Vango Talas 200 2 Person 2 Poled Tunnel Tents - Treetops

I've been trekking and camping around the globe for 30yrs, I've used Vango tents many times and they have always been excellent. I bought this Vango Talas 200 for my 14yr old nephew who I'm taking to North Wales next week. We put the tent up in his garden to check all was good. The garden is well fenced and the weather was nothing bad yet the smaller fibreglass pole splintered and cracked after being up less than 24hrs. Not fit for purpose and since its sold by Amazon who do not give the option to resolve the issue other than return the item I'm now going to have buy decent poles and cut them to size so we can still go away. The cost of replacement poles are almost the cost of the tent. Not impressed.

Overall its an Ok tent. I think it could be much better though. It is quite difficult to set up the first few times as the large pole in the front requires lots of force to get lined up with the little pin in the corner of the inner tent. After a few pitches it loosens up, but it did stress me out quite a bit. It's not the best tent for winter conditions either as there are 4 large air vents that made me feel extremely cold at night. There was nothing I could do but tape them shut with duck tape the following night. The tent also didn't really hold up in an overnight rainshower and began collapsing in on itself. I am also not impressed with its weight and pack size. If I could I would return in and spend a little more money on something better. The one upside was that there was plenty of space for me and my hiking bags/ gear. Above all this is the first Vango tent that has really disappointed me.. such a shame, but what do you expect for £40???

Bought for a festival, and overall done what was needed .. however, I had read alot of reviews about poles snapping so decided to build in the garden before taking away, luck we did! Front dome was tough but went in, second smaller side was no way near fitting so I had to attach a separate hook to basically make the pole longer otherwise it clearly would have broke. Also although this tent states its for 2 people, it doesn't really account for your bags at all, so really you need to have very small bags (ideally none) or one person with one bag. Honestly I wouldn't really recommend this. Only plus was it was order by 4pm and came by 1pm the next day.

I have a Vango Awning (Airbeam) for my camper, and it's great. So When I needed an occasional use tent, I went with the same brand.That may prove to have been a mistake.I have just tried to assemble the tent, and the poles are clearly for a larger size tent, maybe the three person version. They don't fit, and I'd break them if I even tried.Pity, as it looks to be a good quality tent at that price.

I have used this tent at least 10 times now on solo camping trips and it holds up well in wind and rain, even heavy rain. The poles are a bit thin but for the price, I can't complain. has served me well so far. UPDATE: BOTH POLES BROKE AND SPLIT ON MY LAST TRIP, HAD TO THROW THE TENT AWAY AS THE REPLACEMENT POLES COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE TENT. GOT ABOUT 25 TRIPS OUT OF THE TENT SO NOT TOO BAD