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Time to test out another tent at home during the COVID-19 lock down. This time it’s the Easy Camp Match Air 500 .
This was a tent I saw at the 2020 season launch that I thought looked a really good family tent, especially with the large practical porch on the front. Fortunately, Easy Camp agreed to send me one over to get a closer hands-on review.
Pitching was really easy, and I was really impressed with some great features. Though, as expected, the bedrooms were a little small for a family of 5 to use comfortably.
The Easy Camp Match Air 500 is a great tent for a family of four, with darkened bedrooms, plenty of living space, and a built-in porch.
Dimensions Height (cm) 205
Length (cm) 655
Width (cm) 300
Weight (kg) 21.7
Pack Size (cm) 73 x 39
Tent Bedrooms Bedroom Divider Removable, toggles in place
Cable entry to Bedrooms No
Darkened Bedrooms Yes
Larger Bedrooms No
Removable Bedroom Entire inner tent
Storage Pockets in Bedroom Yes
Auto-seal bedroom doors No
Tent Details Tent Doors Additional Tent Doors Yes, on one side
No-Trip Entrance Yes, on all doors
Rain-safe Entry Yes, at main door
Bug-Free Mesh Main door only
Door converts to sunshade No
Tent Living Space Inner Living Space Size 2 sections (e.g. furniture space)
Living Area Storage Pockets Yes
Cable Entry Yes, one side
Wet-Dry Zone Yes, in the porch
Built-in Porch Yes
Porch Storage Pockets No
Tent Pitching and Storage Colour Coded Tent Pegs No
Colour Coded Tent Poles Yes
Guy Line Storage Yes
People to Pitch 2 People
Pump included Yes, with pressure gauge
Wheeled Tent Bag No, not required
Tent Windows Window Blinds Yes, toggle up
Tinted Windows No
Specification
Putting large sleeping mats in the bedroom eats up space. You couldn’t get 5 in the bedroom with large mats like these. This side of the tent is ideal for chairs and storage as it has no door. Opening the side door soon helped cool the tent down in the warm sunshine. The porch gives the Easy Camp Match Air 500 a really practical design. The Porch on the Match Air 500 makes an ideal place for cooking. Just keep any stove away from the tent material, of course. There’s enough room both sides of the porch for tables, The groundsheet can be untoggled so it lays flat at the doors. The tent has these hidden pockets for stowing the guy lines when packing away. With furniture inside you get a better idea of the space. The Easy Camp Match Air 500 only has one tent pole, which slides in to support the front porch. The tent carpet, rolled up and ready for fitting The pump screws onto the valve. This is great idea. The hand pump feels really good and sturdy. It screws onto the valves, which I like. Inside the tent bag is the tent (of course!), a tent pole for the porch, tent pegs, and the pump. The tent in its bag. And yes, I did manage to get the tent back in its bag, along with the carpet and pump. 
Gav Grayston 
