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Vango Banshee Pro 200 Tent
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I've been casually looking for something this size for a while and I just came across this Vango and I thought it looks ok. It seems a good spec, not too expensive.

Vango Banshee Pro 200 | GO Outdoors

Any thoughts or anyone got one of these or similar Vango ?
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Vango banshee 200
I have used the Banshee 300 for 2 up touring and it has been very good. The 200 might be tight for 2, but very good on your own.
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Just bought the Zenith200 for solo use Mumbo, essentially the same but with one less pole to thread for ease of put up. Vango are affordable and the quality is excellent for the price, you won't be disappointed.
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Just bought the Zenith200 for solo use Mumbo, essentially the same but with one less pole to thread for ease of put up. Vango are affordable and the quality is excellent for the price, you won't be disappointed.
Hi Chris, yes I saw that one after I put the post up. That's kind of what I'm looking at, less poles and speed of putting up, packing away etc. but I don't want to go down to a single person minimum size thing. I want some room to drag stuff in with me. I've got two other tents but they are both x3 poles tunnel tents with a full inside storage area about half the size of the living area. One is a x3 person and the other x2 person, both great once they're up and not that bad to actually put up but for quick stops I think I could better them and losing the big storage area is how I see making life easier, especially on windy days.
I see the Zenith is only one pole but doesn't it then have a small upright at either end so in effect only x1 pole to thread but another x2 to position ? I don't know how they go so am asking, is it really easier/faster than threading x2 ? Also, and this is the thing, which would be easiest on a windy day ? My other tents are fine and dandy on a nice still day to erect or pack away on my own, not super fast but ok, it's the wind that gets me rattled.
I've seen this one too since my original post :

Meteor Pro 200

It's more of the shape I'm used to but without the inside storage and 3rd pole...opinions ???
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The 200's are technically 2 person tents, there is enough room inside for you and your kit...the zenith has two stubby poles 40cm ish that just slot in. in the wind, turn your back to the wind unroll tent peg one end down, thread pole, peg other end and tension. To strike in the wind leave one end pegged whilst you fold and roll.

Consider other sleeping options, I'll only be using a tent when necessary, on a campsite for privacy or in wet weather etc, otherwise I'll just sleep under a mozzy net or quickly strung up tarp.
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Hey Mumbo!

Yeah I've had that exact tent (actually still do, somewhere), and I wouldn't be a big fan. Mainly because of the pole and mounting system.
I prefer the 'freestanding' type tent, because it's much easier to put up as one person (or even two), and it doesn't require pegs if you don't feel like putting them in, or if you're in a place where it's hard to do so.

The Vango tents are all a bit of a pain in the hoop, in my opinion. With the freestanding type where the poles cross, they are much faster to assemble, no need for pegs if you don't want to.
So I still have my Vango Banshee tucked away gods know where, and I bought the MSR ELixir 3 man tent, which is what I now use on bike trips away. Excellent tent, in my opinion.
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