mountain thyme wrote:Looking for opinions/ reviews on the Vango Icarus 500 5 man tent. Thinking of for festivals/ clachaig weekends?
Seen it on offer. But ive seen some good and some bad reviews !
Any thoughts
Hey MT, I have the Icarus's predecessor
(forget what you call it). I must have got it in an end of line deal as the Icarus came out soon after and had me wishing I'd waited. Basically, the Icarus had everything I felt was missing from my tent
(mainly standing room and handy pockets/storage). It's gotten expensive though, when it first came on the scene it could be had for £99
(albeit on a special offer) but I've continued to keep an eye on it and the RRP is well over £200 if, without checking, I'm not mistaken. What is the current offer, if you don't mind me asking? Don't think I've seen it at any less than £150 in recent times.
I like my Vango tent, it has served us well and performed well in some pretty horrendous weather and should be good for a few years yet.
EDIT: Just checked and presume it's the Go Outdoors deal (RRP £265 down to £190 down to £150). This seems like an excellent offer (unlikely it'll go much lower than that these days). Only problem for you is if you land up in the same campsite as the guy with the Vango Oldsmobile and a bad case of tent envy