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| Easy to erect | 6.1/10   |
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| Durability | 7/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.1/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 7.6/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.8/10 |
Full review by
caz2964
on 6th May 2008
User Rating : 8
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Good Points: Kept me and my hubs dry as anything last summer. One week in Snowden 24/7 rain...big heavy plops of rain! Loads of space for our family of 4 adults two kids and always a guest or two. When it was soaking last year it only took a day to dry out (in sunshine)
Bad Points: Takes a bit of erecting but just persevere! You will change tack every time! I think after four years we have just about cracked it under an hour but definitely needs two.
General comments: The Vango Diablo 900 is just a wonderful tent. Some negative comments from miserable park owners when we turn up and they whinge it is too big. If they haven't asked you for dimensions then tough! If they are in the camping and caravanning business then they ought to know what is what. We have even set up a gazebo for that extra ambience! It depends on how many you have staying and how you use your tent. Hubs and I use it for just the two of us (not often enough though!)
Never think it is too big, it really gives you chill space especially if you have little people, it doesn't feel confining at night and they could actually run around inside! Big enough for a play pen and the pods big enough for a travel cot.
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Review by
Guest.
on 29th Apr 2008
User Rating : 9
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We love the size, the space, the sewn in groundsheet of the Vango Diablo 900. Can be too big for some camp-sites!! A great tent for any family, plenty of space.
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Review by
paulthepole
on 27th Feb 2008
User Rating : 3
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Although the space is great once it's up, I dread next using it due to erection 'challenges' and concerns over quality. I suppose if you need space for 9 then fine. If not I'd recommend to go for something more compact or more robust in quality.
paulthepole's full review | 107 words
Review by
Guest.
on 22nd Jan 2008
User Rating : 8
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I have used this tent only once and the weather was perfect (hot and no rain) so I cannot comment on how it fares in bad weather (something I am to find out this year probably). It took two of us less than an hour to erect this tent having watched the DVD first. I love this tent as I took my children with me and there was plenty of room inside for us to move around without tripping over each other. The only bugs I saw inside was the odd fly but that was it. The porch is ideal for a shoe store to ...
Guest.'s full review | 189 words
Review by
laranurse
on 17th Jan 2008
User Rating : 9
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This is a great family tent even in wet weather - plenty of space to be sociable. We took our neighbours in with us while camping due to bad weather in total we had 7 adults, 2 teenagers and 2 kids all playing cards one very wet evening the bedrooms are large enough to use as a sitting area when the doors are rolled up so everyone is included......our tent said it was a 6 berth but each room took 2 double beds easy or 1 double and 2 single also enough room for bed in the lounge area at night and ...
laranurse's full review | 148 words
Review by
naomi carter
on 27th Aug 2007
User Rating : 5
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The Vango Diablo is a great looking tent but leaks, and dvd is incorrect - it is a 3000 hydrostatic head not a 5000.
naomi carter's full review | 111 words
Review by
tlc222
on 23rd Aug 2007
User Rating : 10
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We bought this tent 2 years ago and have used it 3 times. Each time it has gone up easily, once in the rain, without any problems whatsoever.
We have just returned from another week in it. 3 of us put it up without any trouble and 2 of us took it down. It survived howling wind and torrential rain last Saturday with no ill effects.
I recommend this tent for anyone with a few children as the space is superb.
tlc222's full review | 82 words
Review by
samantha11
on 21st Aug 2007
User Rating : 10
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I bought a Vango Diablo 900 this year along with my brother in law, who also purchased the same type of tent. We spent 10 days in the lakes in wind rain and sunshine. It took us about an hour to erect the tent, but have to say what a fantastic tent! We look forward to having many more holidays using these tents.
samantha11's full review | 69 words
Review by
hrhtoni
on 30th Jul 2007
User Rating : 4
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Integral ground sheet leaked badly. The inner tent got wet when erecting, therefore we couldn't get sufficient tensioning when pegging it down and attaching flysheet, as the inner tent stuck to everything. It took 2 days for the inner tent to dry enough for us to remove the fly sheet, so we could put it back on properly.
Tensioning ribbons on the awning were a dangerous tripping hazard even when pegged down. The separate ground sheet for the awning didn't fit properly.
We are returning ...
hrhtoni's full review | 140 words
Review by
pjyj
on 3rd Jun 2007
User Rating : 7
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Great tent when up but what is the point if it gets damaged each time it goes up.
It is interesting to see that the 2007 tent has poles on the outside.
This is no doubt due to all the complaints about damage to tents when pitching.
I like it but do not know how long it will last.
pjyj's full review | 132 words
Review by
alexmccullagh
on 6th Oct 2006
User Rating : 0
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This tent failed on us. It leaked through the groundsheet, and the pole sleeves material has torn under normal usage.
Although it is big, the Vango Diablo 900 tent is difficult to erect. It has a huge footprint, poor quality poles and poor quality inner tent material.
alexmccullagh's full review | 46 words
Review by
Dawn71
on 24th Aug 2006
User Rating : 10
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I viewed and looked around for some time before buying this tent but once I'd seen one already erected at a show I knew this was the one!
We put the tent up in strong winds... kids and pegs holding down inner tent helped! And it survived very well in bad storms and rain where others on site failed badly!
I'd recommend this tent to any family or large group - if the weather is bad then the large living area will accommodate up to about 10 chairs and a couple of tables. What more could you want! ...
Dawn71's full review | 118 words
Review by
Paul Linford
on 18th Jul 2006
User Rating : 6
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I have only used the Vango Diablo 900 tent once, and it took my wife and I two hours to get it up. I am assuming it will get easier with practice, although I agree with the reviewer who said it would be virtually impossible to put up in the wind. Once it is up though, there's no doubt it's a very fine family tent. My little boy, who is two, certainly loved it!
Paul Linford's full review | 240 words
Review by
donna81
on 18th Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
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The Vango Diablo 900 is the first tent I ever erected, did it in a hour with 2. Very large and the kids love it. Really large. I think its the best sized and best value for the money on the market. Being to all tent places in area and I've found it seems best looking tent on market.
donna81's full review | 57 words
Review by
Harribo01
on 16th Jul 2006
User Rating : 10
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I purchased the Diablo 900 about 2 months ago, when we went to a camping show where we got to see the tent fully erected, I didn't realise you could get them with sewn in groundsheets (scared of creepy crawlies). I had never been camping before so didn't really know what to expect and thought that putting it up would be a nightmare. We practised putting the tent up twice before we went away and found that we could put it up in about half an hour (found it best that once the poles are inserted ...
Harribo01's full review | 178 words
Review by
dalov
on 3rd Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
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I bought my Vango Diablo 900 tent last year, and I have used it 4 times. It is VERY simple to erect. OK, the first time you have a couple of scratching head moments, but after that no problem. Myself and my wife can put the tent up in around 15 - 20 minutes, as all the poles are colour coded.
All the rooms have sewn in groundsheets, and all doors have fly sheets, so no Creepy crawlies getting in.
Friends of mine have other "family" tents, and they are not a touch on the Diablo 900. This re ...
dalov's full review | 223 words
Review by
ultimatehunter
on 3rd Jun 2006
User Rating : 8
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We have just been camping to try out our new Vango Diablo 900 tent. We arrived by around 4 o'clock, and before we could go anywhere we had to spend 1 and a half hours just to put it up. The instructions on the inside of the case are not much use at all. In the end we just erected the tent without instructions. Taking the tent down takes a lot less time, and the tent fits nicely into the bag. The size is good, but the bedrooms are supposed to be 3 man each, yet with mattresses, it is a squash to ...
ultimatehunter's full review | 215 words
Review by
Reaction
expert review 
on 4th May 2006
User Rating : 7
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* Negatives:
Since the Vango Diablo 900 is a large tent, it is quite difficult to erect using just two people. In a wind it would be near impossible. The instructions are not particularly good either! For example, ignore the instruction that glibly says to insert all the poles in their sleeves. Trying to lift the main dome into the standing position with all the poles inserted is impossible! Removing all but the three main poles is essential if you want to stand any chance of lifting the main d ...
Reaction's full review | 469 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
Loretta Cornell
on 2nd May 2006
User Rating : 9
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I love the Vango Diablo 900 tent, and I am glad we bought it. The kids love it because they can play inside. Although they say it is a 9 berth tent, the bedrooms might be a bit of a squash, but you could put extra beds in the living part. We have had six people in ours, and found it was very comfortable.
Loretta Cornell's full review | 164 words
Review by
maryruott
on 11th Sep 2004
User Rating : 10
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The Vango Diablo 900 is an excellent tent. It has a very large living area, and three 7 foot square bedrooms, a long tunnel at the front. (It's big enough for you to cook in and have a couple of tables in to put your plates on to dish out the food. I've also got a small washing up bowl and stand in there, and all that is just in the tunnel!!!)It has a sewn in groundsheet so no creepy crawlies and it is extremely waterproof (as I have found out during the summer. This is an excellent family tent.
maryruott's full review | 135 words | 1 comment added.
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