Vango
Vango Banshee 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: 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.
- Weight: 3/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
First wild-camping tent for one person with a pile of kit, or for Duke of Edinburgh groups
- Pitches
- Outer first
- Walls
- Double
- Sleeps
- 2
- Seasons
- 3-season
- Min. weight
- 2.4 kg
- Flysheet
- 3,000 mm
Packed size 11.96 L, 47 cm long and 18 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
Millets £153 In stock. Free delivery. Free delivery over £70.
View at shop: MilletsGO Outdoors £165 In stock. Free delivery. Member price £148; free delivery over £80.
View at shop: GO OutdoorsPrices 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.
Vango's 2.4 kg (Millets' copy of the spec) is in the 2.0–2.69 kg band. Becky the Traveller also lists 2.39 kg for her tent; HikersBlog gives 2.20 kg for the 2016 model and Chris Waldron's own older tent weighed 2.07 kg, so the weight has gone up over the years.
Rain protection
From maker's figures 8/10How well it keeps out heavy, long rain. 8: Clearly better than most.
Fly 3,000 mm HH is in the 3,000 mm+ band, and the 6,000 mm floor is over 2,000 mm so nothing is taken off. (Chris Waldron quotes the fly at 5,000 mm; Millets' copy of Vango's spec says 3,000 mm. Either figure gives the same score.) The printed figure alone gives 8 at most: a 9 or 10 needs 3 reviews that say it stays dry in real storms.
Wind
From reviews 8/10How steady it stays in strong wind on open ground. 8: Clearly better than most.
Reviews of the twin-door build report good stability in strong winds with guylines and tension bands used. GBAC reports use up to approximately 64 km/h without structural concerns; HikersBlog received a review sample.
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 4/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 4: A bit below average.
Packs to 47 cm long x 18 cm across: 3.1416 x 9 x 9 x 47 = 11,960 cm³, so 11.96 L, in the 10–14.9 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*
Reviewers' average 8/10How quickly and easily one person can pitch it, including in wind and rain.
5 reviews on pitching, e.g. "Pitching is a breeze with only two poles".
Condensation*
Reviewers' average 7/10How dry it stays inside on still, damp nights; higher is drier.
4 reviews on condensation, e.g. "woke up a little damp from condensation despite having the vents open throughout the night".
In short
Good for
- First wild-camping tent for one person with a pile of kit, or for Duke of Edinburgh groups
- Exposed pitches and windy weather on a low budget
- Walkers who want the fly and inner to pitch together in the wet
Strengths
- Low tunnel shape with a tension-band system that braces the mid pole, and reviewers of the 2016 and 2018 models found it stable in wind
- Fly and inner pitch together in about 5–10 minutes on two colour-coded poles
- Fly 3,000 mm and floor 6,000 mm with taped seams, and reviewers report no leaks
- Twin doors and porches, plus inner pockets
Weaknesses
- Heavy for one person at 2.4 kg, and packs to 47 x 18 cm (about 12 L)
- Called a 2-person tent but really a one-person tent with kit: two people are squeezed, and people about 1.8 m tall touch the walls
- Small porches (Becky the Traveller, Hikers Blog)
- Sold only through GO Outdoors, Blacks and Millets: it has gone from Vango's own site (per Chris Waldron)
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (7)
- Millets: Vango Banshee 200 2 person tent (Vango's specification)
- Chris Waldron: Vango Banshee 200 review, an honest wild camping test (2026 update; reference for availability and pegs only)
- HikersBlog: Vango Banshee 200 2016 model review
- Becky the Traveller: Vango Banshee 200 review
- Great British Adventure Club - Vango Banshee 200 long-term review
- Scottish Walking (blog): Vango Banshee 200
- UKCampsite.co.uk: Vango Banshee 200 user reviews (26 reviews)