SoulPad 4000-hybrid™
Instruction Manual.
Version 2, Published Feb 2012. © SoulPad Ltd. 2012
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GETTING STARTED
Here follows a quick guide to pitching your SoulPad tent. More detailed instructions can be found in the
pages that follow.
1. Peg out the groundsheet so it is taught.
2. Peg out the canvas loops lightly.
3. Position the central pole.
4. Position the A frame.
5. Fit the A frame cap.
6. Close entrances and windows and peg out the guy lines evenly.
7. Apply tension to the guy lines evenly.
8. Tap in the canvas peg loops.
HOW TO ERECT YOUR SOULPAD TENT
The order in which your SoulPad is erected is very important. Never assume that you will remember the
order, and always make sure you have a set of instructions with you each time you pitch your SoulPad tent.
SoulPad users can fall into bad habits and receive bad erection advice from other campers. This can have a
negative impact on the longevity of your SoulPad and its overall performance. In case you lose them, these
instructions are also available on our website.
It is recommended that the SoulPad-hybrid is erected with the groundsheet fully attached. This will ensure a
good shape is achieved.
Groundsheet
1. Lay out the groundsheet as flat as possible, with the canvas connected and on top.
Make sure you have the entrance facing the correct direction and the entrance is zipped closed.
2. Using the smallest pegs (the pin pegs) peg out the groundsheet keeping it as taught as possible.
3. Again using the pin pegs lightly peg out the peg loops at either side of the entrance.
4. Continue to lightly peg out the remaining peg loops around the entire circumference, working methodically
in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction, being sure not to miss any.
Guy Lines Preparation
5. Now it’s time to get the guy lines ready. The first time you erect your SoulPad you will need to unravel all
of the guy lines. Do not peg out the guy lines at this stage; we’re just getting them ready for later steps.
6. The plastic on the guy rope (the black nylon 'slides' that create the peg loop and allow us to adjust the
tension) should rest about 50-70cm from the point they are connected to your SoulPad’s walls to begin with.
This allows you room to adjust the tension in later steps. You will use the loop created by the guy rope to
fasten the larger stake pegs through later.
Poles
7. Partially extend the poles. Unzip the entrance and take the central pole (with rubber stoppers) inside.
Then find the inside of the top of your SoulPad and marry it with the rubber stopper. Make sure the small
metal loop fixed onto the pole is at the top, this is to attach the optional inner tent.
8. Standing roughly in the middle of the groundsheet, pull the pole up so that the roof of your SoulPad rises,
clicking the pole into full length as you do so. This should be reassuringly quite challenging to get into place
due to the tension created by the pegged out canvas fly. It is this tension that keeps your SoulPad in place.
