Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Gear Questions, Information, Reviews and Competitions => Topic started by: suspectmonkey on July 22, 2010
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Was in the new Blacks store this evening in the centre of Belfast. Spotted the Vango Banshee 200 and Spectre 200 reduced to £59 each. They are also offering an additional 20% off camping gear this weekend, so if you are in the market for a cheap backpacking tent then you would be hard pushed to go wrong getting a Banshee at £47!
Be warned however - the shop is staffed by students who may never have set eyes on a mountain in their life. Don't get me wrong, they are friendly enough... but product knowledge is definitely not their strength. Kat tried on a few pairs of boots and the poor girl serving her would possibly have struggled to identify a sandal from a crampons ??? ;D
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Must. Resist. Temptation....
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Im tempted to get the Spectre 200 at the weekend - for £48 - I'm sure thats a great bargain - thanks suspect !
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The Spectre was one that I had looked at seriously before buying the Tempest. The only reason I went for the Tempest in the end was the porch, but other than that the Spectre looks like a great job.
I nearly bought a Banshee last night, but they didn't have any left. They are hoping to have stock of them in over the weekend so might be worth phoning first to save a wasted trip. Although I have a Tempest, the Banshee is 0.5kg lighter and I'd nearly be tempted to grab one for luxury solo trips :)
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Is the Tempest 300 3.2kg?
The Spectre was one that I had looked at seriously before buying the Tempest. The only reason I went for the Tempest in the end was the porch, but other than that the Spectre looks like a great job.
I nearly bought a Banshee last night, but they didn't have any left. They are hoping to have stock of them in over the weekend so might be worth phoning first to save a wasted trip. Although I have a Tempest, the Banshee is 0.5kg lighter and I'd nearly be tempted to grab one for luxury solo trips :)
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Is the Tempest 300 3.2kg?
Apparently so. Mine is the Tempest 200 and weighs in at about 2.5kg. Think the Banshee 200 is 2kg.
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I got a Vango Ultralite 200 from Blacks for £79.99 with a free car camping gas stove. Will find out today if it's any good!
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The ultralite is getting a bit of bad name on these amazon reviews....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vango-Ultralite-200-Tent/dp/B000RC4KO8
Hope you don't get soaked J !
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Yeah, I saw some poor reviews. Though at 1.3kg I think people had high expectations. Plus I'm not sure which version everyone is talking about - I thought there was a new one out this year.
The ultralite is getting a bit of bad name on these amazon reviews....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vango-Ultralite-200-Tent/dp/B000RC4KO8
Hope you don't get soaked J !