Always assemble your tent at home before use to ensure all parts are
in good order and you understand how to erect your tent!
1.
Selectasitethatislevelwithproperdrainageintheevent
ofaheavyrain.Removeallsharporprotrudingobjectsthat
couldcausedamagetothetentfloor.
2. Spreadoutthetentbodyindesiredlocation.Notethe
‘front’ofthetentbodywillbetheendthathasdoublepins
atcornerringandpinlocations.(Werecommenduseofa
protective‘footprint’orgroundsheetasshowninimage1
whichprovidesaddedfloorprotection)
3. Buildtwomainframepolesmakingsuretofullyinsert
ferruleconnections.Slidepoles,always
pushingpolesandneverpulling,through
polesleeveslocatedonthetopofthetent
bodyuntiltheyarebothfullyinsertedand
forminganXpatternonthetentbody.
(image1)
4. Startingatonecornerinsertthecorner
pinintothebaseofthepole.(image2)
5.
Movetotheoppositeendofthesame
pole.Pushthepoletowardstheopposite
cornertoflexthepoleandcreateahoop.
Whenable,insertthiscornerpinintothe
poleend.Tohelpfullyflexthepoleyou
cangrabontotheendofthepolesleeve
andpullthesleevetowardsyouwhile
pushingthepoleintothesleeve(image
3).Whencompletedthetentbodywill
haveonecompletedhoopbutstillinflat
position(image4).
6. Repeatthisstepwiththesecondpole,
insertingonepinintothepoleendand
thenmovingtotheotherend,flexingthepoleandmaking
thepininsertion.Itisduringthislaststagewhentheinner
tentwilltakestandupshapeasyouflexthesecondpole.
Whentheinnertentiserectedattach
tentclipstopoles.Yourinnertentwill
nowbefullyassembled(image5).
7.
Youcannowstaketheerectedinnertent
byinsertingstakesateachcornerusingthe
webloopsasprovided(image6).Asyou
stakethetentdownstretchthefloortofull
size.
8. Usingthevestibulepole,longestofremain-
ingtwopoles,assembleasdescribedand
slidethroughthepolesleevelocatedon
theroofpartofthemeshvestibule.Flex
andinsertcornerpinsintotheendsofthe
pole.(Seeimage7)Attachtentclipsto
pole.Stretchoutthefrontcornersofthe
vestibuleandstakeoutasshownin
image8
9. Spreadouttheflysheetonthegroundwith
theundersidefacingup.Assemblethefly
pole.Locatethetwopolepockets,see
image9,ontheundersideoftheflysheet
andinsertthepoleendsintothesepockets.
Youwillneedtoflexthepoleslightlyto
makethishappen.AttachthethreeVelcro
flytopolefastenerslocatedalongtheseam
thatisinlinewiththeflypole.Seeimage
10.
10. Nowliftandinverttheflysheetandpositiontheflyonto
thetent.Orientthevestibuleend,haswindow,overthe
largemeshvestibule.Whenallstepsarecompleteditwill
bedrapedlooselyovertheentiretent.Therearenowim-
portantflytotentattachmentsrequired.Theseattach-
mentsareimportantintheeventofstormy
weather.
11. AteachprebentshoulderyouwillfindVel-
croaspartofthepolesleeve.Lineupthe
correspondingVelcroontheundersideoftheflysheetand
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS for Bon Echo Tour 500/600
Component List:
• Tentbody(innertent)-Flysheetwithguy
linesattached
• Frameconsistsof2pre-bentmainpoles,
1vestibulepole,1flypole
• Steelstakes
