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Topic: Vango Alpha 400

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Donnanne

29/6/2009 at 6:19pm
Location: Rotherham
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Maybe I'm being blind but I can't see a review for this tent anywhere.

Does anyone have one? Would you recommend it? And how long does it take to pitch?

If not does anyone have any other recommendations that fit these requirements:

Sleeps 4; 2 adults, 2 children (8 & 6yrs)
Mainly to use at weekends but also small enough to use for wild camping in Scotland.
Small porch (doesn't have to big as we can store majority of stuff in car boot)
Costs around £50 mark

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Onykahonie

29/6/2009 at 8:45pm
Location: west mids
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The 200 and 300 seem to have good reviews, so I would assume the 400 would be similar. It looks a bit snug for 4 though!

Donnanne

30/6/2009 at 8:22am
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Thanks Barbiesmmmy, that was one thing I read about the 300 so was a bit concerned. Might measure out the bedroom size on the front room floor and get us all to lie down in it. My eldest is a bit of a wriggler and if it wasn't for the bedroom pods in our khyam I'd swear he'd be under the bottom of the tent and asleep in a field somewhere!

buringot

05/7/2009 at 1:54am
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Don, the Alpha 400 is about 2 feet wider than the 300, 2 people can sleep comfortably on the 300 but 3 would be like packed sardines. I would reckon the 400 will fit 3 comfortably. Pitching time would be the same as the 300 (about 10-15 minutes). Other problem I enountered with the Alpha is the height ( 120 - 135 cm). I have to crawl inside my 300, this is the main reason why we upgraded to the Icarus 400. Aside from that, its a sturdy tent though.

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