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Was looking for a budget down bag for spring / summer bikepacking as my synthetic one is too bulky and saw that sleepingbagoutlet are doing the Vango Venom 400 for £119. Go Outdoors 10% price match makes it £107 which is pretty good so I grabbed one.
I have a 225, a 300 and a 600 so I quite like the Vango Venoms 🙂
Can't justify a 400 as well though. There are a few bargains around as they've been replaced by the Cobra.
Hi Simon,
the price on these 2 is similar so what would you recommend for spring / summer bikepacking if you were to choose between the Venom 200 or the Planet 140 ?
TIA,
Johnny
and any 2 man tent recommendations while you're at it ?
Terra nova have some cracking rent deals at the moment, lots with 50% off
Cheers, Frank
would the Hoolie 2 ETC be worth the extra £25 over the Hoolie 2 ?
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/all-tents/2-man-tents/hoolie-2-etc-tent/
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/all-tents/2-man-tents/hoolie-2-tent/
ETC porch is great on wet trips - but you do incur a weight penalty. I personally leave rucksack outside in a plastic bag on the hill. On a proper campsite I prefer porch/ETC.
Do look at a Vango Scafell 200 - same weight, a few cm taller and wider, better made and better customer service for £89 at the moment...
Funny you should say about customer service. I picked up a a Hoolie and a pole stressed snapped during the garden shake down assembly. Emailed them and still have not had a reply in over a week
Ok, thanks for that - think I’ll go for the Scafell then - where did you see it for £89.99 - was it Leisure Outlet ?
Either of you have any thoughts on the sleeping bag question too ?
Funny you should say about customer service
This is 6 years ago.... However, I unwrapped 20+ new tents, half Vango half Tera Nova / Wild country.
Not a single fault on the Vango's and the two bust poles (user error) we replaced that season were posted out within a week as single sections and very low cost.
Terra Nova, two of the tents had significant stitching issues which they shouldn't have been sent out with. It took a month of ignored emails and calls before I posted them back. The repaired tents now had lost a few mm's at the seams, leading to odd inner hanging. No apology and refused a discount. Those two tents and one more had inner falling apart at the end of one season. They wouldn't sell us pile sections, only full poles.
Vango/F10 kick TN/WC arse when it comes to value and customer service.
Either of you have any thoughts on the sleeping bag question too ?
Where do you bivvy / camp?
Spring in Scotland is rather different to Spring in Cambridgeshire...
I'm a believer in really good sleeping bags. Mine is 24 years old, I'm looking at getting it restuffed with new down again, the shell is ok. I'm a tent = down for warmth Vs weight. Bivvy = manmade filling.
will only be doing May to September - and new to it so will be starting off easy but had planned to go down, and no bivying
Terra Nova have half price down bags just now as well.
"Venom 200 or the Planet 140 ? "
I'd say Venom 300.
https://www.sleepingbagsoutlet.co.uk/vango-venom-300.html
It's May now abd I had frost on my car last night. A 5c comfort rating is more realistic for May and Sept IMO.
went for the 200 in the end, seeing as it'll be light stuff I'll be trying out - can always upgrade to a heavier one if I venture further
managed to pick it up for £63.75 here - listed price was then discounted by £21.24 at the checkout
Thanks all for info