Vango
Vango Scafell 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: 2.3 kg
- Winter mountain: 3-season rating, not built for winter storms
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 6/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 6/10 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: 4/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Two people who want a cheap, simple tunnel tent for wet UK weather and short backpacking trips
- Pitches
- Outer first
- Walls
- Double
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 2.29 kg
- Flysheet
- 3,000 mm
Packed size 8.65 L, 43 cm long and 16 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
About one and a half 2-litre bottles long and about one and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Cotswold Outdoor £134.95 In stock. Free delivery. Pamir Green; the shop prints an RRP of £175 (Vango's own price is £170). Free delivery over £125; free Click & Collect.
View at shop: Cotswold OutdoorMountain Warehouse £134.99 In stock. Free delivery. Free standard UK delivery on items sold and shipped by Mountain Warehouse.
View at shop: Mountain WarehouseVango £170 Out of stock. Free delivery over £50.
View at shop: VangoPrices checked 2 Nov 2026 to 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 4/10How much it adds to your pack. This is the whole tent: two people sharing can split it. 4: A bit below average.
Vango's trail weight is 2.29 kg (2.5 kg total), in the 2.0–2.69 kg band. KieCamps also quotes 2.5 kg all in, and Outdoor Magazin 2.4 kg.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Fly 3,000 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
Estimate from maker's specs: berths and tent shape (no floor area published) 7/10Room to lie, sit up and keep kit inside. 7: Better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
Packed size
From maker's figures 5/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Vango gives 43 cm long x 16 cm across: 3.1416 x 8 x 8 x 43 = 8,645 cm³, so 8.65 L, in the 7–9.9 L band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Pitching*
Estimate: only 2 reviews about pitching (fewer than the 3 we need, so never above 8) 8/10How quickly and easily one person can pitch it, including in wind and rain.
2 reviews on pitching, e.g. "Dafür klappen Auf- und Abbau problemlos.".
In short
Good for
- Two people who want a cheap, simple tunnel tent for wet UK weather and short backpacking trips
- Campsite use with a bit of walking
Strengths
- Two identical poles; Vango says 5 minutes to pitch
- Inner stays clipped to the fly, and the fly can be pitched on its own as a shelter
- Outdoor Magazin found it stood up to weeks of rain and storms and rated it Gut (good) in 2020
Weaknesses
- 2.29 kg trail weight is heavy to carry, though two people can split it
- Vango gives no inner floor size, so we can't say how roomy it is for two
- One door and one porch only, and Outdoor Magazin found the porch small and ventilation modest
- Fewer than 3 independent reviews cover wind and durability, so those two are estimates, not reviewed scores
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.