I was a bit worried about the valves but Vango kindly sent us some more. Water didn't get inside as the groundsheet is sewn in. We found the only cause of water getting in was because I pitched the tent inside the footprint (out of line slightly i.E you could see the footprint when the tent was up), the problem here is water runs off the tent onto the footprint and sits on top (because its made of plastic) so you need to make sure tent covers footprint. The bag it comes in has wheels so it is not a struggle to move it around. You can remove the bedroom compartments for extra living space. 32kg is not light but it is manageable but they are nice tents and you'd expect it to be big, it sleeps 8. By comparison to conventional tents these are quite a lump in terms of pack size. I read somewhere someone packed one of these airbeams away with a carpet inside as well but we need to work on this :-) Bearing in mind this is a 8 person tent it is straightforward to erect.ĭeflating it is ok but haven't quite cracked how to get it packed away to easily fit back in the bag. I'm not sure we could do it in the advertised 6 minutes but its fairly straightforward, no messing about with poles. Pitching didn't take long, worth doing a practice before you do it for the first time. Its difficult to pack light with young and old children (car seats,pushchairs, bedding etc etc), the extra space will be a godsend. We certainly won't be constantly moving bags and stuff from one place to the other to make space. With the optional canopy on the side we have a lot of extra room if we decide to use it and the kids have got plenty of room to spread out. You can take out one or both bedrooms inside. It is big but pleasingly the Exodus 800 doesn't look as big when its up as it actually is. We bought 'blind' on the internet and thought this tent would be a monster. The tent is very spacious, there is good light inside and its roomy. Only had it up in the garden so far for 7 nights, all sorts of weather, with the canopy on the side and very pleased to say we've had no problems with deflating beams or air leaks anywhere. Thats why the porch was useful to us, we can connect it to the camper if we want to. We actually have an old VW campervan and are going to be using this tent like an awning where the kids can sleep as well if they want. We opted for the Exodus because of the porch and extra entrance/exit 'doors', the 800 because it has plenty of space. For us its a cheaper way for our family to take summer holidays and with four children we need space. There do not appear to be many reviews on this tent but we have got one. The inflatable porch beam is a great idea and with 2 doors and an end entrance there is great flexibility.Ġ from 0 people found this review helpful, was it helpful to you?īy: Pgtips123 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2013 Rating: This give better stability in high winds but does give a slight feeling of having a lower roof than our last tent (Khyam Ontario 800).
The only bit I don't like is that unlike a pole and sleeve tent which has the poles on the outside the airbeams are internal. We left the pods in place on deflation and also now don't use all the peg points and can get the tent out and ready in 25 minutes single handed and 10 with 2 people which is amazing. We bought this tent second hand for a bargain £350 with carpet, footprint and a porch (Coleman not Vango).įirst impressions on rolling it out was that the quality was 1st rate with thick material and good seams.įrom pegging out to tent up on our 1st attempt was 20 minutes and 15 more to add the rooms and fully peg out. If you have a photo of this Tent click here to upload itīy: BaldyBob Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2013 Rating: Member Uploaded Images - click to enlarge