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5M Bell Tent instructions
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5M Bell Tent instructions
Usage and Weathering
Details on how to best use your bell tent.
Weathering
The seams on this tent are fully weatherproof, but do need to go though the weathering process. The
weathering process is where your tent becomes watertight.
Be sure to weather your tent before you go away as with cotton tents they may leak a little but don’t worry this
can happen but don’t take our word for it, check out the Camping & Caravanning clubs write up about this by
following the url below :
https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/gettingstarted/newtotents/tentfabrics/
Once it has been rained on then dries the shrinkage should cause the fabric to naturally close around any
little holes to ensure this does not happen again.
General Usage
• Fire and Ventilation
• If using gas or other combustion appliances additional ventilation is recommended at all times. Ensure that
you have the ventilation open to allow adequate air flow.
• Do not place hot appliances near the walls, roof or curtains.
• Always observe the safety instructions for these appliances.
• Never allow children to play near hot appliances.
• Keep all exits clear.
• Make sure you know the fire precaution arrangements on the site.
• Make sure ventilation openings are open all the time to avoid suffocation.
• Zips, zippers and the wind
• Zippers sometimes have to endure extreme tension caused by wind, incorrect tent set ups or pressures
caused by people or objects leaning into the tent. In order to limit damage to any zippers we recommend
the following :
• Close all zippers before setting up your tent.
• Handle them with care.
• To protect the zippers, treat them with silicones once in a while.
• Verify zippers before setting up your tent as there is no insurance on them after use.
• Water Marks
• The fabric on this tent is a 100% natural cotton fabric. Whilst this is one of the very best fabrics available due
to its natural nature, you can get water marks on the fabric when it gets wet. These water marks are simply
a process where the amount of water that is soaked up by the fabric differs across the fabric. This then leads
to the fabric looking darker in some parts than others. This is a natural process and when the fabric dries
out they will disappear.
• These water marks will not affect the performance of your tent at all and are a natural occurrence and will
differ on every tent. They will also fade over time with the natural wear of the material these water marks
will even out over time and eventually not appear at all.
