Camping Tips
When camping, try to choose a sheltered flat spot, away from obvious lines of flowing water, clearing away any sharp objects before pitching your Tent. Always ensure that the tent fabric is taut to avoid flapping, which is the extreme case that can cause the fabric to rip. Ensure that all the pegs are in firm ground. Never place your stove, campfire, or another flame source in or near your tent. Maintain adequate ventilation inside your tent at all times. Try to clean and dry before packaging the tent after camping.
Tent Care
Wash, the tent with warm water and use mild soap, do not bleach, a thorough washing should remove mildew and dirt and may also improve the running of the zips, etc. Always dry out thoroughly before carefully repackaging and store, out of direct sunlight, and without exposure to extremes of temperature.
How to Pitch a Tent
- Open the tent inner and spread groundsheet evenly.
- Fix pegs on the entire corner, tie loops.
- Open vertical and ridge tent poles, remember both vertical poles have to be fixed from outside of the Tent.
- The inner tent, which is stitched with the groundsheet, is provided with eyelid loops on both ends. After fixing vertical poles on both the ends fix the ridgepole. Open cords, which are attached with cord stoppers, fix all the cords of both sides using pegs/ nails and pull it to remove slack on the Inner tent fabric.
- Finally cover the inner tent with a tent flysheet keeping a short extension end over the gate side. Remember to fix fly tie loops a bit away from the tent inner using another peg for Fly, otherwise if rains, the water may come inside the tent. Keep the fly and inner tent tight enough so there is no slack in fabric.
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