They used it for the first time recently and loved it so I am sure it will see a good few more camping trips yet.

Makes no sense to me saying this, I have broken the rules and rebelled and went camping for 1 week in it with zero issue, I could have easily stopped for longer but the wife wanted to get back for her work. The 4000mm HH polyester flysheet is both waterproof and durable, ensuring that you stay dry even during heavy rainfall. To regulate the temperature inside the tent, the Icarus 500 DLX has plenty of ventilation vents, as well as full mesh front and side doors (and half mesh bedroom doors). The tent has two zipped full mesh doors, providing an entrance at the front and side of the tent, and two zipped half mesh inner doors, offering extra privacy. The second holiday we had a mixture of rain/wind and a heatwave (yes all in 15 days but expected in the UK).Effective venting and a breathable inner avoid stuffiness inside, and 'comfort colours' (darker over the bedroom) mean there's no rush to get out of an overheating tent on bright mornings.

The Vango Icarus 500 DLX – the current model at least – is equipped with the 2nd generation TBS II system. As for camping in hot or cold weather, well, bad news, polyester does not have great thermal properties: it won’t keep you cool when it’s hot outside and and won’t keep you warm when it’s cold outside. The breathable inner fabric allows for condensation to pass through, ensuring that you stay dry and comfortable. This was our first family tent, after many years running DofE Vango was a brand I had come to trust for quality and this tent didn't disappoint.

Used it 4/5 times last year for long weekends in all kinds of weather the British summer can throw at you, without any problems at all.

its very spacious and sturdy, a lot of storage space and extra pockets allow you to be more organised and saves you the hassle of putting things on the ground. The is perfect and after putting it up in the garden the kids wanted to use it for a week in Wales, it stood up to some good old fashioned Welsh weather with no leaking and has plenty of room for us. Overall we have been very happy with this tent and are considering on purchasing a Air beam one just so I can go camping for the weekend on my own with our child (6yrs old) without the struggle of trying to get a poled tent up alone. The only criticism I could say was the poles were a little week and over the years we owned it they ended up splitting.The living area is more than 8 square metres, which is not as large as the Coleman Mosedale 5‘s for example, but much larger than the Eurohike Rydal 500‘s living room. We woke in the morning to see a few tents collapsed and huge puddles onsite but all we needed to do was repair one guy line that got ripped. Its early stages of our use but the very first night absolutely chucked it down for hours and the tent was bone dry inside in morning- there may be worse conditions to come but that’s a very good start for the tent. The breathable inner fabric allows for condensation to pass through, ensuring that you stay dry and comfy.

One thing I keep seeing in reviews of this tent is that it's a great weekend tent or short stay tent? The spacious front porch is great for storing gear, furniture, bikes etc, and large windows give great all-round visibility and let light in. The groundsheet is fully sewn-in and has a 10,000mm HH waterproof rating, which is outstanding even among other Vango tents, yet alone compared to other manufacturers. Did not stand up to windy conditions on recent trip-two more split poles and although rest of tent good quality and design, can't recommend due to this.Tent had a small tear on outer tent where you use a peg I have tried telling Black's this could be resolved with a patch I am going back on holiday next week and they couldn't guarantee me having same tent by then. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Normally, these 3-berth master bedrooms would never accommodate 3 adults; however, in this instance, the Vango Icarus 500DLX just might. We have camped for 15 days straight twice now, the first in terrible cornish weather where there was high winds and torrential rain.