Brought this tent second hand but comes with no instructions..I have not a clue lol 😆
Anyone has instructions which poles which and to build?
Many thanks x
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Watched that video and it looked almost painful to watch! Not the smoothest tent build I've ever seen!
Erected a few tunnel tents over the years, and generally considered to be a 2 person job for one of that size, you'd struggle solo in a wind or even a strong breeze!
Generally principle is peg the SIG out to correct footprint shape first, insert poles with flysheet flat on ground, attach base of poles to anchor points on flysheet, lift door end hoop upright with one person holding it upright (the other hoops will just follow as the flysheet goes taught), sometimes need to crack a door zip open slightly to let air in to ease it going from flat to erect, whilst the other secures the guy ropes to make it stable. Fix guy ropes at bedroom end to tension the flysheet correctly, then fix other guys to tension all the slack in sides etc. Canopy poles are last. It's perfectly normal to have to do a little 'tweaking' of pole foot and guy rope positions after erecting to get the best tension in flysheet.
It appears to have 3 identical sized 'hoops' and a smaller 'hoop' for the bedroom end, plus the poles for the porch/canopy. Once you become familiar with the pole sections, and they stop looking like a pile of rigid spaghetti, it becomes almost instinctive to erect a tunnel tent. The canopy poles are often smaller dia or different material (fibreglass as opposed to steel/aluminium). Maybe an idea to mark the smaller poles (paint or insulating tape) to distinguish them from the others to save any confusion.
Not had a tent in many years that didn't have the instructions integral with the holdall, either a printed fabric sheet sewn inside the bag, or printed on the bag itself. Of course with an old tent, could have been removed or worn off!
If they are very thick poles which are in sections try leaving the last section of the pole until they are all threaded through the sleeves on the tent.
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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 05/6/2025
Watched that video and it looked almost painful to watch! Not the smoothest tent build I've ever seen!
Erected a few tunnel tents over the years, and generally considered to be a 2 person job for one of that size, you'd struggle solo in a wind or even a strong breeze!
Generally principle is peg the SIG out to correct footprint shape first, insert poles with flysheet flat on ground, attach base of poles to anchor points on flysheet, lift door end hoop upright with one person holding it upright (the other hoops will just follow as the flysheet goes taught), sometimes need to crack a door zip open slightly to let air in to ease it going from flat to erect, whilst the other secures the guy ropes to make it stable. Fix guy ropes at bedroom end to tension the flysheet correctly, then fix other guys to tension all the slack in sides etc. Canopy poles are last. It's perfectly normal to have to do a little 'tweaking' of pole foot and guy rope positions after erecting to get the best tension in flysheet.
It appears to have 3 identical sized 'hoops' and a smaller 'hoop' for the bedroom end, plus the poles for the porch/canopy. Once you become familiar with the pole sections, and they stop looking like a pile of rigid spaghetti, it becomes almost instinctive to erect a tunnel tent. The canopy poles are often smaller dia or different material (fibreglass as opposed to steel/aluminium). Maybe an idea to mark the smaller poles (paint or insulating tape) to distinguish them from the others to save any confusion.
Not had a tent in many years that didn't have the instructions integral with the holdall, either a printed fabric sheet sewn inside the bag, or printed on the bag itself. Of course with an old tent, could have been removed or worn off!
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