We are really struggling with the wind (it’s 1am and I can’t sleep! I think it’s windy here any (in St Ives) but I also think our new tent (The vango Valencia 650 II air) has a design flaw of a back door. I thought it was a great addition - but because of the door, there are no guys on the fly of the back of the tent. We have 4 webbing points, but that is it at the back. This means that the back of the tent just billows in the wind, sending wind all round the tent, rocking the bedroom pod. It’s really so loud.
Is there anything we can do to overcome this? We do love the space and style of this tent but I can’t camp with the noise and buffeting like it is. We’ve been here three night and I think I only slept last night because I was so exhausted.
However, having looked at photo's of your tent, it appears that the only place to connect them is the flap that covers the door zips.
I've no idea whether your tent... material and/or zips... are man enough to take the strain.
We had a similar experience with the sloping front/door of a previous tent a few years back (We used the side door, so this door wasn't used)...
Even on my polycotton tent, it was an idea that got more negative/cautious feedback than positive, and I never actually got the opportunity or need to try it in earnest.
Here's my old thread on the subject (Two topics in one... Sorry!)...
https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=32&TopicID=290215&PagePosition=1&ThreadPage=2&ReturnPage=Search&search=sloping&searchIn=Topic
Perhaps consider Zip Cover>Clingon>Bungee>Guyline>Peg, so at least the bungee would act as a shock absorber to the zip cover?
(One each side, somewhere between a third and halfway up the door height?)
It's an option, but only you can decide whether it's an option you are prepared to risk (ie do you trust your tent to be strong enough?).
Personally, I just spent the following 18 months clinging on for dear life, then opted for the ultimate in storm tents, and I have to say, I have absolutely no regrets on that score, as much as I loved my previous tent(s).
Best of luck... and if you do try anything, please come back and let us know what you did, and how successful it is/was.
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Topic: Struggling with the wind
