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25/5/2009 at 9:41am
Location: West Mids Outfit: Outwell Iowa L
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Hi all
We have just purchased an Iowa L tent and tried a dummy run putting the tent up.Having watched the video on Outwells Website, we were both confindent all would be ok. I must admit it was a struggle - does anyone have any tips or experience on the best way to start.
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Paul
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25/5/2009 at 6:17pm
Location: east yorkshire Outfit: Outwell Iowa
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We to have just got the Iowa, i found if you peg the four corners down before inserting the poles it keeps the whole lot in place, also this helps when clipping the poles in.
Hope this helps.
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25/5/2009 at 6:58pm
Location: West Mids Outfit: Outwell Iowa L
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Thanks Andy
I never thought of pegging in first and attaching all the pins to the poles while the tent is flat.
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Paul
25/5/2009 at 8:14pm
Location: east yorkshire Outfit: Outwell Iowa
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well im not sure if its the official way.... but it helped when i was pitching ours!
Oh and by the way if you are thinking about getting the carpet and footprint i found
www.tauntonleisure.co.uk the cheapest!
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25/5/2009 at 8:35pm
Location: Dublin Outfit: Outwell Iowa 6 + Lidl 6 man
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We bought this tent last year. We found that if you insert all the poles and then raise the two longer center ones first and then the two smaller outer ones. If you're struggling you can fix the two rear guys to keep it more stable whilst errecting the tent and remove them before positioning the tent and pegging down. Not sure if I've explained that very well but we have it up in about 10-15 mins and we're not experienced campers.
27/5/2009 at 10:33am
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Thanks Guys, looks like its back to the practice field this week for another go.
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Paul
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