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hi,

we've ust bought a vango adventure tarp and wondered if anyone has a pointers of how to put it up

Thanks

A  few pointers:

• Guy the elasticated side really taught (with the elastic stretched) with the guys extending backwards at an angle away from the front of the tarp towards the back of the tent - this will make sure that the elasticated side will stay on the tent even in a gust of wind.
• We have added a set of longer guyropes as well as the shorter set it comes with.
• We tied a knotted loop exactly half way along the very long guy meant for central front pole, just slip this over the tip of the pole and the tarp and guy out - saves trying to find the centre each time.
• We attach the other guys by tying a loop in the top of each guy and then putting the appropriate length guyropes on by feeding the loop on the guyrope through the tarp's guying points and the remaining guy back through its loop, pulling tight and trapping the tarp. You can add extra king poles/ tent porch poles at these guying points, catching the tip within the tightened guyrope loop.
• Use the tent's porch poles if you need taller poles and add extra poles at the guying points on the outer edges to hold the front up. Put the shorter pole or just guy to the ground on the weather side for greater protection. You can offset the tarp to one side to give greater protection too.
• Depending on the tent, choose pole and guying arrangements to allow water to slope off and not puddle. Keeping guyropes tight will also help.
• You can add king poles from an old tent or buy extra to make various free-standing arrangements

Hope this helps,

Helen