OZTENT RV-3 Lite, Owner'S Manual

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RV-3 Lite Owner’s Manual
Safety and Care Considerations
Ventilation
Maintain adequate ventilation inside your tent at all times.
Campsite Choice
When choosing a campsite, carefully consider the possibility of falling rocks or tree limbs, lightning, flash floods, avalanches, strong
winds, and other potential hazards to reduce the risk of loss or injury to the tent or occupants.
Select a site that’s level, will drain well if it rains, and is protected from wind and other elements. Clear the area of sharp stones, sticks,
and other debris, both for comfort and to protect your floor. If possible, avoid setting the tent on ground that is already wet. If you can’t
minimize the resulting humidity and potential of condensation by keeping your tent well ventilated.
Pegs/Stakes and Ropes
Peg down your tent properly at all times to reduce the risk of loss or injury to the tent or occupants.
All tents require pegging/staking to prevent them from flying away in a gust of wind. Always anchor your Oztent. Enough pegs/stakes
and ropes are supplied to safely set up your tent in most situations. It may be necessary to purchase additional and/or specialised pegs/
stakes and ropes for use in extreme or varied soil conditions. For optional sand pegs/stakes Oztent recommends use of an Oztent Edition
Bluescrew.
Tightly tensioning your tent with our attached ropes greatly increases the tent’s strength and stability. This will also reduce fabric droop
and wrinkles, and prevent rainwater from pooling. To pull out a peg never use the edge of the tent as a handle. If hard to remove, use of
another peg as a hook is recommended.
Zippers
Be careful with your zippers. Go slow when zipping. Make sure to align the tracks before sliding the zipper - and don’t exert excessive
force. If fabric gets caught in the slider, stop and slowly reverse the slider to remove. A silicone based lubricant may be used to enhance
zipping.
When dirt gets in the zipper teeth, they can cause abrasion and damage to the zipper sliders. You can clean the zipper teeth by rinsing
them out with water. The pressure from a regular garden hose will push out small sand particles.
Cleaning
If your tent should require cleaning, set it up and use a sponge with warm water. If further cleaning is needed, a garden hose should
be able to wash off any remaining dirt. Do not use detergent, soap, bleach, as thee may remove the waterproofing and/or damage the
fabric. Allow the tent to air-dry completely before packing or storing.
Condensation
Condensation is an unavoidable fact of physics. When warm, moist air comes in contact with the cool tent fabric, it forms condensation.
In most conditions condensation can be controlled by allowing air inside the tent to vent outside. During periods of high humidity, such
as rain, it can be too difficult to remove or reduce condensation. In these conditions, a high degree of ventilation can actually increase
the condensation by drawing in more humid air.
To reduce condensation, use
an Oztent Fly.
Condensation can also collect on parts of the floor inside the tent. This is also normal and does not indicate leaking fabric.