Vango Helium F10 UL2

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Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Reddit IconSausagegFingers
11 months ago

F10 Helium UL1 or even 2 is still below that weight. Naturehike Mongar 15d is like 1.8kg. Phoxx is not a sit up tent. MSR might be worth a look, same design as the Naturehikes for more money and weight though

Reddit Iconpendodave
5 months ago

Also consider the UL2 (which I use). I think it's a great weight/usability/price compromise. Not much heavier, and just a bit more luxurious all round than UL1. Wouldn't fancy using it as a 2 man though, unless with junior offspring. Both come up on 2nd hand sites at a decent discount if you have the option to wait a little for a purchase.

Reddit Iconcherrybombz77
2 months ago

6k is beyond a little heavy even with a split load I use Vango F10 MTN tents and never had redress. It's nice to have extra space but do you really need it. I've a F10 Zenon 2 man and it's a great one man and a hound and a squeeze with 2+1 I leave the baggage in the porch or outside covered with a sil tarp, no I wouldn't pitch in 60mph winds tbh. For me it's about multi day trekking not a base camp.

Reddit Iconprolixia
3 months ago

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.

Reddit IconBigJanUK
8 months ago

I posted this in a similar question earlier, but as it seems to be about the tent in question...... I recently purchased the OEX Bandicoot 2, but unfortunately, I had to return it due to a manufacturing defect in one of the pole hubs. The design features a small round metal ring with three holes tapped into it, and in my case, the machining was so poor that the thread simply wouldn’t hold. After the return, I decided to go with the Vango F10 instead, which, in my opinion, has a superior hub system. While examining other hub threadings, I noticed they all had quite a bit of room for improvement in terms of tolerance. This raised concerns for me; if a hub were to fail while on the trail, there wouldn’t be a realistic way to fix it. I was genuinely disappointed because the Bandicoot appeared to be a great option at a competitive price point. Perhaps my experience was an isolated incident, but it certainly made me hesitant about the brand and its design.

Reddit Iconddraver
10 months ago

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.

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