Floor Strap
Calibration
Tentsile Trees Tents come pre-calibrated, but stretch
over time, so you will need to tighten the underfloor
strap, using the buckle every so often. Here is how.
When the Flite is up, the centre (underfloor) strap
should provide a clear delineation between both
hammock berths. To increase this tension (and
therefore separation between the two hammocks)
just tighten or loosen the adjuster buckle strap on
the underside.
This re-tensioning will need to take place every so
often as the materials stretch into full size over time.
If you are using the Flite alone, you can slack off this
strap completely and have the whole floor as a large
single hammock berth to yourself.
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1) Take tail end of the long strap around your trees
and thread through the loop and away from tree,
towards your Tentsile Tree Tent.
2) Thread loop of the ratchet through the D-Ring at
each corner of your Tentsile Tree Tent and take the
buckle through the loop.
3) Take long strap tail and thread it through the ratchet
buckle spindle, pulling through all excess orange
strap. Crank ratchet until the orange strap has gone
around the spindle at least 1.5 full revolutions to
underlock it. This will prevent any slippage before
moving to the next corner.
4) Repeat step 3 at each corner, trying as much as
possible to keep the corners pointing towards their
respective anchor points.
5) Revisit all corners and adjust as necessary.
Use line of sight down each strap to centralise
your Tentsile Tree Tent between your chosen
anchor points. You have about a 7º degree
margin of tolerance in each direction.
6) Tighten ratchets as much as you can.
ENSURE RATCHETS ARE IN LOCKED POSITION
BEFORE ENTERING THE TENTSILE TREE TENT.
7) Roll and tidy up strap ends to avoid any
possible trip hazzards.
How to use the Ratchet
UNLOCKED
LOCKED
Crank the ratchet handle back & forth 7- 9 times to
increase tension to straps.
