The two inner doors are part mesh for added ventilation, you will need it in a warmer climate. The inner tent fabric is a breathable polyester but its floor is the same polyethylene material. The floor is a polyethylene piece and its waterproof rating is 10000 mm, I guess you need no comments here. If you are not familiar, compare this with an ordinary umbrella which is around 400 mm. You have an impressive waterproof rating here, no less than 4000 mm for the upper tent body. This inner tent has its own bathtub-style waterproof floor.īut the shell tent is also with its own sewn-in waterproof floor, so you effectively have two layers on the ground. The porch is deep enough to keep chairs and table underneath it, so you can use it for cooking. Note also that the inner sleeping area is a tent within the tent, attached from inside, so it is completely removable. This divider is with toggles so it is removable when you do not need it. The living room has 7.3 m² (79 ft²) and the rest is in the two rooms separated by a divider. You have already seen that the tent has 3 separate units inside, plus a porch. So this tent is more suited for a cooler and wet area in a sunny environment it may become warm inside. So you will use it only at places with a motorized access, this is not something to carry around.Ĭlimate-wise, you should know that there is no mesh here, you have an external shell and the inner tent. Weight-wise, well this is less impressive, you have 44.3 lb (20.1 kg). Seasons-wise, you will see below about its impressive waterproof rating, so this tent is for any weather conditions in a 3-season use. So the actual capacity may be far bigger, and I can tell you this is quite the opposite with most of the camping tents on the market. The living room is with a fully sewn-in floor, fully protected and enclosed, so nothing prevents you to use it for sleeping as well. This is a generous space which is indeed necessary for a car camping and family camping. Note, you also have a porch that gives another 29 ft² (2.65 m²) of the partially protected area. See what you get with this tent:Īs you realize, they did not use the backpacking principle to define the tent’s capacity. But see the inner floor area – you have 143 ft² (13.25 m²), which makes 36 ft² (3.3 m²) per person. So this is an extra benefit with this tent, which adds to its livability.Ĭapacity-wise, the tent is formally for 4 people. Such tents are also known as dark rest tents or dark room tents. This means that the inner tent’s fabric is a dark material to reduce the morning light and glare, so you can sleep longer, and also take a nap during the day. I already mentioned the dark rest above, so this is a tent with what they call ‘lights out’ design. This tent must be staked to the ground, it is not-freestanding, so bear this in mind when you choose your camping spot, you cannot pitch it on concrete and rock, on the sand, or on a frozen ground. You have numerous guylines and some extras, more below, to make the structure very stable. It does not fight the wind, it bends but it bounces back quickly. Note that such air beams behave well in a windy situation because of the flexibility of the structure. In fact, only the front porch pole is a classic fiberglass, the remaining 4 are air beams that you inflate with the pump included in the package. The tent is also inflatable, with air beams instead of classic poles. So you have two sleeping rooms each for two people, and a huge living area. However there are pockets inside the inner tent at a lower level, so you’ll have somewhere to put your book and jewellery when you bed down for the night.The Vango Capri 400XL is a tunnel-type large family camping tent that has no less than 3 separate rooms. What I didn’t like about the tent was the lack of floor-to-ceiling pockets on the inner tent in the living space – this is a common feature with tunnel tents of this size. We didn’t use the electrical hook-up, but there is a mains charging access point with an overlying lip to keep the rain out. There are several lantern hooks dotted throughout the tent on the air beams. The tent was watertight and wasn’t bothered by the wind. You can also buy an add-on compartment, turning the tent into a multi-room space. It’s possible to buy a Vango family shelter – essentially a large tarpaulin that stretches across the front of your tent and provides extra cover for stormier or hotter weather. I was impressed by the porch, which protrudes enough to shelter four chairs from rain and baking sun when overhead. Brightly coloured guy ropes avoid constantly tripping over after dark
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