24-04-14, 10:51 AM
Yes, Vango tents are pretty good, with a good range to choose from. Go Outdoors sometimes have some good discounts on them, and worth getting one of their discount cards (£5 for a year) for such a purchase.
I'm thinking of looking into some kind of tough dry bags for putting wet bike gear in - always a headache when you're on the bike and limited to a fairly small tent. I do have a Vango 3 man tent which I have carried on the bike with all the other kit before - this has loads of room, including a good sized porch which is more of a living space (think it's the Vango Beta), but prefer to carry less size and weight usually.
So I now have 3 tents to choose from: Vaude Power Lizard, small backpacking tent, which I use for shorter trips, a few days at most, when the weather is likely to be good. Very light, packs down very small, cost a small mortgage.
No. 2 is a Vango Banshee 300 - roomy, 2 man, plenty for me and all the kit, not too heavy or bulky, not much "porch" space, hence the search for decent dry bags, or maybe just heavy duty bin liners.
No. 3 Vango Beta 3 man, huge for one person, ample for 2 and kit, heavy, doesn't pack down very small, would only really use for long trips where I expect a lot of bad weather - but then I probably wouldn't go camping!
Thinking about no. 2 option for 3 weeks on the continent at the moment. Hmmmmmm............ :rolleyes
I'm thinking of looking into some kind of tough dry bags for putting wet bike gear in - always a headache when you're on the bike and limited to a fairly small tent. I do have a Vango 3 man tent which I have carried on the bike with all the other kit before - this has loads of room, including a good sized porch which is more of a living space (think it's the Vango Beta), but prefer to carry less size and weight usually.
So I now have 3 tents to choose from: Vaude Power Lizard, small backpacking tent, which I use for shorter trips, a few days at most, when the weather is likely to be good. Very light, packs down very small, cost a small mortgage.
No. 2 is a Vango Banshee 300 - roomy, 2 man, plenty for me and all the kit, not too heavy or bulky, not much "porch" space, hence the search for decent dry bags, or maybe just heavy duty bin liners.
No. 3 Vango Beta 3 man, huge for one person, ample for 2 and kit, heavy, doesn't pack down very small, would only really use for long trips where I expect a lot of bad weather - but then I probably wouldn't go camping!
Thinking about no. 2 option for 3 weeks on the continent at the moment. Hmmmmmm............ :rolleyes