Saturday, October 17, 2009

How to Set Up a 4 Man Tent

By Jeremy Thomas

Many first time campers have never pitched a 4 man tent before. The wrong time to learn is when you are out on your camping trip, and it is time to settle down for the night. If you do not know what you are doing, it can be an annoying situation, which can severely test your patience. Consider setting your tent up at home, prior to going on a camping trip. Get someone to help you. You will then know if you can pitch it by yourself.

We have listened to this all before. Find the right spot. It is a very important task. Get a location that is high and dry. Try to find the most leveled part of the planet. If it starts raining or you get heavy winds, your 4 man dome tent should hold up. To avoid damaging your ground mat, remove all rocks and trash from the area you will be pitching the tent.

Since you have located a good spot, start putting the tent floor together. Ideally, you want to put the tarp down, to protect you from the naked ground. Remove any sharp debris that could rip the floor of the tent, and smooth the wrinkles out of the ground cloth. Put a temporary tape patch over any holes that were punctured in the flooring, to keep bugs from entering the 3 4 man tent.

Put the poles and frame together. If this brand of 4 man camping tent is new to you, do an online search for clips that explain how to set up the tent. Build the frame slowly. If you get frustrated or annoyed, try not to bend the aluminum poles. Don't ruin your whole trip, by bending a pole, and not having a back up plan. Be patient when setting up the tent.

Assemble the frame, and attach the cover of the tent. Right now, manufacturers have designed a 4 man pop up tent, that will automatically unfold itself, and set up. Because the fabric is attached to the poles already, set up is a breeze. When setting up a regular tent, make sure you don't rip the cloth when it is time to attach the frame.

Attach guy rope to the spots designated on the tent. After pulling the rope until its rigid, nail in stakes at 45 degree angles, going away from the tent. Secure the stakes at 45 degree angles, anchoring them vertically will not last as long. Read about consumers who had this issue in a 4 man tent review.

Practice setting up your tent, so you can breeze through it when you get to the campsite. It will save time.

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