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Subject Topic: Another Virginia / Icarus canopy ?
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Personsammy101
03/4/2013 at 8:30pm
 Location: Stourbridge
 Outfit: Vango Icarus 500 outwell vermont xlp View sammy101's Profile View Profile   Reply to sammy101 Reply   Quote sammy101 Quote  
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It's not too bad to pitch, it has 2 equal poles, which you slide through the extension in the same way as the tent.
The poles have the 'keys" which you fit into the bottom to keep it taught, which can be a bit fiddly.
But it will pop into shape, clip the straps onto the second ridge of your tent, move into position and peg down.
I put the flaps in then peg my ground sheet over the top.

Hope that helps-:)


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Personsammy101
03/4/2013 at 8:31pm
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It's not too bad to pitch, it has 2 equal poles, which you slide through the extension in the same way as the tent.
The poles have the 'keys" which you fit into the bottom to keep it taught, which can be a bit fiddly.
But it will pop into shape, clip the straps onto the second ridge of your tent, move into position and peg down.
I put the flaps in then peg my ground sheet over the top.

Hope that helps-:)


Personnaepace
03/4/2013 at 10:29pm
 Location: Perth
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Cheers Sammy. You only have to tell me once, I'm not an idiot you know
Hopefully get a test pitch tomorrow, weather permitting.

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04/4/2013 at 2:10pm
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I had a go at pitching the tent and extension this morning, it was surprisingly easy and I'm generally hopeless !
Its obviously not guyed out properly but does it look OK otherwise ?
There is no groundsheet, would one of those weaveatex things be the best idea ?



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Aberfeldy July 2013


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