1. Select a dry, level site and clear any sharp objects that may puncture the
floor. Remove the tent from its carry bag, untie fabric ties and unroll the
tent.
2. Take the frame parts bag and carefully tip out the poles. Group the poles
together into the following pole groups:
Side Wall Assembly Poles:
Parts: #1, #18, #8, #1 (2 Sets)
Centre Ridge Pole:
Parts: #2/1, #18, #8, #1 (1 Set)
End Support Poles:
Parts: #5, #4 (4 Sets)
External Centre Ridge Upright Poles: Parts: #32, #33 (2 Sets)
Internal Centre Ridge Upright Pole: Parts: #6/5, #7/3 (1 Set)
Support Poles:
Parts: #6/6, #34/1, #35, #35B,
#34/1, #6/6 (1 Set)
Porch Poles:
Parts: #50, #10/2
Parts: #14, #13 (1 Set)
Parts: #41B, #41 (2 Sets)
(Extra set for side awning)
3. Roll the tent out and move it
into the desired position. Ensure
each side is pulled taut. Peg the
four corners out first, then the
middle pegging loops on each
side, then proceed to peg out
the remaining pegging points.
Kakapo 8 Frame Tent
Model No. KC070-230
Your tent includes:
1 x Frame Set
1 x Canvas
35 x Pegs
5 x Ropes (3 x single ropes, 2 x ‘V’ ropes)
PITCHING INSTRUCTIONS
4. SIDE WALL FRAME ASSEMBLY:
5. A) From the porch end of the tent, insert Part #1 through the elasticised
gusset sock (looks like a sleeve) and webbing loop and through the pole
sleeve, feed part #18 through sleeve and connect to part #1.
B) Take second Part #1 and follow same process at the back of the tent.
Feed Part #8 through sleeve and attach.
C) Repeat for the other side.
6. While the tent is still lying on the ground, the CENTRE RIDGE can be
assembled. Connect Part #2/1 to Part #18 then to Part #8 and feed
through pole sleeves.
7. Insert the pole through the gusset
sock, from underneath the porch
canopy through to the top and then
through the pole sleeve along the
ridge, towards the rear of the tent.
Tie the elastic loop at the front
of the tent around the Part #2/1.
Connect Part #1 to the end of Part
#8 and ensure the webbing loop
fits over the rivets securely. Also
check that the pole sleeve hasn’t
caught when the poles have been
pushed together. Check that all poles have been threaded through any
webbing loops on all three frame assembly’s.
8. Connect parts #5 and #4 (4
sets) together. These will
create the END SUPPORT
LEGS needed below.
The poles are coded with a number on a coloured sticker for easier assembly.
The green poles are along the bottom (green for grass), the blue poles are the
upper level poles (blue for sky) and the red poles are the porch poles.
Although the stickers should last well, it is a good idea to label the poles with the
same coloured insulation tape and a permanent marker for future reference.
To keep the porch clean and out of
the way, fold it back over the roof of
the tent until needed.
To make sure the tent stays in place
insert the pegs into the ground at a
45° angle, not straight down.
9. Insert the connected END SUPPORT LEG poles into the roof ends and
raise the sides of the tent. This will take two people to do effectively. Raise
the front entrance first.
10. Connect part #32 to Part #33 (2 sets) to make the EXTERNAL CENTRE
RIDGE UPRIGHT poles.
11. Place the EXTERNAL
CENTRE RIDGE
UPRIGHTS into place at
each end and lift the roof
until taut, use the dome
clip buttons to adjust to the
appropriate height so the
tent fabric is taut.
Unzip and open all of the doors and windows to make erecting the tent easier.
