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If you are using the tent without the fly, you may find that the two short crossbar poles
get in the way because they protrude beyond the sides of the canopy. Simply pull out
the outermost section of each crossbar pole, and fold it back towards the pole hub. Hold
the folded section in place by using the plastic pole clip on the seam between the metal
S-hook and the pole hub.
DISASSEMBLING THE TENT
The most important consideration in taking down a tent is not to stress the poles and
fabrics. First, disconnect guylines and release the tension from the tent. Next, release
all the poles. If your tent has pole sleeves, push the poles out of the sleeves instead of
pulling them out. To minimize the stress on the bungee cord in the poles and to speed
disassembly, fold each pole in half first, and then fold down towards the outsides,
two sections at a time.
PACKING THE TENT
If possible, fold and roll the tent rather than stuffing it into its sack—rolling makes a
smaller package, and causes fewer creases in the polyurethane coating. The tent and
poles may be carried separately for easier packing or load sharing. There are two
drawcords on the tent sack. Use the lower one when carrying the tent separately from
the poles; this makes a shorter package that fits sideways into a pack. If carrying the
pole sack on the outside of a pack, securely attach the drawcord to the pack to
avoid loss.
A pole tip: The angled middle section of the front arch pole has one longer and one
shorter adjoining section. If you leave the angled section plugged into the shorter section
rather than into the longer one, the final pole package will be shorter. Experiment to
see which side is the correct one to unplug. You may wish to mark the shorter section
with a piece of tape as a reminder.
