![]() ![]() Even when putting the tent up for the first time in the dark, I managed to attach the inner with no problems. The inner attaches with a number of plastic barrel and eyes, as well as some plastic carabina style hooks. I've spent far too much time putting tents up in the rain and ending with a soaked inner. ![]() Weather ProtectionĪnother of my favourite features of the Zenith 200 is the ability to put up the inner and the flysheet together, or erect the flysheet first and then attach the inner afterwards. For a backpacking tent, this amount of space is surprising but perfect when on multiday hikes. An additional feature is a walking pole attachment eyelet in the door, which can create further sheltered outdoor space, ideal for cooking under. My Sherpa rucksack (70L) fitted in the vestibule with no problems. I always take dry bags with me when backpacking so I can leave as much kit outside my bivvi bag as possible without fear of it getting rained on this arrangement works nicely for the Zenith 200 too, leaving you more wiggle room inside. With the dual door system, there is plenty of outer space for boots and rucksacks. He's used to having to sleep with his feet out of the door in our old dome tent so he was initially a little perturbed that the doors were on the side of the Zenith 200, and imagined waking in the morning with a curved back! We were both very impressed that he fitted perfectly, and not only could he stretch out in the tent, he could also sit up comfortably in the centre. My 6'2” husband was pleasantly surprised by the space in this trekking tent. Having a door on each side of the tent gives more flexibility, and provides an illusion of privacy. A pet hate when camping is having to crawl over my companion to get outside when nature calls in the middle of the night. One of my favourite features of the Zenith 200 is the dual door system. Initially, on seeing the height of the tent compared to a dome tent, I was a little concerned about a feeling of claustrophobia, but having the additional volume at each end works perfectly to create extra head room when lying top to toe, as the tent is designed for. The Zenith 200 is a hybrid tunnel tent, consisting of three Vango PowerLite 7001-T6 alloy poles one longer pole to create the hooped structure and two smaller poles which create an upright volume at each end of the tent to provide more height than a standard tunnel tent. If hiking, I don't like to carry the extra weight of a tent and prefer to take a bivvi bag and a tarp, which is not always ideal with our changeable British weather conditions! At only 2.12kg for a 2 man tent, I thought the Zenith was just light enough to not weigh my backpack down and would certainly be more comfortable than a bivvi bag for year round camping. When the Vango Zenith 200 tent arrived, I was very excited if I go car camping, I take my ancient dome tent which is great in the summer, but just doesn't stand up to winter camping. ![]()
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