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SET-UP
A note about shock-corded poles
Shockcord (bungee cord) is meant to keep pole sections in the proper
order—not as an automatic assembly mechanism for poles. Do not
hold one section while whipping the rest of the pole back and forth,
or toss the poles into the air; either procedure excessively stresses the
pole joints and shockcord. Instead, fi t poles together section by section,
making sure that each piece slides completely into the next. Forcing
an improperly assembled pole into place can damage the pole and/or
the tent body and fl y.
Assembling the Tent
1
Assemble all poles carefully as described in the previous paragraph.
You will have two long gold poles and two shorter black poles.
2
Lay the tent body out fl at.
In windy conditions, you may wish to peg
one or more corners at this stage.
3
Lay the gold poles on top of the tent body so that they criss-cross
diagonally along the long axis of the tent.
4
The pole clip webbing is colour-coded to ease set-up.
Attach the pole
clips that have yellow webbing to the gold poles, following the diagonal
seam lines. Plug the pole ends into the outermost grommets at the four
tent corners. Be careful to avoid excessive bending of the poles, especially
in wind.
There is more than one grommet on all the pole webbing tabs so that
you can increase or decrease the tautness of the tent to compensate
for fabric slackening or tightening caused by changes in humidity. When
fi rst erecting the tent it is best to use the outermost (loosest) grommet
on each tab.
5
Install the short black poles, one at each end of the tent, under the long
gold poles.
Note that one black pole has an angled centre arch connector;
this pole goes at the front end of the tent body (the end with the largest
of the two doors).
a)
Insert ends into the outermost grommets of the nearest unused
webbing loops.
b) Attach the black plastic pole clips.
6
Spread the fl y over the tent, with the larger door/vestibule at the front
(angled pole) end of the tent
. On the underside of the fl y, opposite each
of the four points where the long and short poles overlap, is a Velcro®
wrap-tie. Attaching these wrap-ties over both poles helps make the tent
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