![]() They do not provide information about the floor, but this is a durable and fully waterproof material. There is a mesh area that matches the rear roof vent. The inner tent has its own sewn-in floor, and its canopy is a breathable polyester. They claim it provides UV protection with UPF 30+ factor. This is a fire-retardant material and they claim it meets ISO 5912 standards. The shell is a polyester with a 3000 mm HH rating, so this is more than what you will ever need. So all in all, ventilation is reasonably good in this enclosed tent structure. One additional benefit of the previously mentioned linked-in floor is that you have some drafts from below and this is why the tent does not need floor vents. The inner tent is detached from the shell, so this gap is in place to allow for crossflow and to fight condensation. This is why you have to rely on its vents, you have them on both narrow sides of the tent. The tent is without mesh on the shell, so it is quite enclosed with its solid windows. This may come good if you camp in a cooler environment. Note that the two of the windows are solid and translucent. There is only one large door on the side, plus two inner doors on the inner tent. The tent is quite tall, you have almost a stand-up height in the living room with 72.8 inches (185 cm). The bad is that you have no full protection from crawling insects in the living room. The good is that you can roll it to the side and use its living room for your camping chairs and for cooking without thinking about damaging the floor. Note that the floor in the living room is not sewn in and sealed, it is linked-in instead. This inner tent is visible in the picture above. This explains 500 in the name of the tent, this is the notation they use. The tent is 2-room by the design, see the picture below, so you have a large living room plus a tent within the shell tent where you have the sleeping room for 5 people. The Tension Band System for lateral stability. When the weather is stable you can detach the straps, you can see the buckles in the picture. The design is patented and used in many tents of this brand. The reason is to provide additional lateral stability in the case of winds. They have what they call the TBS II system, this is a design with straps that attach to the sides and on the ceiling of the shell, see the picture below. It is added to my list of best tunnel tents. ![]() But you should always stake it down properly on all sides, stakes and guylines are included. This is a tunnel-type tent, the three beams support it laterally but it is not freestanding, at least back and front sides must be staked. There are more tents with such air beams here in the site, the popularity of this technology is growing. Vango as a brand is one of the first who started this technology almost a decade ago. If you are not familiar with this technology, this means that instead of solid poles you have air beams. What this Vango Airbeam Portland Tent 5 person is about
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