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26/5/2023 at 1:41pm
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Has anyone used a Vango family shelter on their tent?


via mobile 26/5/2023 at 4:11pm
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YouTube review at https://youtu.be/KIEbzmF5DNk
Plenty of tarp users on UKCS, hopefully some will respond. (We only even used a makeshift one.)

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30/5/2023 at 9:01am
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Yes, it is very usefull


30/5/2023 at 11:59am
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Quote: Originally posted by taafe75 on 30/5/2023
Yes, it is very usefull



Do you use it on the side? Didn't want to make tent any longer just want some shade at the side door which is 180cm wide so not sure if it would work.


30/5/2023 at 1:04pm
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I use it on the front but I have seen it used on the side



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30/5/2023 at 1:08pm
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Thanks for brilliant photo, we can now see all the seams and think it will be too large for us. We thought we might be able to trim it down. You have a lovely set up


30/5/2023 at 2:10pm
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A friend puts one on his Solace 4 but again over the front

Thanks


via mobile 17/6/2023 at 8:37am
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Would the Coleman Classic Awning work?


17/6/2023 at 1:05pm
 Location: Lanarkshire
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I can't answer for the OP, but that's a game changer for me lidds0. It's just what I've been looking for but didn't know it! Thank you so much.

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17/6/2023 at 3:11pm
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Thanks lidds0, we will definitely check it out.


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01/7/2023 at 10:14pm
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Bit off-topic, but - brilliant board name, Kelda! Never thought I'd see the clan referenced on here. Nice one!

Awesome windbreak, taafe75 - I didn't realise they made inflatable ones. My camping is very low-tech and small-scale in comparison. Still, a girl can dream!

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02/7/2023 at 1:10pm
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A number of tarps out there, we've got a Quechua MULTIFUNCTION TARP CAMPING SHELTER - FRESH XL, which is cheaper than the Vango one and comes with 4x sectional poles (variable height up to 2m), a 'mushroom' pole end to created a pyramid type central pole layout, very flexible layout potential. It's also amazingly heat repellent, creating a cool shelter space in the fiercest sun. .... and a 5 year warranty! Very impressed with ours when we used it in France last year to provide shelter over our outdoor kitchen and relaxing/dining area.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/browse/c0-sports/c1-camping/c3-tarps/_/N-11ry3no


03/7/2023 at 1:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 02/7/2023
A number of tarps out there, we've got a Quechua MULTIFUNCTION TARP CAMPING SHELTER - FRESH XL, which is cheaper than the Vango one and comes with 4x sectional poles (variable height up to 2m), a 'mushroom' pole end to created a pyramid type central pole layout, very flexible layout potential. It's also amazingly heat repellent, creating a cool shelter space in the fiercest sun. .... and a 5 year warranty! Very impressed with ours when we used it in France last year to provide shelter over our outdoor kitchen and relaxing/dining area.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/browse/c0-sports/c1-camping/c3-tarps/_/N-11ry3no



Thanks, will have to see if it fits between our air beams.


04/7/2023 at 1:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 02/7/2023
A number of tarps out there, we've got a Quechua MULTIFUNCTION TARP CAMPING SHELTER - FRESH XL, which is cheaper than the Vango one and comes with 4x sectional poles (variable height up to 2m), a 'mushroom' pole end to created a pyramid type central pole layout, very flexible layout potential. It's also amazingly heat repellent, creating a cool shelter space in the fiercest sun. .... and a 5 year warranty! Very impressed with ours when we used it in France last year to provide shelter over our outdoor kitchen and relaxing/dining area.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/browse/c0-sports/c1-camping/c3-tarps/_/N-11ry3no



Hi Monty, we have an Outwell Parkdale 4a airbeam and think this tarp could be fixed onto the front to keep rain out. When you next use it, can you possibly give me the measurements of each section from the front one (with the coloured triangles) to the back where it is starts to narrow. They all look reasonably the same but need the exact measurement to see if it will fit our beams.


09/7/2023 at 8:47am
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Quote: Originally posted by Virsec on 04/7/2023
Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 02/7/2023
A number of tarps out there, we've got a Quechua MULTIFUNCTION TARP CAMPING SHELTER - FRESH XL, which is cheaper than the Vango one and comes with 4x sectional poles (variable height up to 2m), a 'mushroom' pole end to created a pyramid type central pole layout, very flexible layout potential. It's also amazingly heat repellent, creating a cool shelter space in the fiercest sun. .... and a 5 year warranty! Very impressed with ours when we used it in France last year to provide shelter over our outdoor kitchen and relaxing/dining area.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/browse/c0-sports/c1-camping/c3-tarps/_/N-11ry3no



Hi Monty, we have an Outwell Parkdale 4a airbeam and think this tarp could be fixed onto the front to keep rain out. When you next use it, can you possibly give me the measurements of each section from the front one (with the coloured triangles) to the back where it is starts to narrow. They all look reasonably the same but need the exact measurement to see if it will fit our beams.



UPDATE: I've now ordered another tarp.


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