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Topic: outwell windbreak, help !!!

weirclan

18/7/2007 at 4:38pm
Location: nottingham
Outfit: outwell hartford xl

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Hi all , just bought an outwell windbreak and have spent well over half an hour so far trying to slide the poles into the canvas of the windshield , surely there must be an easier way ?? it's like trying to fit an elephant into a mini ! ( ok , a bit of an exaggeration

) , point is , the poles are wider than the slots they go into ! ( or are they ) , anyone else have problems ? , i found it easier pitching the tent !!!

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just booked our first four camping trips,

highfields , ashbourne , derbyshire.(been and enjoyed it, review posted)

waterleisure,skegness.

thorntons holt , notts.

blue dolphin (thanks aimless) , filey.

sue34

18/7/2007 at 5:27pm
Location: newcastle under lyme
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hi,

i havn't got any tips sorry,but wanted to say that it doesn't sound right to me if you are struggling this much,maybe youv'e got a dud.if you are forcing it be careful as the material might rip.

hope somebody can come on and help you out,im sure loads of people have got them on here.

good luck,hope you get it sorted

weirclan

18/7/2007 at 5:54pm
Location: nottingham
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thanks for the reply anyway

, i bought it off ebay , seemed a nice enough bloke but beggining to wonder if it is a dud like you say and i have been had

, hope not .

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just booked our first four camping trips,

highfields , ashbourne , derbyshire.(been and enjoyed it, review posted)

waterleisure,skegness.

thorntons holt , notts.

blue dolphin (thanks aimless) , filey.

oldgadgie

18/7/2007 at 6:00pm
Location: County Durham
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Try pushing the poles up the bottom of the pole sleeves in the windbreak.

Les

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weirclan

18/7/2007 at 6:22pm
Location: nottingham
Outfit: outwell hartford xl

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i am getting more frustrated and angry by the minuate now ! , still can't get em in

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just booked our first four camping trips,

highfields , ashbourne , derbyshire.(been and enjoyed it, review posted)

waterleisure,skegness.

thorntons holt , notts.

blue dolphin (thanks aimless) , filey.

weirclan

18/7/2007 at 6:41pm
Location: nottingham
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right ! they are all in , the last one was easy , plenty of room for it to just slide in , the first 3 were very hard to do , anyone know if this is normal ?

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just booked our first four camping trips,

highfields , ashbourne , derbyshire.(been and enjoyed it, review posted)

waterleisure,skegness.

thorntons holt , notts.

blue dolphin (thanks aimless) , filey.

SteveE0786

18/7/2007 at 6:45pm
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We recently bought 2 of these and dont have the problem you are describing

One of the sleeves is a little tight but nothing a litte wiggling does not solve

Does it have the OASE flag logo on it

Steve

Velvet Kitten

18/7/2007 at 7:10pm
Location: Anglesey - Wales
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Take the windbreak to your nearest stockist of the same product and tell them you bought it and it is faulty and would like an exchange even though you dont have the reciept some places will exchange them as they will just send it back to their suppliers - its a bit of a cheek but I would have a go all the same.

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carpman

18/7/2007 at 7:41pm
Location: newmarket suffolk
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one sleeve on mine is a little tight, i finder it easier to slide the pole in from the bottom.

rickit

18/7/2007 at 7:54pm
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Found they loosen up after a few uses.

bordercaz

18/7/2007 at 9:40pm
Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
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They definitely go in the bottom end first.

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shobday4

26/7/2007 at 9:17pm
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yep,bottom end first,ours were a tight fit,(half price in millets,£19.99)my problem was the pins at the bottom fall out if the widnbreaks encounter much moving about,also,ive got 2,but they are both strung differently,one has double strings on every post,the other only a single on the middle,strange

rebusuber

27/7/2007 at 12:01am
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Could it have been in a washing machine on a high temp wash then in a dryer, to clean it for sale? this could shrink the material.

weirclan

27/7/2007 at 9:36am
Location: nottingham
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it seemed it new condition and i believe the guy when he says it has never been used as he has over 800 feedback and all positive , i also collected it from his home so i don't believe he would have let me do that if he knew it was faulty , suppose i will just have to live with it

and put it down to a stitching fault at outwell.

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just booked our first four camping trips,

highfields , ashbourne , derbyshire.(been and enjoyed it, review posted)

waterleisure,skegness.

thorntons holt , notts.

blue dolphin (thanks aimless) , filey.

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