel for simplified pitching
Sewn-in groundsheet
Vango 'lights out' inner tent
Polyester inner groundsheets
Vango pelmet
Part mesh inner doors
Flexible inners
Zippered inner divider (on large bedroom)
Wardrobe inner
Mesh doors
Mesh ventilation
Windows have internal curtains
Storage solutions
Zipped cable entry point
Cable tidies
Fire retardant fabric
Specifications
Pitching time 30 mins
Pack size Canvas: 85 x 42 x 42cm / Poles: 100 x 18 x 18cm
Total Weight 39.55 kg (Canvas: 18.75 kg / Poles: 20.80 kg)
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