Vango Odyssey Airbeam SC500 Inflatable Tent [Amazon Exclusive], 5 Man Air Tent with Pump, Attached Sun Canopy, Easy Pitch Family Camping, Epsom Green

Having read some of the reviews I was a tad hesitant buying this as an 'Exclusive to Amazon' product, and called Vango to make sure it wasn't a rip off.I am a solo camper, and I'm not sure it is that easy to put up without help (I had help for friends). It is an easy tent to put up with two people.It was exactly as described, roomy, and comfortable. It rained the night before packing away, but it kept me waterproof.The only downside is the groundsheet being separate (almost gave 4*). Downside for me, but it didn't leak and did its job, so cant complain. I would thoroughly recommend this tent - and get one with the sun canopy as it was a lovely added bonus.

Bought mine in 2022, have used it twice a year so far, second trip out this year 2025 and the middle beam tube has burst, not in the tube itself but a failed seam at the end where they heat seal it , could probably fix it if it had been anywhere else but several attempts so far have failed, £44.00 for a new one and I'm not happy 😡😡

Bought this tent in April and was very expressed with the quality and ease of use, erected in 10 minutes. On our 2nd trip using it one of the panels tore as I was putting it up. Got in touch with Amazon who refused to honor the warranty that they knowingly purchase from manufacturer but refused to pass it on to customer. And very rude on their online chat. Managed to get it sorted by the manufacturer but no excuses for Amazon, NOT GOOD ENOUGH from such a big company.

So first time using the tent this weekend, apart from lack of instructions and no way would you get 6 people sleeping in the tent (4 is good 2 is better). Didnt take long to put up and was really quite easy with two of us, also the weekend was a scorcher and the tent stayed cool, especially as you have a side opening as well as the front. The awning offered a little bit if shade. Slightly darker for sleeping but not total black out.Taking it down was a bit more difficult as its not explained that there is a deflate part on the pump, however when you use it it locks the valves so it doesn’t work (look at utube)Overall for our first air tent a great product especially as we got it at a nice price, would recommend

Bought this a while ago, but haven't used until now. I have to be honest, I was a bit wary because of some of the negative reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised.Very easy to pitch, took two of us about 20 minutes. Very roomy, for two, maybe three people, five people I think would be a bit of a crush. Within 24 hours we had hail, hard winds, rain and thunder, and there were no problems. We did have a small leak, by one of the air beams, but we discovered this was our fault.Love the inner tent in the bedroom, and the awning, which gave us extra living space - we did have to take this down on our last night because the wind was just too much, we were literally on top of a hill in Scotland, but this was only a safety precaution.We're over the moon with this tent and would highly recommend.

Bought this tent last year at a reduced price at the end of the season. Has been on about 4 outings so far including the true test which was the Steelhouse Festival in wales last weekend. Absolutely horrendous weather all weekend! Many people had to abandon their tents because of the weather but ours stayed up with only a few small issues. A small tear developed in the main section of the roof in front of the sleeping area, which I repaired on site using the repair kit provided for punctured air beams. In addition we had to keep putting the pegs back which are not particaulary heavy duty in otherwise it was great. The groundsheet not being sown in did not present a problem and the tent stayed mainly dry. We also took the canopy down to avoid issue but it held up well on the first day. It just rolls up and is optional.Putting the tent up is an absolute joy. It can be done by just one person in about 10 minutes. You do need two of you to put the canopy up though.Taking the tent down is a little bit of a mission because you have to ensure you deflate all the beams fully otherwise it won’t go back in the bag. This is done by firstly deflating all the beans using the pump on deflate then physically going over the deflated tent and pushing the air through the beams to the access point before using to pump to further deflate so that all the air goes. The tent then needs to be rolled to the width of the canopy poles. It will then go back into the bag with relative ease.One last thing a few more decent serrated heavy duty pegs would help rather than the smooth ones that kept coming out.I’ve given it 5 stars because this is the best all round tent ever because of how easy it is to put up.

Very good price but still under test,I purchased this tent in sept 2017 but only used it to test for 2 days. In the 2 days it rained but not heavy rain and water came into the tent but went under the ground sheet and back out again. At first I did not know where it was coming from but after a good examination I found it was coming from the seam between the ground sheet skirt and the tent wall. When I got home I contacted Vango in Scotland and was told that this seam was not taped in manufacture so did not contact amazon. I then over the weeks have purchased 8 roles of McNETT tenacious tape at a cost of £48 from amazon to tape this seam and also 14 pegging out points where I think most of the water came from. Most people would have sent it back but I got it for a very good price and it is to late now anyway. So if you are thinking of buying this tent just check out the 14 pegging out points that should be taped, that's one behind each air beam one on each corner, two at the back and two front.This took a few hours to tape, I cut the tape into 3/4 inch strips to give me 2mtrs per roll of tape. Hope this does the trick but good weather would be better.David.

I like the speed it goes up, the size with the added porch. , stould through a lot of wind ansrain and the only wet bits were from a door that was open and a bit of condensation. well worth the money , and I recommend.