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Quote: Originally posted by MandiNKel on 31/5/2010

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I unzip mine to get all the air out and then zip them up.

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Same here. 

And if is a new tent don't forget to take note of how it is folded when you first unpack it, otherwise you might not get it back in the bag. 

If the tent has a sewn in groundsheet then you need to leave the doors partially open in order to expel all the air inside, otherwise you will end up with a balloon. Likewise when erecting it, to let the air in again.

My tent has a SIG and I also leave the bedroom pod fitted and erect it as one, so when taking the tent down I leave the door zips open by about 12" at the bottom, and the bedroom pod door as well. This keeps the doors and the fly netting from flapping around loosely but still allows air to escape or get in at the bottom.

If the tent has a loose groundsheet then the doors can be zipped up fully.

Quote: Originally posted by Fotogen on 31/5/2010

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Maybe I'm a sad case but I took a series of photo images which I printed off and put with tent and instructions.

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Depending on how you may have to fold the tent to get it back in it's bag, try folding it so that the doors are at the outside edges rather than tucked inside the mass somewhere. The air can escape easier then.

When collapsed my tent is a big rectangle. I fold it completely over from one long side to the other. This puts all the rings and pins on the outside and the side door on the edge. I then fold it again in the same direction leaving the rings and pins and door still on the outside edge. I am then left with a thin rectangle which I fold in half then start rolling from the folded side. This pushes all the air towards the edges where the open doors are.

Always close my zips! habit really

Always been taught that from when young and still do it now, thought it was to do with strain on the zips?? if left open. I did DofE and was a venture scout, OH does the same and he was a cadet, maybe that's something to do with it???