Vango Icarus 500 Tent Reviews

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Average Ratings for Vango Icarus 500 Tent

  • Easy to erect4 stars
  • Durability3.3 stars
  • Value for Money3.7 stars
  • Overall rating3.7 stars

 

3 Reviews For Vango Icarus 500 Tent

  • Guest 5th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    We have found the Icarus 500 very easy to put up - two of us manage it in about 10-15 minutes. It has also stood up to some fairly testing weather condition - 24 hours of constant gales and an all night rain storm - with no damage whatsoever. There are a couple of things which could be better designed - it would be good to have a front window and some means of securing the bottom edge of the front flap to the ground or groundsheet to prevent drafts blowing in but overall the design is well-thought out.

  • Guest 2nd Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    The Vango Icarus 500 tent is an easy to erect, spacious tent, with great adaptable living space. Unfortunately, when we used it in moderately high winds, the whole back end kept collapsing inwards resulting in a pole breaking! There is no central guy rope at the top of the pole arch to prevent this from happening, and there was nothing we could do except pack up. We were very disappointed that a company with Vango's experiance would produce a tent with this fault. We have complained to Vango, an ...

  • Guest 10th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    We brought this Vango Icarus 500 Tent tent specifically for weekends as we have a larger tent for long stays. Quite easy to erect though needed a couple of friends whilst trying to erect it in quite high winds. As this is a tunnel tent there is plenty of room including head height in bedrooms though it says it is 5 birth it is very comfortable as a four man. Good access with front and side door. It provides good sitting space in the living area and is light and airy. It stood up well to hig ...