8 Vango started out making canvas for sails These awnings utilise AirBeam very effectively. This has been hugely popular in recent years. Vango has expanded its tents range to awnings for caravans and campervans. But, cleverly, the lower part of the tent fabric is solid to stop air drafts, while the rest of the tent wall is made of vented mesh fabric.ĪirBeam, which took 519 prototypes and 16 years to develop for sale, is an inflatable tent pole technology an replaces traditional poles for quicker pitching. The Solis range of tents have lots of ventilation. So rather than having to buy a whole new tent you can now add to the tent itself.” What a great idea. I was told: “Many people have a tent but sometimes they want a bit of extra space. These are porches and tarps to add to existing Vango tents. More recently there’s been a tent extensions addition. The Vango tents have changed, developed and been innovated over the decades. Plus there’s TBS II – Versatile Tension Band System that combines the cord and web together to provide more head room as well as tent stability in adverse weather conditions 7 There are many more Vango tent innovations TBS PRO – Lightweight Tension Band System is a lighter weight version of the tried and trusted TBS system that utilises a cord system instead of webbing to stabilise tents in adverse weather conditions. Because triangles are best for strength yet people prefer tunnel shape tents for space, the TBS allows triangles of strong cord and fabric to be employed inside tents of different shapes. Vango uses an innovative TBS (Tension Band System) in many of its tents. In fact, if you look at a geodesic design, it’s made up of lots of triangles. These days there is a wider variety of shapes, including tunnel and geodesic, but most Vango tents still employ the triangle frame structure somewhere in the tent. It’s the shape you would draw if asked to draw a tent. The first Vango tents are what I would call a traditional triangle shape. 6 Vango tents still have a triangle heart There are also tents that offer better ventilation, stronger structures, more living space, bedrooms for every family member, tall porches and tents with fun fabrics, including sweeties and stars. There are lightweight and technical tents, weekend tents, festival tents, family tents (from small to the size of small houses) and tents that attach to the side of caravans and campervans. Plus awnings for campervans and caravans.There are dozens and dozens of tents in different shapes, sizes and colours. I knew there were a quite a few different Vango tents but not this many. Looking around the huge Vango display warehouses in Paisley it was clear they have a specific tent to suit every need. Vango is also a partner with Britain on Foot and The Camping & Caravanning Club 5 There are Vango tents for all The brand is proud of its partnerships with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, The Scout Association, The Shelter Box Trust. Vango tents have been much loved and used by some big names.Ĭhris Bonington and Doug Scott used Force Ten Tents on an expedition to scale South West Face of Everest in 1972.ĭoug Scott and Dougal Haston used Force Ten Tents on second expedition to scale South West Face of Everest in 1972.Ĭhris Bonington, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, Doug Scott and Georges Bettembourg used Vango equipment on the British Kangchenjunga Expedition in 1979.Īlan Hinkes used Vango equipment to reach the summit of all the world’s 8,000m mountains. But it did our family proud for a long, long time.” 3 Many big names love Vango It ended up dying when someone accidentally drove over it. He said: “I had a Vango tent for decades. I like that,” he said.Ī builder working on Smiley Richard’s house passed by. And it has a label that says it was made in Scotland. When I returned from my Vango visit this week, my neighbour, Smiley Richard, pointed proudly to an orange bag at the front of his garage. 2 My neighbour is very proud of his Vango tent I own at least four Vango tents and have tested many more. Anecdotally, I also know many of my friends have Vango tents. Vango has been around for 50 years and were a leader in tent design and creation from the start so many people do own a Vango tent. Today, even in a tough and busy market place, Vango has a 34% share of the UK market. Here are some of the things I learned.ġ Lots and lots of people own Vango tents I was invited to visit Vango and given the chance to find out more about the outdoors brand, learn about its history and have a wee glimpse into the future. Scottish company Vango celebrates its 50 th anniversary this year.
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