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Hi - hope you don't mind me picking on you but I notice you have a Cabanon and I'm hoping you can help us!

The tent is fab (can't remember the model sorry) it's just we never seem to be able to get all the flaps around the bottom flush with the ground, and the pegs across the back end are stretched, poles at the corners showing - any tips? Last week in Norfolk it was amazing in the gales/rain but at 5am on Wednesday the pegs across the back all popped out simply because they were stretched as we can't get the canvas down far enough

Any tips gratefully received!!

Thanks, Scootie 

Hi Scootie. Sorry to butt in but I have 2 cabanon tents and have had a similar problem to you. The trick seems to be to choose as level ground as possible to pitch on, and if you make sure that all the seams run as straight as possible on the frame it usually ensures a good pitch. We spend a fair bit of time squaring the frame and canvas and making sure the legs are not splayed too far out as this can lift the canvas and the mud flaps too much. Also zip the doors up before pegging out as it can be an embarrasment if the door doesn't close!!

Hope this helps.

All the best

Quote: Originally posted by Ho11yBerry on 29/8/2007Might be worth mentioning at this point that when bringing home a wet canvas tent it should be put back onto the frame and pegged out until to dry, not just hung over the banisters or washing line, otherwise it will shrink and result in the problems you're having (although this may not have been the case in this instance)

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