Vango - Banshee 200

I have a vango banshee 2 man, and... I mean it's been good to me in all weather - my big gripe is space for your kit. You've got a small sheltered area by the entrance for boots which is nice, but the tent isn't quite long enough for me to stretch out. This gets worse once I try to find somewhere to stow my kit. Fine if I'm alone though it's heavier than I'd like for a one man tent, but add a second person and there just isn't space for your kit. What I've done in the past is triple wrapped my hiking bags in bin liners and used a cargo net and some spare pegs to peg them down outside, but it's hardly ideal and I wouldn't wanna do it in torrential weather.

Are you looking to use as a two person tent? If not I would just go for the 200, the bigger a tent the more limited you are when trying to find a pitch on poor ground. I used a 300 when myself and a friend did WHW it was snug with 2 people and two packs but not bad with the door on both sides. The pole on mine got permanently deformed during a storm in wales but i replaced the section and the tent lives on.

vango banshee 200 is always a good place to start, about £150 and you can always upgrade as you go

I'd second this and just go for the 200. It's a great tent.

I believe that the Vango Banshee 200 is still one of the best 'bang for british buck' tents for first time wild camping. £144 currently (With a members card that costs a fiver for a year at GO) but regularly seen on discount sub £100. [VANGO Banshee 200 Tent | GO Outdoors ](https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16140575/vango-banshee-200-tent-16140575) It's outer pitch first, low profile & large enough for comfortable camping for 1 person plus gear inside the tent. Weight: 2.4kg / Pack Size: 47 x 18cm / HH:3000mm I've bought and tried many fancy tents over the years and still find myself going back to this now and again because it is a design that works so well. I've had it in storms (albeit UK storms) and it's held solid through them. It is similar to the OEX Phoxx II (GO's own version of the Banshee 200) but has little improvements on it that make it a superior tent.

Can’t fault a Banshee 200 and I’m sure they’re DoE recommended kit. You can buy the same style of tent in the OEX Phoxx but these will not last you compared to a banshee

I have a Vango Banshee 200. For two people it's snug, for two people with packs way too tight, but for one person with a pack and a big pack-sized dog it might do 

Vango banshee, great tents, I picked mine up for about 70 quid a few years ago but upgraded now

This tent "holds up" to severe winds but it will cave in on itself and flap about like mad

Would not recommend this tent for severe wind. It will stay standing, but it flaps around like crazy and caves in on itself

Yeah it's actually really solid if facing the wind. But I've had maybe 3 occasions (2 at the same location different times) where the tent has been absolutely battered in high winds which came from hard to anticipate directions

Terrible, I got rid of mine as I was sick of having to do everything on my side. Solid tent, just cramped.

The thing about the Banshee is that it doesn't have an inner mesh door, so you can't watch the view outside while keeping bugs out. It was a problem for me in midge-land but it's probably fine elsewhere

I've got the classic Vango Banshee and it's superb. Can be put up in under 2 mins and holds up in severe winds.

I've never had that experience. I normally set it up head-to-wind and it's been super-solid.

Something like a Vango Banshee or Wild Country Zephyros would be a good starting point. Not a true 4 season tent but sturdy enough for year round use (just avoid strong winds and snow, they're not suitable for that).

Naturehike or any vango within budget. You won’t go wrong with vango. My first wild camping tent was a vango and it lasted years. I was going to get it repaired, I loved it that much but now use a terra nova or wild country helm.

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.