The wind was blowing to the front of the tent and there is just too much width to the extension without any anchorage. We did buy the front extension.This was not so successful in the wind.We decided to take it down at 11.30pm in the wind and rain as I feared it wouldn't last the night. We felt safe, secure and warm in the tent. Not wanting to dwell on the negatives though, this tent has stood up to the wind and rain that was thrown at us on a few days of holiday. We already have a small tear along the seam of one where one of the children has leant on the wall.They should be more substantial for the price. My final is the flimsy feel of the bedroom material. My second is the zips.Why aren't they 2 way? This is only a small thing but with small children I would feel much safer at night knowing they can't escape as they can't reach the zips. The fact that the footprint (which we got extra) doesn't go under the front area of the tent is perplexing.Maybe there is a perfectly valid reason but the floor of the front section after a fortnight needs a damn good clean.Seems odd that there I no protection for this. I have a few little gripes with this tent. I loved how cosy it felt at night time once the living area was completely zipped in.We got the carpet too so think this added to the cosiness (though why this doesn't hook in to stop it creasing really annoyed me.I may fashion some Velcro tabs at some point). The lay out was perfect for our family of 5 as we were then later joined by Granny who had her own pod in the living area. We were very excited about using our new tent for our fortnight holiday in Aberdaron this year. May it serve us well for many years to come.Ĥ from 4 people found this review helpful, was it helpful to you?īy: Hanmil81 Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2015 Rating: I think that Vango have pretty much thought of everything with this tent, and we are very pleased with our purchase. The only one thing I would say is that it is a shame that the sun canopy cannot be zipped to the awning, but with king poles the awning door can be used to create one. In fact on our recent camping trip we made use of both (thanks to the speed that they can be erected and taken down) with the extension being used for the first couple of days to ward off the wet and windy weather, and then the sun canopy for the remainder of the time when the sun came out.
VANGO ILLUSION 800 AIRBEAM TENT ZIP
We also purchased to sun canopy as well as the awning both of which zip attach to the main tent and provide a fantastic amount of additional space. There is plenty of ventilation and storage built in. With 4 bedroom pods in total (two can be linked together for extra space) we found that there was still plenty of space within the main living area, and with the fourth bedroom being removable this space can be increased still further.Īn internal door, which can be folded back out of the way, separates the inner living area (with its sewn in groundsheet) from the outer living area which is ideal for cooking and eating. Having seen the Illusion 800 spec on line earlier in the year we managed to locate a local retailer with one pre-erected and on viewing it we realised that it was exactly what we wanted. Like Larbea22 we owned a Maritsa 700 and were trying to find an airbeam that matched it for size while giving us the ease of pitching. I have always owned Vango tents and have never been disappointed with their performance and I can say that we are not disappointed by the Illusion 800 either. Of course I have not had any other inflatable ones to compare it to however I know this is absolutely perfect in every way.ģ from 3 people found this review helpful, was it helpful to you?īy: Marktoots Reason: I own(ed) one Made in: 2015 Rating:
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The tent is also very good in offering a lot of different specs to suit different families, I would strongly recommend it.
VANGO ILLUSION 800 AIRBEAM TENT WINDOWS
The only thing I would add would be a way to open the windows however having said that there is plenty of air flow thanks to the sides and the front of the tent.
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Last year model made it incredibly better for an extra £50. Extremely spacious and extremely easy to put up, without rushing it took me less than 25 mins including pegging. First purchase of a Vango and first inflatable tent and I have to admit it did not let down. If you have a photo of this Tent click here to upload itīy: Alex80 Reason: I've used one Made in: 2016 Rating: Member Uploaded Images - click to enlarge