The Camping Forum

[dicky cox]

I just purchase a vango icarus and i have to say im not impressed with the quality of the item at all the sewing on it must have been done my a 10 year old, i own 3 tents now and this is by far the worst quality tent i own there was even a loop missing for the dividing curtain. anyone else bought a vango and not been impresssed by its quality?

[Wayne]

I have a Tigris 800 and I'm pleased with it for the money. Can't fault it to be honest. I've never had a good look round the Icarus to be honest.

[OutdoorWorldDirect]

Hi Dicky,

Take it back and get it swapped - the odd few have faulty stitching but the general returns on Vango have been really low for 2010. Think you probably had an unlucky tent.

Cheers

David

[dicky cox]

Returned the tent today and was given a straight swop got the new one home and erected it, there was foot marks all over the inner tent and what also looks like a felt or marker mark down the one side of the inner tent too, tent stitching again was of poor quality called up the supplier they have offered me a swop to a outwwell nevada m if i return the icarus+carpet+canopy or my cash back undecided what to do as i spent over 2 hours today going round the tent correcting the faults and cleaning the tent inner.

not what you really expect to be doing with a BN tent is it.

[livsnana]

I'd go for the Outwell Nevada M. If your not happy, then it will play on your mind all the time your in the tent.

Sarah

[Kopite]

I've got 2 small vango tents and both have imperfections in the stitching but it dosent bother me as they're both strong tents and the stitching dosent come undone


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[dicky cox]

i have a vango zetes 200 which i cant fault, well say its mine its actually the kids

[sopp111]

I recently ordered a Vango Tigris 400 and the tent seems to be fine but after one weekend the tent carpet is full of holes
About 8 or 10 small holes due to the stitching coming undone but don't know how as we all took our shoes off when we were in the tent.
It just seems to have fallen apart

[Wayne]

called up the supplier they have offered me a swop to a outwwell nevada m if i return the icarus+carpet+canopy or my cash back undecided what to do

I would swap to the Nevada, your only going to be staring at the stitching every time you go camping and looking for more faults, I know I would be . The supplier is being quite decent in offering a swap and you can't knock them for trying to get it right for you. The Nevada has a higher HH as well.

I recently ordered a Vango Tigris 400 and the tent seems to be fine but after one weekend the tent carpet is full of holes
About 8 or 10 small holes due to the stitching coming undone but don't know how as we all took our shoes off when we were in the tent.
It just seems to have fallen apart

Contact the supplier, I'm sure it must just be a faulty one. Doesn't sound good

[Gillsy]

I've got a Vango Tigris, which i'm pleased with, though must admit i've never took the time to study the stitching.

[dicky cox]

I've got a Vango Tigris, which i'm pleased with, though must admit i've never took the time to study the stitching.

never usually do myself but when they have left threads hanging everywhere its just very hard to miss

[Wayne]

I've got a Vango Tigris, which i'm pleased with, though must admit i've never took the time to study the stitching.

never usually do myself but when they have left threads hanging everywhere its just very hard to miss

Yeh, I'm figuring it must be bad to be noticeable .

[GirlRacerRed]

Hi

I purchased a Vango premium extension about 4 months ago, and I found one of the brass eyelets was missing on the door where it would porch. I'm pretty sure a couple of eyelets were missing from our Venture 500 tent when we bought that 6 years ago too.

I've never had anything bad to say about Vango. Our Venture has been a tremendous tent in the few times we've used it. Apart from the groundsheets perishing, we've never had a leak, poor stitching, broken zips or anything bad. We don't think the groundsheets perishing were exactly a manufacturing fault, perhaps more like a user storage fault and lack of use.

You've got to be 100% happy with it, otherwise you'll be distracted from each lovely camping trip you go on.

[dicky cox]

Decided we are keeping the icarus after plenty of scouring the internet we cant find another deal to match it on something similar or obviously better, we are over run with tents in the house and untill i at least sell one i cant think of putting more money into another set up

[sopp111]

called up the supplier they have offered me a swop to a outwwell nevada m if i return the icarus+carpet+canopy or my cash back undecided what to do

I would swap to the Nevada, your only going to be staring at the stitching every time you go camping and looking for more faults, I know I would be . The supplier is being quite decent in offering a swap and you can't knock them for trying to get it right for you. The Nevada has a higher HH as well.

I recently ordered a Vango Tigris 400 and the tent seems to be fine but after one weekend the tent carpet is full of holes
About 8 or 10 small holes due to the stitching coming undone but don't know how as we all took our shoes off when we were in the tent.
It just seems to have fallen apart

Contact the supplier, I'm sure it must just be a faulty one. Doesn't sound good

Contacted supplier and they are replacing the carpet