16´-(30ft.)
18´-(40ft.)
7´
(30´wide tents)
includes 16´center pole
(40´wide tents)
includes 18´center pole
• Continue around the tent raising all
side poles—now, at a vertical angle
• Adjust corner poles (exactly vertical)
and tighten ropes before finishing the
side poles
• 3 people needed for this next step:
have one person stand at the outside,
center of tent—
Visually check center pole alignment,
as it relates to horizontal center
• Two others should be adjusting and
Straightening center poles
• Next, readjust side poles— tighten ropes
• Tighten guy ropes accordingly, to correct
any lean at top of tent
(careful not to over correct)
• Secure center poles with tie ropes—
to prevent strong winds from detaching
pole pins from canopy
• A.) Pull tie rope down about 6 ft.
begin first loop
• B.) Then, pull it back taut, to create
a locked tension
• C.) Wrap the rope around the pole
4x, to create a tight coil
• D.) Lastly, pull the end of the rope
through the top loop
• Secure other poles to canopy, using
tie ropes
FINISHED TENT
A.
B.
C.
D.
STEP 10. SECURE CENTER POLES
STEP 9. STRAIGHTENING POLES
With one eye closed,
visually align center poles
Stand in center
of tent, outside
of canopy
(cutaway view— showing all center poles)
(2) Guy ropes
per corner pole
(1) per side pole
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716 832-TENT
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