Nearly there.
Now it’s time to stick the poles though the rivets on either end get your Malu up.
This job is much easier with two but you can do it alone.
Put the peg through the loop like so and you can slide the adjuster up and down to change the tension.
If doing it alone peg out the two guys at around a 45 degree angle from each other and put the pole up. (like above) Then
have the other pole in hand and back away sliding the Maul through your hand while keeping the tension up so the first
pole doesn’t fall over.
When you get to the other end, insert the pole, stand it upright and keeping the tension up slide along the two guy ropes
until you get to the end. You need the pegs ready (put them in your back pocket or somewhere you can get them without
loosing the tension) and put them through the loops, spread the two ropes and get them in the ground quick. Once it’s
stable you can them move one peg at a time to position them at the most stable angles and then use the sliding adjuster
to get it good and solid.
Obviously if there’s two of you it’s much easier!!
Now the hard bit’s done.
Go round putting the rest of the pegs in and adjusting the lengths of the guy ropes to get the desired shape. If you shorten
up one side of guys (you can tie loops in them to make them really short) you bring that side closer to the ground,
The longer the guy, the further away, the higher the side.
Job done, lie back and relax.
Setting up your Malu with a Bell Tent.
String up your Malu as explained above and then lay it out in front of your erected bell tent. Then put the spike above the
door through the hole in the middle of the Malu and peg the corners of that side down either side of the door.
(if you have a 5 metre bell tent you may have to use the strings)
Now take the two poles and angle them from the front corners and rope them out to make the structure stable. Then peg
out the other guy ropes for extra stability if you wish.
Use your Malu to attach your tent to your vehicle or as a large covered awning area either off your tent or car.
