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3. Arrange the four poles in a figure-8, laying the orange baseline between one pair of 

corners (the feet), and the black ridgeline between the other (the apexes). 

4. Join the poles and lines at the corners as shown, inspecting loops for damage or 

excessive wear: 

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Thread ball loop through one foot 

Pass loop through webbing loop  

Pull loop over ball to secure

…then through the other  

Summary of Contents for Tensa4

Page 1: ...Tensa4HammockStand UserGuide Setting up 1 Adjustment 5 Anchoring 6 Pitching a tarp 7 Tips and tricks 8 Don ts 9...

Page 2: ...requiresatleastoneanchorpointtosetup ideallytwo TensaOutdoorratesTensa4forusersupto350pounds itselfweighing12 14poundswith accessories packingto20incheslongandlessthan6inchesaround Pre Columbianpetrog...

Page 3: ...tendandjointheeighttelescopingsectionstomakefour7 segmentpoles Four4 segmenttubingsections andfour 3 segmentsections Fourball loopconnectors Twogroundanchors onescrewforso f t ground andonenailtypefor...

Page 4: ...eenonepairof corners thefeet andtheblackridgelinebetweentheother theapexes 4 Jointhepolesandlinesatthecornersasshown inspectingloopsfordamageor excessivewear 2 Threadballloopthroughonefoot Passloopthr...

Page 5: ...nchoringonpage6for detailednotes 6 Attachtheblackendofaguyline tothebottom footend apex passingthepoleconnectorline throughoneoftheupperdaisy chainloopstoleaveatailofloops insidethestand Thesewillbeyo...

Page 6: ...aveitslacksothe headendapexisfreetomoveatleastseveralinches Thisallowsbothmanualand dynamicadjustments andavoidsoverloadingthepoles 10 Hangthehammockfromcarabinersinthedaisy chainsuspension Hammocks s...

Page 7: ...Takeheart settingupthefirsttime typicallytakesmuchlongerthanlater oncethelinelengthsaresetandyoudevelopa feel Problem Remedies Seat is too low Shorten baseline Shorten hammock suspension Seat is too...

Page 8: ...esallow soil conditionspermitting Screwanchorsareusuallythebestchoiceforsoftto medium hardground Ifyouhitanobstacle you cansometimesusetheTensaBoomstaketomakea pilotholeforthescrewtoentermoreeasily Te...

Page 9: ...ocatetofindfirmerground Tryusingbothguylinesandanchorsonthefootend Ifstill insufficient findalogorfillthecarrybagwiththeloosematerial tietheguylinearound themiddle andburyitcrosswiseafootormoredeepasa...

Page 10: ...ammocksfromthetree or pole vehicle etc PuttheopenendsoftheVsalongthehammocksides atmuchthe sameshallowangleandwidthasifsettingupnormally Setagroundanchorbeneath eachheadapex andsecurethefeettotheancho...

Page 11: ...endpole sevenpolesaltogether andanchor Add more uptosixhammockberthsaroundasinglecentralanchorusingonly4 5complete stands worthofpolesinasociable flower eachhammockapetal Don ts Thereismorethanoneacc...

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