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We used our tent for the first time recently, all good but couldnt get the front door pegged properly so the underside of the SIG was on view. I hope you can understand what I mean. This is the front door not the side door with the eyebrow porch over.

Any advice greatfully received Mike

Where you pitched on a slope or in a dip? That would most likely account for the front curling up.

Hi Mike,

Do you mean that the SIG doesn't come up to form enough of a lip at the bottom of the front door? I had this problem once but it was because I hadn't quite pitched properly. The front pole wasn't quite at the same angle on each side.

I just removed the pegs, adjusted the position of the pole and then pegged out again and it was fine.

It was my own fault as I'd pitched in a rush (in the rain). I usually peg the four corners loosely before I put the poles in so it doesn't move about too much but on that day I didn't then remove the pegs to adjust as I normally would. The few seconds it would've taken me to remove the 4 pegs when the tent was up cost me another 10 minutes in the end - won't do that again!

Yup, we had the same problem. Took me ages to work out why. Moved pegs, poles, guys all to no avail. ?

Next time pitched the front first and the back went down a treat. All fabtastic.

So - front first, then work your way backwards.

HTH

Nick