SoulPad 4000-hybrid™
Instruction Manual.
Version 2, Published Feb 2012. © SoulPad Ltd. 2012
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Check that the storm flap (the canvas guard that rests over the groundsheet-to-fly zip) is positioned
downward, to protect the zip from any rainfall.
Well done, Job done! Cup of tea anyone?
HOW TO ROLL THE WALLS UP AND DOWN.
To roll up:
1) Un-peg the canvas loops on the outside of the SoulPad tent, at the base of the walls but leave them in
position in the ground.
2) Unzip the canvas fly from the groundsheet along each section until the two are completely separate.
3) Roll up and tie back the entrances completely.
4) Roll up the canvas walls and fix up into position using the tie backs and peg loops spaced at intervals
around the circumference.
To roll down:
Simply reverse the above steps.
PACKING YOUR SOULPAD TENT AWAY
Make sure your SoulPad tent is completely dry before packing. Your SoulPad needs to dry out while pitched,
any other way and the air may not circulate satisfactorily. This can be difficult during the colder months but is
an absolute must. If it is wet moulds will appear, these are often extremely difficult to remove. If you must
pack it away wet, you must pitch it again within 24 hours. Even if you have to pitch it in wet conditions, this
will prevent the problems that occur when leaving a wet SoulPad tent in its bag. A SoulPad tent is better off
wet but pitched than it is wet and packed in a bag without air circulating around it.
The canvas bag is large enough to contain your SoulPad in its entirety. However, it is advisable to pack the
poles and pegs separately from the canvas in order to protect the canvas from damage.
1. Remove all of your belongings from the SoulPad tent.
2. Close all of the windows.
3. Remove the A frame cap and place it in the peg bag ready for next time.
4. Go inside the SoulPad tent, untie the A frame straps (if you used them), remove the A frame’s feet
from its cups and collapse the A frame. Take it outside of the SoulPad tent and place it inside the
pole bag ready for next time. Repeat this process for the central pole.
5. Zip the entrance closed.
6. Outside the SoulPad tent reposition all of the slides so that they rest approximately 50-70cm from
the point they are connected to your SoulPad’s walls, ready for next time.
7. Remove all of the stake pegs from the ground, remove any loose dirt and place inside the peg bag.
As you do this throw the guy rope onto the canvas fly sheet out of the way for later. Be careful not
to throw dirt onto the canvas in doing so.
8. Remove all pin pegs from the ground (groundsheet and base of the walls), remove any loose dirt
and place inside the peg bag.
9. If the groundsheet is particularly dirty it may be a good idea to remove it and pack it away
separately to be cleaned and re-packed later. Fold the circular tent in half with the canvas tucked
and folded in on the inside. A semi circle of groundsheet will remain in contact with the ground,
while the upmost semi-circle of groundsheet will be exposed to the air. If the weather is fair, leave
like this for 5-10 minutes to allow it to dry, then turn the whole thing over to allow the other side to
dry.
10. Fold in half again.
11. Take the peak and fold it in so that the new flat edge is roughly the same length as the canvas bag.
12. Using the poles as a rule (in their bag), place the poles mid-way along the straightest edge.
