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Can anyone offer any advice on how to set up my Gelert Horizon porch against our 8-man tent?  We camped twice using it since we bought it in July, but we just cannot get it to sit flush with the tent and I have big gaps around the bottom of the porch.

Is there a "best practice" way of fitting it?  We put the poles in first, then we tie the mallet to the straps that go over the top of the tent and throw that over the tent then we peg it all in. 

Which side should I peg first?  Should I be adjusting the straps that run along the floor in the front of the porch?  Help!! lol

We have a Vango Tigris 800 with the Gelert extension you, (hopefully), have. We've pitched 3 times with it now and have never really got the extension to sit flush. I presumed a couple of things, first it's a Gelert extension against a Vango tent, second that it's not really supposed to sit flush but is close enough to keep any rain from coming in.

In my experience the whole bottom level of the extension is off the ground anyway, so it doesn't make a lot of difference if it's flush as long as it's keeping rain out, and boy did we get some wind and rain last year in Cornwall.

When I put it up I peg everything very loosely so there's plent of room to move the porch about, then centralise it to the tent door opening, push it as close as possible and tighten everything up. Then I pull the part that goes over the tent tighter without the tension being too high. Couldn't live without it now.

They dont fit very well against Gelert tents either.

Only time it fitted really well was with a broken centre pole, but thats a bit drastic-----

Quote: Originally posted by V8trikemids on 05/9/2010

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They dont fit very well against Gelert tents either.

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With practice you can get it tight. It took us 7 or 8 times but we are there now. We get our kids to hold the straps whilst we get the back legs tight and then put in the front guy rope. We then fix the straps at the back and voila.

if you don't have kids ask a neighbour.

Thanks all - most helpful!   Martin63n7 - I'll have a crack setting it up in that way when we go to Sumners Ponds later this month.  The kids will hopefully help out!

Louise - Dimensions of poles - wouldn't have a clue sorry.  Best trying to visit Gelert's website and ask if they do replacement poles just so you can get the dimensions off them.  Sorry I can't be more helpful.

friends have horizon and porch. they have to have it half over the window to make it flush. not no more detail.

good luck