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04/8/2015 at 8:43am
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Not "being sure of the exact psi" sounds a little alarming to me, if I may say so!
Unless I'm mistaken, most of these inflatable tents (from the various manufacturers) require something between 7psi and 12 psi (depending on tent/model/manufacturer).
Taking a mean of those, so let's say 10psi, clearly every pound difference is 10% of the required pressure! I'd hope this "sweet zone" on the gauge isn't too large!
From what I've read, I'd also suggest the actual pressure appears to be somewhat critical, with talk of collapsed beams, regular checks, deflate when hot weather etc... not to mention a couple of instances of actual "explosions" of the beam(s) (not sure what tent/model etc, sorry if that's alarmed anyone!).
On a tent that needs inflating to around 60psi, even a difference of 5 psi either way would make "only" 8.3% difference (or 1.7% per single psi). (You'd also expect (hope!) that the tubes in such a tent were of a more substantial design, so hopefully any such differences in pressure would be less critical?)
As these tents appear, in some cases, to be a little sensitive, my first suggestion, with respect, would be to make sure you do indeed know the exact required pressure... and that you check it regularly/Adjust accordingly.
More alarmingly, with regards to the tent mentioned above (Cirrus 6), there is no mention of the required psi at all on the relevant web page or indeed within the linked video (from that same page)!
Maybe a deeper google search could find an "official reference", and one would certainly hope there's some sort of written instruction (with the relevant psi detail, of course) accompanying a new purchase.
Knowing GO as I do, I'd hate to think any new owner of one of these tents would have to rely on the verbal info passed on by one of their assistants on the shop floor! I doubt you'd get the same answer more than once, even from the same assistant! 
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04/8/2015 at 9:18am
Location: Derby.
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Further to my post above, I've just thought of something else, too...
I've no idea how accurate these supplied hand pumps are, but I am aware, from experience, that even £50+ worth of a "reputable and recognised" electric pump can prove somewhat inaccurate. At approx. 12 psi inaccuracy at the 60psi reading, that's a whopping 20% shortfall of the intended pressure!
With that in mind, I would highly recommend buying, and using, a calibrated air pressure tester, offering a more accurate reading... particularly when the margins for error are so apparently slim.
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