Can't find original post re closing bottom of vango juno/peace door. I've just returned from a one night camp in my vango peace 800, and the side used on the door, comes unstuck during the night. I think this is caused by condensation, grrr,
I know others have used this system, so I am now going to try sticking tenacious tape to the tent cloth first, then stick the velcro to the tenacious tape. Fingers crossed.
Whilst on the subject of condensation, I normally only use cotton tents. I was very surprised how much condensation we got. Two people in an eight man tent, with all top vents open, and all bottom vents open, in August. The tent was running with water inside, and I had to re pitch it today, just to dry out the inside. Any one want to buy a used twice Vango Peace, I doubt it.
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What a shame, we used our juno last month for a week in blazing weather. No condensation whatsoever. I was surprised after what i had heard.
The velcro I bought was quite expensive and chunky, I could only get a metre of it from our local curtain making shop. It stuck well, although has to be pressed on really hard before it did.
The tent was running with water inside, and I had to re pitch it today, just to dry out the inside. Any one want to buy a used twice Vango Peace, I doubt it.
My god you are a smooth talking salesman....I'll take 2
Isn't it a single skin tent? They're not good when it comes to condensation tbh. Where did you buy it from? You could always try returning it as unfit for purpose.
I bought a Peace 800. When it arrived I took it out to check it and a pegging point tore away from the groundsheet. Returned it, and received a replacement, and exactly the same problem on the second one. Returned it for a refund, as I didn't fancy trying 'third time lucky'.
Top marks to Marshall Leisure for sorting it out very quickly, with no fuss.
Now replaced with a Vango Icarus 500, fingers crossed this Vango is OK.
However, I also have the Peace 500, and have had no problem with condensation with two of us in it. Had heavy rain over this last weekend, and no water in the tent at all, even with the floppy groundsheet at the entrance!
We had mixed weather on our week away in the Juno 500, blazing hot days and days of constant rain. Our velcro stayed put no problem. I wonder if the nylon works better than polycotton with velcro.
I can't fault our Juno, it performed brilliantly and far exceeded my expectations.
Hi Didgeplayer, Had exactly the same tearing problem with mine, but as it is the only tent of this style in cotton, (not that it really is a cotton tent, it's just a plastic tent with a cotton exterior Grrrrr) I just repaired it. I'm thinking of cutting out most of the sewn in ground sheet, so I can hang it inside out to dry when I get home. Being Vango and cotton, I assumed it would be like a Force Ten cotton, and I also bought it when they first appeared on the market. I bought it over the tinternet, and can't remember who from Val. It was the first time my wife had seen it, and she was really impressed, with how quick and easy it was to pitch, which is why I bought it in the first place. I was thinking about cutting out the five legs, as it's this that causes the fabric to tear. ( as a design fault, If you make a load of holes close together in a sheet of plastic with no fabric to support it, then what you have in fact done is to make perforations to tear along, ) Perhaps I'll have to try and search through my computer files, to see if I can work out where I got it from. I even thought about buying some tent fabric, and sewing one myself. After all, how hard can it be to sew four triangles together, and perhaps use lacing for the door instead of a zip. The Americans call them a Range Tent, (see video on you tube). Grrr Grrr and more Grrr
------------- Canvas tent, paraffin light, petrol stove. Heaven
I'd rather be kayaking.
Spent up, not pent up, just had my new tent up.
Hi raf48, glad it not just me then with the tearing problem! Just watched the youtube clip, and it looks an interesting project. Let us know how you get on if you decide to do it.
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