9) Repeat this for all three A frames
10) Now it’s time to fit the two
central poles and the cross bar.
This is the only bit of the build that
really needs two people. Saying that
we did it with one but it’s a bit of a
balancing act getting both poles up
at the same time while keeping them
lined up.
Push both poles to vertical, leave the tent and zip up the door.
11) Using the large pegs, attach the first guy rope above the door. And then
work your way around the tent pegging in the guyropes
N.B. All the guy ropes need to follow the lines of the seams in the roof when
there are some as you want to keep the tension even. Adjust the guy rope slider
so you have approx 50cm of loop to the peg. This allows adjustment in both
directions. It is important to make sure the Bell Tentstays symmetrical and that
the tension is evenly spread.
It is also important not to have too much tension on any of the guy ropes at this
point. Get all the 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 Emperor Bell Tent will
look like this: perfect and without creases.
