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How do you get it bag in the bag, that is a question so many new and old hand campers experience. It has lead to so many family disagreements and fallouts trying to get the tent bag in the bag, it always seems to be twice as large. Your certainly not alone, and going bye seeing others on the campsites with the same problem. Frustration builds up and nothing seems to work, then the rain comes on. We have all been there and done it.

Try and get it as square shape as possable to the size of the bag, each fold get out all the air even sit on it etc. Then when you roll it up or fold it up take your time and just squeeze out all the air bit by bit, then with a bit of luck you may have itthe right size to fit the bag. We always have another bag just incase also for when its wet. Good luck on you next time out have patents we have all been there and on occasions still have the same problem.

Malc

Our new vermont has now sat halfway out of the bag since Sunday having just failed to get the folding right after a test pitch. Going away tomorrow so about to start trying to refold - in our living room - so it'll go in the car!

Not a happy bunny at the thought

Quote: Originally posted by 4happycampers on 05/4/2008

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When we had a ground tent I kept the doors zipped then its ready for puting up next trip out. Then when you have have the tent flat on the ground fold in the sides untll its the same width as your bag (don't guess, get the bag on measure it against the width of the tent ) then on your knees roll the tent as tight as you can, should it start to roll wider than the bag fold it in as you go ( i always found this to be easier as a two person job) then making sure someone brings the bag to the rolled up tent pop it into the bag. I was shown this the first time I went camping and its never failed me. Good Luck.

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People evrywhere, campers gathers, hear me, hear this, 4happycampers solution works a treat!!

I rolled out the Hartford in the 4ft x 4ft study today (no mean feat!) and squared it to the bag size and wrestled that bum (have you ever seen an upturned wood lice?) into the bag. Well done that man. Worked a treat. It'll be interesting in the rain though! I doff my tammy.