Vango - Apex Compact 200

I have always found vango to be good value for money tents. I have had 3 over the years for various purposes (7man family tent, 3 man comfortable weekend camping and a 2 man lightweight “backpacking”) Never let me down, just my opinion, I’m by no means a hardcore camper or expert on the matter

Years ago I had a really nice Vango tent that someone fell on top of and damaged. Sent it to Vango for repair and they lost it so they just sent me a new tent instead. I didn't pick the new tent, and it turned out to be less than ideal. It was a 2 man with a *huge* vestibule that was much larger than the sleeping area - so like this. The vestibule was a pain. It turned what was quite a small (inner) tent into a much larger package - heavier to carry, larger to store, slower to erect, and much harder to dry indoors. I got no real benefit at all from the vestibule: anything stored in it would be soaked by condensation/dew, and using stoves inside small tents is not something I'm up for (particularly since I use an ancient petrol stove). When it rained, it was nice to have a larger intermediate area to remove wet clothing before entering the inner tent, but overall I would much rather have had either a smaller vestibule, or an inner tent that extended much further into it. In short, unless you need a large vestibule for a bike or something, I'd buy a tent with a proportionally much larger sleeping area and much smaller vestibule. Probably the reason this is on sale is that no one who isn't cycling would consider buying it, and anyone who is cycling will probably be spending more on something more suited.

I'm assuming you're UK? Something by Vango or berghaus from GoOutdoors will do you fine. No reason to spend money if you don't need it (I killed a Vango tent in 3 weeks last year though so if it's more than an emergency tent then you may want to) Warning - last year camping in the black forest was near impossible without booking. I crossed it twice and it was slammed everywhere. The Vosges in contrast was lovely. Nice and quiet by school holiday standards so I'd head there first.