General Pitching Guidelines Poles, Flysheet

and secured into metal eyelets

■Fit together poles marked with yellow bands to form an arch. This fits inside the tent – the side area or annexe. Secure with Velcro fastenings and push the pole’s metal pins into the ground.

■Insert annexe groundsheet and secure with Velcro straps and other fastenings.

■Peg out annexe anchor straps and guylines, You will now need to zip groundsheet onto the base of the inside of flysheet with corresponding zips.

■Open out three inner tents inside the flysheet and position to correspond with matching colour-coded straps and toggles.

■Locate corresponding fastenings and attach the inner tents to the inside of the flysheet. Start with the rear clips, toggles and straps and work forwards towards

the porch.The central fastenings are colour-coded.

■There is an expandable hole in the centre of the groundsheet which has been included so that the inner tents can be pegged to the ground.

■The red-marked poles are required to peg out the canopy. Zip on canopy and shape with colour-coded canopy poles only in good weather. Never leave canopy unattended.

■Remaining steel poles join to make two door poles. Assemble when required and use to hold open door entrance so that you can move freely in and out of your tent.

GENERAL PITCHING GUIDELINES

POLES

Assembly Take care when assembling poles. They should slot together easily and without force. Corresponding poles are often joined with elastic or springs to make assembling and dismantling easier.

Push don’t pull When inserting poles into sleeves, push rather than pull them so that they stay together easier. Do not force long poles into sleeves. Gently feed material onto the poles, gathering short lengths and gradually pulling the material over the poles.

Arching Where possible, insert all main poles into sleeves before arching them. Arch the first pole while flat on the ground and then you may need help as pole arches will form more easily when holding the centre of the structure upright.This is particularly important when erecting tents with diagonal poles. If poles don’t fully arch to connect with the corresponding pin and ring or eyelet, check that the pole is inserted correctly into the sleeves and that it is pulled through the sleeve evenly.

FLYSHEET

Tightening Tent material should be taut but not over-tightened. Do not over- tighten tension bands, straps, guylines or tent material. Over-tightening will make your tent more susceptible to damage at the seams, doorways, pegging points and zips – particularly in strong winds. Note:Tent material slackens when wet but will re-tighten naturally when it dries.

All zips should be closed during assembly.This is important when pegging out the tent. Leaving zips undone may cause you to over-tighten your tent and you may not be able to close them once the tent is fully assembled. Avoiding leaks Keep inner and outer tents well apart in wet weather. Contact between the two could result in leaking.