4
• Place all tent poles and fittings on
the ground in the location
you have selected for the finished tent
• This layout is illustrates a 20 x 40 tent
— see (
appendix
A
) for your specific
size, layout and pole sizes
1
) Start with the crown and its connecting
poles—the drawing shows the correct
postion of the crown—secure these parts
using (2 ) ‘R’ pins per pole
• See (
figure A.
) for ‘R’ pin usage
• Stand these two end assemblies up, to
connect the ridge parts next
• All connection will be made using
this method—2 pins needed
• Insert a pin, halfway, into the alignment
hole—this will act as stop, for spreader
and rafter bars
• Slide pole (spreader, rafter etc.), onto
the appropriate connector—touch the
alignment pin, as a guide
• The pin holes are now lined up—insert
the second ‘R’ pin, all the way, until it
locks in place
Reminder:
Frame plans and connector positions, for
your tent, appear in the appendix
2
) Connect the ridge line next (15x30
or larger), crowns and spreaders
• While standing on a ladder(s) make
all connections from end to end
• If you are short of people, use a tent jack
to hold horizontal poles
3
) Lastly, connect all perimeter bars to
the upper spreaders and rafter bars
• When working around the perimeter,
the last connection should be at a
corner, not a side tee
• The frame should now be complete
FIGURE A. ‘R’ PIN AND ALIGNMENT HOLE
STEP 4. RIDGE AND PERIMETER
enlarged
view
Connector Pole
Alignment hole
Pin hole
STEP 3. LAYOUT FRAME
Position parts in the exact location of finished tent
Start with the parts indicated in black
Connect the 5 poles
while crown is still
on ground—
Stand crown on end
to begin, like so
The last connect should be a corner
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