![]() ![]() The Pneumatic Tent Company produced an inflatable tent back in the 1960's, called the Igloo. You may not be aware, but air beam tents are not new. This article seeks to answer those questions Are AirBeam Tents New? They are a major departure from the traditional methods of providing a tent or awning with its skeleton - the underlying structure on which to hang the clothes or flysheet (whichever you prefer). Air beam poles probably represent the biggest change in tent and awning development within the last decade or more. Was there an alternative? The answer of course brings us to the present day - air beam poles. Poles that had to be stored, looked after and transported to and from site. Yet, despite all these technological advances, one thing remained constant tents had poles. Dome tents, tunnel tents, semi-geodesic and full geodesic tents appeared on the market and the departure from the traditional tent shape had arrived. Combining these tent poles with new fabric materials that replaced the weighty traditional canvas, enabled tent designers to flex their creative minds and realise the potential new tent shapes were born. Over the years, as new materials have been developed, tent poles have taken on new characteristics rigidity has given way to flexibility and poles have become lighter whilst retaining strength. Many of us will be familiar with the traditional shape of the ridge or frame tent. The stubborn rigidity of these poles and the weight of canvas they had to support, tended to determine the shape and design of the tents. ![]() OK for one person to put up but 2 needed to pack it away.Traditionally, tents and awnings have used rigid tent poles made of wood or metal to form their shape and structure. The awning was good when up but I see why the instructions say 2 people needed. With the manual pump you can pump air out but not with an electric pump and I no longer have a working manual pump. My husband could not stay for the whole trip. It was very heavy and I was doing it alone. I had to just put it lose in the van having reorganised the things already in to get enough space. May not have waited long enough for air to leave the tubs when taking down awning. However having fun getting the awning back into its bag. Thinking about what I can do with straps to constrain it OK for one person to put up but 2 needed to pack it away. Vango fittings are even not the same for all years of manufacture. Cut the tube off the manual pump and using one of the fittings for the gale and glue modified the gale tube. Based to online info it should have been compatible with the Vango but we had to do a modification. Due to very limited stock and need to get a pump for my trip last week we got a Kampa gale which came with lots of fittings but not one for Vango. ![]()
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