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Hello and thanks for buying one of our Bell Tents. 
Here is the best way to put up your Bell Tent.  
One person is shown doing this but the more people there are, the faster it goes 
up. (Our current record is 10 mins for a Standard 4 metre) 
If you look at the bottom of this document you will see a list of tips to help you get 
years of use out of your tent but the golden rule is: 

ALWAYS, WITHOUT FAIL, STORE YOUR BELL TENT BONE DRY OR YOU 
RUN THE RISK OF GETTING A MOULDY TENT!  

 
Enjoy! And please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions, 
good ideas on better ways of bell tenting or just to send in pictures of you 
Camping with Soul for the gallery on the site. 
 

Putting up a Standard Bell Tent  

 

1) Unpack the bell tent 

   

 
2) Lay out the ground sheet and find the slightly longer 
side which is where the door goes. Rotate the ground 
sheet so the door is facing the desired direction and pin 
it down tightly with the smallest set of pegs  
 
3) Make sure door is zipped shut and lift the 
canvas onto the ground sheet. Line up the  
tent’s door zip with the middle of the longest 
side of the groundsheet. 
 

  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Standard

Page 1: ... GETTING A MOULDY TENT Enjoy And please don t hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions good ideas on better ways of bell tenting or just to send in pictures of you Camping with Soul for the gallery on the site Putting up a Standard Bell Tent 1 Unpack the bell tent 2 Lay out the ground sheet and find the slightly longer side which is where the door goes Rotate the ground sheet so the d...

Page 2: ...p centre of the tent and match it with end of the pole Then pull the pole in and up so you raise the roof of the tent This will be easy as there is very little tension at this point 6 Stand next to the pole and adjust the bottom to make it as upright as possible The pole will stay upright as there is just enough tension to hold it vertical 7 Next take the remainder of the poles and assemble the A ...

Page 3: ...e pegs in then go round adjusting the guy ropes to create the desired tension By doing it this way and following the seam lines your Bell Tent will look like this perfect and without creases 9 Finally go inside the tent and tuck the flap plastic skirt at the bottom of the canvas walls under the ground sheet folding the flap to go round the ground sheet pegs There you go Job done Walls up If it s a...

Page 4: ...o get your tent back in the bag without hassle 1 Take all the poles and pegs out of the tent not the groundsheet and fold the tent over itself so you have a double layer half moon Keep the tent on the groundsheet and off the ground to keep it clean and dry 2 Place the tent bag above the top of the tent so you have a template for how wide you want the tent to end up Now start folding in from the si...

Page 5: ... bone dry in the field if that s the case roll up the dry tent into it s bag roughly pack up the wet ground sheet and pop it in something water proof Once home dry it out and continue putting the tent away 7 Now place the groundsheet on the folded tent followed by the pole bag and peg bag and then roll the whole thing into a tight bundle using the ties to secure the tent in a roll Next lift one en...

Page 6: ...ertain areas that appear more translucent Please contact us if this is the case as we also sell re proofer Maintenance starts when setting up your Bell Tent If a Bell Tent has not been set up correctly uneven forces will pull on the canvas This could eventually lead to damage To ensure your tent stays set up correctly daily guy rope maintenance is necessary It is in your interest to keep the canva...

Page 7: ...r tents water resistance and prolong its lifespan after a considerable amount of use the outside of the canvas can be re treated with a sealant There are many good spay can sealants on the market We also sell re proofer History of Bell Tents The Bell Tent is a type of tent whose walls about 3ft high are held up by a single central pole some 10 ft high It has a circular floor plan of some 10 ft to ...

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