Vango Orchy 400 (Laurel/Sage) - Designed for families and groups who want a great value, stand up tent with no compromise on living or sleeping space. The sewn-in groundsheet and flexible entry add to the comfort and functionality of these tents.
The Vango Orchy 400 has been updated for the 2009 season and now has cable entry point and tidies as well as side zips on the porch area of the groundsheet enabling it to be rolled back when required.
Specification Details - for Vango Orchy 400
- Capacity: 4 person
- Weight: 11.50kg
- Pack Size: 72 x 28 x 25cm
- Pitching Area: 680 x 460cm
- Fire Retardant fabrics reduces the possibility of ignition from naked flames
- Protex® 3000 polyester waterproof, durable and reliable
- Taped seams for waterproof protection
- Storm skirt system waterproof, exterior skirt system
- Flysheet first pitching simple and quick to pitch, keeps inner dry
- Colour coded poles match the pole to the sleeve tab for easy pitching
Features - for Vango Orchy 400
- Powerflex® Fibreglass poles tough, sturdy and reliable
- Pre-angled poles improves wall angles resulting in more usable space & stability
- Sewn-in Groundsheet PE 10,000HH fully enclosed to protect against unwanted draughts and bugs
- Cable entry point and tidies zipped entry point pocket
- Side mesh door allows door to be left open for insect free ventilation
- Mesh vents allow continual airflow to enhance comfort
- Inner pockets keeps those essentials close at hand
- Crystal Clear windows allows maximum light into living area
- Double zip windows flexible internal cover allowing choice between light and vent, light only or vent only
- Pelmet aesthetic addition to conceal interior attachment points
- Skylights light, bright living area during day, star gazing at night
- Breathable fabric inners creates a comfortable sleeping area
- Side zips on the porch area of the groundsheet enables it to be rolled back when required
- Parallel zip door create a canopy for sheltered entry or shaded seating/dining
- Rain gutter zip cover covers and diverts rain flow away from the zip
- Carry bag for easy pack-and-go
- Repair Kit for that unforeseen emergency
Managed to have the first camp of the year over the 1st May bank holiday. Rather than a full family camp, I took my 7 year son for a couple of nights away. Rather than taking the monster Outwell we have for the full family camp, we took this Vango Orchy. Having never even had it out of the bag, the tent was up and pegged out singlehanded within around 30 minutes with no trouble at all…. Very easy to put up. The poles are colour coded to match colour tags on the tent. The weekend in question was dry, but very windy. The Orchy I found to be very stable and stood up to the wind extremely well.
The tent is sold as a 4 man tent… myself and a 7 year old, both on single airbeds filled a good three-quarters of the bedroom. We used the remaining space in the bedroom to store clothes / bags / toiletries etc.
Plenty of pockets for storage both inside the bedroom and on the front of the sleeping compartment in the main part of the tent.
The clear panels in the room of the main compartment lets in some natural daylight which is nice. Meshes over the main and side door means you can leave the doors open to let the air in and keep the bugs out.
We had electric hookup through the cable entry point (which is nicely placed underneath storm skirt to keep the rain from seeping in through the cable entry).
Overall, it was a great tent for the quick weekend away camping with my son. Will definitely use it again. Not recommended for a family of 4 though if you want to maintain a living compartment separate from a bedroom one. If you happy with 2 in the bedroom and 2 in the main part from a sleeping perspective, this is a great little tent.