Vango Airbeam Odyssey Air 500 Villa Tent, Epsom Green

Product Information

So you can remove the divider and have a 2-room configuration with one large sleeping area. You can also remove the inner tent completely and use the shell alone as a single-room space. The two inner doors are part mesh for ventilation. View into the sleeping area. Couples that are looking for a functional tent that can be pitched in a matter of minutes might really like the Air 400 Odyssey model from Vango. Using their AirBeam technology, the tent comes with a pump that inflates the shelter’s “frame”, eliminating the use of traditional tent poles.

For the sake of completeness, we’d be remiss not to mention where this tent fell short, but there really isn’t very much to say.

Frequently Asked Questions

So if you want to learn more about this great ‘lil tent (it was our TopNotch Editor’s Choice, after all), you’ll love this guide. The tunnel tent feature refers to the design of these Odyssey tents. They have a front door (sometimes with an accompanying side door), and 2 rooms that you can walk through like you are inside a tunnel. Can I stand up in the Odyssey tents?

Pre-Angled Beams - Achieve greater internal space than with a standard curve. Provides effective bracing against winds. Likewise, the Vango Odyssey 800 tent will be even heavier. However, this wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been. The Odyssey 500 is safe in terms of fire safety. It is made of fire retardant fabrics that are way above ordinary fire standards. The mesh on the door is a safety feature that will help in keeping bugs away. You can see a bit more about pitching instructions in this manual. Note that the tubes are replaceable and repairable, just to know in the case of a leak.Tunneltype: You have 3 pre-angled air beam arches that support the tent and this gives it its tunnel profile and a high ceiling in the bigger part of the tent, with 76.8 inches (195 cm) of height. If you’ve made it this far, it should be clear just how impressed we were with this Vango airbeam tent… it’s hard to imagine any other tent stealing our hearts as much as this one did. Various tent capacities in the Odyssey line offer variety for different family sizes, ranging from the Odyssey 8 man tent down to the Odyssey Air 400. We have reviewed these and also everything in between, the Odyssey 600, 500 and even the Villa and SC variations.