1. Open the groundsheet in your chosen location with the
small Trakker label indicating the door position and
the elasticated pegging points located underneath the
groundsheet. Loosely install a couple of pegs to hold it
in position.
2. Lay the bivvy on to the groundsheet and carefully open
it out. Once the bivvy is fully opened out, insert the five
elasticated pole sections together. Check that they are
inserted properly.
3 Standing in the doorway of the groundsheet, position
the junction block in the middle of your chest. Hold
the two outermost poles attached to the rear part of
the block and
pull the poles round towards you as wide
as possible
, so as to tension the fabric. If you find it
difficult to spread the poles, stop and check that the
fabric is not tangled around the pole ends. Do not
force it.
4. Now reach over and pull the handle that is attached to
the rear half of the centre junction block all the way
over. Pull up the middle front pole and squeeze the
two together until they touch. Slide the locking ring
over the end of the handle and release the tension to
lock it in place. You must ensure that the panels are
not tangled during this process, as it may damage the
frame when opening. If you meet resistance, stop and
check to see what the problem is.
5. Attach the tension rings on the inside of the first
left and right poles to the tensioning hooks on the
groundsheet. If you are using the bivvy without a
groundsheet, then please use the tension strap
provided.
6. Peg down the rear bivvy poles using the lower pegging
point on the bivvy and the corresponding groundsheet
rings.
7. Peg the rest of the bivvy down using the groundsheet
as a rough guide. The door determines the position of
the front pegging points, so ensure it is closed during
this process and slightly slack when pegged so that
the zips run freely. Then extend the storm rods to
tension the material.
8. Put the Quickstick storm poles into the sleeves at the
front of the bivvy and screw them onto the storm caps.
Quicksticks are supplied with quick fit adapters and
can be removed, simply by releasing the top thumb
screw and unplugging from the adapter leaving it on
the storm cap, you can use these to add extra support
to the front of the bivvy.
9. The internal draft skirts should now be tucked under
the groundsheet to prevent moisture from entering the
bivvy.
ASSEMBLY
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3
4
5
6
7
8
TEMPEST SET UP
1. To disassemble the bivvy, firstly remove the pegs (do
not pull on the material to remove pegs, pull the pegs
themselves) then remove storm rods and unclip the
bivvy from the groundsheet/tension strap.
2. Squeeze the handles together to release the tension
on the ring and slide the ring towards you, allowing the
handles to come apart.
3. Carefully allow the bivvy to fold and lay it on to the
groundsheet. Once the bivvy is in this position, you
can disassemble the poles and fold the bivvy in half,
ensuring no material is wrapped over the ends of
the poles during folding as the fabric could become
damaged.
4. Lay open the carry bag on the groundsheet and place
the bivvy in junction block first. When zipping up the
carry bag, make sure not to trap any fabric in the zip.
DISASSEMBLY
2
9
COMPOSITE V2
201620
TEMPEST V2
201553
TEMPEST XL
201558
