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Vango Banshee 200 tent

Vango Banshee 200 tent​ at Slapton Sands campsite

Having used my new Vango Banshee 200 tent for a week I have made a few small alterations.

Pegs

I changed the supplied pegs out for:

  • 9 18cm titanium wire pegs – to peg down the tent
  • 4 18cm aluminium tri-stakes – for the four guylines
  • 2 small MSR tri-stakes – for the door elastic guys to make it easier to fasten the doors down
Vango Banshee 200 tent hacks pegs

Footprint

I did not buy a footprint a 2m x 1m taro from the camping shop does (almost) the same job, for a fraction of the price. The bottom 40cm of the narrow foot of the tent ground sheet is exposed and needed wiping off.

Door strap

The strap across the door is only fitted to the porch side of the tent.

Vango Banshee 200 tent hacks setting up door strap

To make the tent easier to put up I tied the correct length of paracord to the tent straps on the door side of the tent.

Vango Banshee 200 tent hacks setting up door strap paracord fix

I can now pull the tent from the foot and get the tension between both sides balanced easier and more accurately.

Vango Banshee 200 tent hacks setting up door strap paracord fix

Size

This may be a two person tent according to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme specification and Go Outdoors – but it is not a “normal use” two adult tent. It is a generous one person tent.

Vango Banshee 200 tent hacks realistic size

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More photos from my recent trip – Part One

Newcastle

Newcastle Central Arcade

Camping at Lauder Campsite

Camping two lightweight tents

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Ross Fountain
Edinburgh, Ross Fountain
Royal Scots Greys
Royal Scots Greys on Princes Street

Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle

At the campsite…

Orange and black beetle

Near the campsite

Sphere at Culzean Castle

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist

Isle of Arran and Holy Island in the mist
from the campsite

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

The Coast and Turnberry Castle

Dunure

Dunure Harbour
Dunure Harbour
Dunure Castle
Dunure Castle

The Electric Brae

We stopped here but did not try rolling the car up or down the hill!

The Electric Brae
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Sunset at the campsite

Sunset at Culzeana Castle Campsite

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle and Country Park green house
Culzean Castle and Country Park
Culzean Castle and Country Park meadow flowers
Meadow flowers
Culzean Castle and Country Park
Culzean Castle and Country Park hidden grotto
Hidden grotto
Culzean Castle and Country Park
No swans on the Swanpool

Coast Path

Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path
Culzean Castle and Country Park coast path

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