Hi everybody,
we are looking for a tent big enough for 4 with a spacious living area for weekend and possibly longer use.
we are currently looking at the vango icarus 500 but we have heard of a few issues with the poles.
does anyone have any feedback on this tent or any other recommendations?
our budget is around £300
thanks
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Yes, I have heard some people have complained about poles being a bit thin and easily broken.
They aren't the thickest poles in the world but we have never had a problem.
It's not a terribly big tent though. I think of it as a 2 berth. There are only my wife and I and 7yr old daughter and we find it too small for anything more than a weekend and are planning to buy something of the size of the Outwell Bear Lake 6.
Thanks for your help, there are only two of us, but want the room of a 5 berth for storage/friends to sit in the living area etc.
what is it like in the wind and rain from your experience?
I've only had one experience of bad weather in the tent. It was on the North Antrim coast last year. It was blowing a gale and chucking it down. I have to say the tent did stay dry but hard to get a decent night's sleep with the noise of the rain on the tent and the flapping and rustling of the tent fabric.
Having said that, I bought the tent in Decathlon for £150 and I haven't found a better tent for that price.
The tents I am currently looking at are closer to £1000. I just hope I get £850 worth of improvement :-)
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My advice would be to get a tunnel style tent with metal poles which are usually easier to erect and more stable than fibreglass poles.
My tent is a 6 man tent but together with all the clobber that one takes camping I wouldn't be comfortable with more than two people living in it although great for visitors. I would suggest getting as large a tent as you think you can handle. My tent only has 3 poles and despite it's size it is the easiest tent to erect that I have ever owned.
There are many tents similar in style to mine with a large living area and large windows, so I am not just recommending mine, but take a look at the video. A tent with a flat main door instead of a sloping one offers much more usable room in the living area and rain doesn't come straight inside when opened.
I would agree with Bob61 and with hindsight I should have bought the tent he suggests as there isn't a huge price difference between it and the Icarus 500.
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