There are always two of us putting the tent up (how else could we start our holiday with a decent domestic!!!!!), actually that's not fair, this tent is so easy to put up that we haven't yet argued over it, we have more 'discussions' over our small tent that goes on the back of the bike!
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do you really need to peg out the guys before erection if it's not windy?
You may think it is not windy! My mantra, since the launch of our XL across the New Forest (with expletives turning the air blue and divorce imminent) is.... do not undo the tri-guys until the tent is on it's knees!
wind can come from nowhere, in gusts!
I thought the wind had died down when i put our brolly up in Dorset. I now have a bloddy great hole in my lovely annexe to prove i was wrong
Loose-guying is a technique that must be applicable to just about any tent.
I gave a lot of thought to the order in which I did things when I took my poor wounded tent down - I certainly had no intention of doing so until the wind dropped.
This is what it was like about an hour before the joint failed. :-
Quote: Originally posted by Sam Coleridge on 03/9/2008 ((((sonja))))
Loose-guying is a technique that must be applicable to just about any tent.
sam.. i was dragged kicking and screaming into camping against my will, having ghastly memories of the girl guides and a bit of camping with my children, who are now pushing 40 .
However i am learning fast.. honest but mostly the hard way!
looking at the video i would say the tent looks as if it is holding out well against the wind! I like the large window at the front. Ours is the green 2006 version and it is a bit claustrophopic when you have to batten down the hatches and stay indoors :(
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I'd hate to give the impression I know what I'm doing - I wasn't even in the scouts !
I'm on a very steep learning curve myself - I'm so grateful to Khyam for that guying suggestion - confirmed as I watched lots of other people coming to grief on that site.
Yep, I reckon the tent would have stayed up, but for that joint.
The total damage is 3 bottom pole sections, 1 second section and the one failed joint.
One of the bottom poles is only bent - so it will become my spare one - I'll mark it up and pop a hacksaw blade inside in case I need to replace one of the shorter poles.
Total cost £35.
I plan to try some bridging straps made from steel fishing braid and crimps to limit the damage if another joint fails.
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and divorce imminent) is.... do not undo the tri-guys until the tent is on it's knees! 
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but mostly the hard way!
