You could also consider the Eurohike Sendero 6, which you’d think is slightly bigger as a 6-berth tent, but actually, it is not. They used it for the first time recently and loved it so I am sure it will see a good few more camping trips yet. The tent has two zipped full mesh doors, providing an entrance at the front and side of the tent, and two zipped half mesh inner doors, offering extra privacy. If you are not sure what does the HH rating means, I recommend this explainer post: Tent materials, fabrics, specifications and all the acronyms. Normally, these 3-berth master bedrooms would never accommodate 3 adults; however, in this instance, the Vango Icarus 500DLX just might.

Yes it made the floor more 'homely' but because we were on a very sloght slope it just kept slipping all over. Saw a few airbreams collapsed on site but the only fault we found was that the front awning had leaked a bit on the frontal slope. During the heat wave it was fantastic to have the vented side doors to allow air flow through and bugs out ! its very spacious and sturdy, a lot of storage space and extra pockets allow you to be more organised and saves you the hassle of putting things on the ground.We are experienced campers, never had a tent that had so many problems with design and poor workmanship. Used the second smaller bedroom for storage bags and as a toilet tent, which was a bucket toilet with seat and lid. This tent has excellent space and many great features like the fully sewn in groundsheet, storage pockets, windows and the nightfall inner. We've used it for long weekends over the summer every year since we bought it and in all that time, I've only had to replace one pole and make a minor repair to the inner.

The roomy sleeping space, large windows and effective ventilation mean it's a comfy shelter for any outdoor trips.Being able to stand up is a big bonus over my “umbrella style” quick pitch tent, which is ideal for overnight stops. Had a large camp bed in the larger bedroom, actually a fishing bed, which was very comfortable, with clothes and towels. Erection with the highly tensioned poles needs to be practiced, but OK in the end, and a very solid tent as a result, especially when its unique tension straps system is used.

Easy to pitch, prepared to do it myself but helped by a couple of other campers, would be able to do it easily a second time. If you're the kind of family that brings everything and the kitchen sink, you'll probably only manage four people at the very most. This also makes polyester prone to condensation building up on the inside of the flysheet, which can soak the bedrooms walls quickly even if it has not rained. Its early stages of our use but the very first night absolutely chucked it down for hours and the tent was bone dry inside in morning- there may be worse conditions to come but that’s a very good start for the tent.If you plan to camp in cooler weather, this Kampa camping heater is more than recommended to fight cold and condensation. A great option for family adventures the Vango Icarus offers spacious and comfortable accommodation for up to 5 people.

One of the poles developed a small crack after about a year but we just wrapped some duct tape around it and never had another issue. Tent had a small tear on outer tent where you use a peg I have tried telling Black's this could be resolved with a patch I am going back on holiday next week and they couldn't guarantee me having same tent by then. I have come a cross with all type of weather with vango iracus 500 dlx , I will definitely recommend this tent . Just back from a very wet week in Cornwall and only a few drips of rain in living area, because front guy rope came out overnight. The second holiday we had a mixture of rain/wind and a heatwave (yes all in 15 days but expected in the UK).In France last year (2016) we got caught up in the very heavy rain storms and the tent didn’t let in any water.