thanks will the 2015 670 x 298 cm be okay or do i need the 2016 version?

has anyone found a suitable footprint for this and a carpet?

How did your tent hold up goat123? Did it perform admirably?! i went for the 345cm awning though haven't tested it (or the tent) yet.......

No problem, I'm going away for the weekend soon so really wanted to check things in advance anyway!

Sorry, I didn't take any pictures. You could order both and put up the 345cm one first - if you're happy with that, you don't have to get out the smaller one (or if you've done click and collect to Argos, not even pick it up so it gets sent back to the seller automatically after 7 days without any postage charge).

Great, thanks for your comments chap. I was leaning towards the 240cm awning thinking the 345cm one might be too big but now I am wavering again!! You dont happen to have any pics do you?!

Thanks for this. Really appreciate your time and effort. I have bought this so will keep based on your recommendation. Cheers.

Right, things dried up enough that I had a go pitching them.

I'm definitely happy with the wider porch - seemed a decent enough fit and I can't see why it would be worse than any other separate porch in the rain (there will always be a bit of leakage at the bottom of the join between the tent and porch). Tight fit along the top and upper sides, even on the part of the tent that slopes down.

The porch isn't particularly deep so I think it really needs the extra width to be worthwhile buying. So I wouldn't bother with the 240cm wide one unless you really just need an outdoor entrance to store a few things.

Sorry I was going to try today on my day off but the forecast is heavy rain this morning now! Will try to remember to post once I can finally try it out.

bought just as my benefits came in £R

Yeah, I'd be interested in this too. Quite fancy the larger awning for an extra tenner......... but only if it fits! :-)

Any chance you could let me know how the 345cm one fits as I have ordered this too but not sure when I will get a chance to try it.

expired deal :disappointed:

£295 on Amazon now. Might have been ideal for this weekend.

I rang up Vango and they said the 240cm wide is what they recommend for the Odyssey 800 because the tent slopes downwards which could mean a wider porch fits less tightly against it.

Someone on the Vango Facebook group has a Stanford 800 (which is the same shape) and said the 345cm porch isn't a perfectly tight fit but was fine and didn't let wind/rain in. The eBay listings say the Stanford 800 is compatible on both.

On that basis I've ordered both but will try the 345cm one as a first choice because I'd much rather have the extra room!

Ok, thanks, didn't go past the initial page :smiley:

It's £236 on there too as it links to Amazon.

Seems to have Gone up on Amazon to £236.
It's £193 on http://www.thewomenstore.co.uk/vango-odyssey-800-vis-a-vis-tunnel-tent-epsom-green-8-persons/ if anyone wants one.

Will either of these awnings fit or will the 345cm one be too wide?

I've got the Berghaus Air tent delighted with it

Read this as 'Birth Tent' and thought who would want to give birth in a tent?!?

now £236.40.

It's easily a metre narrower than other tents on the market.

I think you'll find it's accurate. Once you peg the guys out you'll need at least an extra 1m on each side.

We've had sites try & push us on smaller pitches & it doesn't fit!

8 man - presumably four at either end. I'd rather have a T shaped tent with 3 separate rooms.
I want a tent with a flap I can put a pipe through so I can pee into the pipe in the middle of the night. I hate waking up in the middle of the night and having to unzip two compartments, find some shoes and avoid tripping over guy ropes and so on so I can have a wee around the back.

Just a note for people, you'll need a 100m2 pitch for this. Just remember when you book a site.

It's at £193.80. I have been watching it for a while. With extra 5% off I can get for £184.11. Too tempting. The price may go down a bit more, savvy me!

Mine has just arrived and I can confirm it definitely has a sewn in groundsheet (not got it out fully due to the weather but just checked that). Must be an error on Amazon's listing because the smaller odyssey tents all have separate groundsheets on Vango's website. They probably carried it across to the 800 information.

I went to buy the Odyssey 600 last week at £144 but its price had gone up by £50 overnight. Its now £245. Suggest anyone who wants this gets it asap before they up the price again!

Just bought at £194.61

And now £194.64! I'm massively down!

And now £194.76. I'd taken the plunge at £194.99 - How do I claim back my 23p?!

Now £194.99. It's not particularly clear about the groundsheet as there's a picture that looks to be showing a separate groundsheet but the reviews and Vango's website says it's fully sewn in. Will see for myself when it arrives...

Says sewn in groundsheet. I believe only the entrances are toggled (so you don't trip).

Good enough to live in! https://www.tauntonleisure.com/vango-airbeam-edoras-600xl-tent-package-sky-blue-2016/p14706?source=froogle&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1&gclid=Cj0KEQjw6am-BRCTk4WZhLfd4-oBEiQA3ydA3kRNHSRJml2mIRnZL63oaOv1-0QTRnb0xeOtutruU_kaAgIN8P8HAQ

Great price - if quality good