Vango
Vango Braemar 200
Where it fits
- Also works for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: Light to carry: 2.4 kg
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 5/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 5/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing.
- Winter camp: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs the maker's 4-season rating and wind 7+.
- Weight: 3/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Two people who want a budget tunnel tent with a high fly rating for wet UK weather
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 2.4 kg
- Flysheet
- 5,000 mm
- Inner length
- 215 cm
- Packed
- Not published
Where to buy
Cotswold Outdoor £128.95 In stock. Free delivery. Forest Green; the shop prints an RRP of £215 (no Vango list price found). Free delivery over £125; free Click & Collect.
View at shop: Cotswold OutdoorSnow+Rock £128.95 In stock. Free delivery. Free next-day delivery over £125.
View at shop: Snow+RockPrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 3/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Cotswold and Snow+Rock (the same spec copy) give a trail weight of 2.4 kg (2.65 kg packed), in the 2.0–2.69 kg band.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Fly 5,000 mm is in the 3,000 mm+ band, and the 6,000 mm floor is over 2,000 mm so nothing is taken off. The printed figure alone gives 8 at most: a 9 or 10 needs 3 reviews that say it stays dry in real storms.
Wind
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's season rating (fewer than 3 reviews about wind) 5/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
No published review says how it copes with wind, so this is an estimate from the maker's season rating.
Space
From maker's figures 7/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 7: Better than most.
The shops' spec gives bedroom dimensions of 215 x 130 cm: 2.15 x 1.30 = 2.795 m² (2.8 m²), or about 1.40 m² each for two, in the 1.35–1.59 band. It doesn't say whether the inner tapers, so treat this as an upper limit.
Packed size
Estimate from maker's specs: tent weight (no packed size published) 3/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Two people who want a budget tunnel tent with a high fly rating for wet UK weather
- Backpacking trips of 2 to 3 nights where a 2.4 kg tent split between two is acceptable
- Campers who want two doors and a porch without paying for a lightweight tent
Strengths
- Fly rated 5,000 mm and floor 6,000 mm, above the 3,000 mm fly on Vango's other budget tunnels such as the Nevis and Scafell
- 215 x 130 cm bedroom, enough for two mats side by side
- Two identical poles with a Gothic Arch shape, and all-in-one pitching with the inner clipped to the fly
- Twin fly doors with rain stop flaps, a door vent and a partial mesh inner door
Weaknesses
- 2.4 kg trail weight is heavy to carry
- No packed size published, so we can't judge how it fits a rucksack
- Not listed on Vango's own site on the day we checked, so the specs come from Cotswold and Snow+Rock (one shared copy)
- No independent review found, so wind, pitching and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
- Cotswold also lists a separate Braemar 200+: check you have the plain 200
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.