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Personcookyperm
12/12/2016 at 4:46pm
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Hi,

Woohoo first post after lurking for a while.

I bought my first family tent last year after years of it just being me and the "lads" going on alcohol based camping trips, and i opted for the Coleman Cortes Octagon 8. The tent itself is fine once i put some vaseline on the zip to waterproof it fully but camping with the family opened my eyes to electrical hook ups which unfortunately this model of tent doesn't allow for. does anyone know of a guide or instruction for adding your own hook up slot or is that just a bad idea from the off.

Cheers


PersonJohn4703
12/12/2016 at 5:30pm
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I wonder if you can simply bring the cable in through the main door and when you zip it closed leave a tiny gap for the cable.
You could sew a tape onto the tent to tie round the cable to keep it in the right place.


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We had 127 nights away in the caravan in 2023.


Personmarg6
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Quote: Originally posted by cookyperm on 12/12/2016
Hi,

Woohoo first post after lurking for a while.

I bought my first family tent last year after years of it just being me and the "lads" going on alcohol based camping trips, and i opted for the Coleman Cortes Octagon 8. The tent itself is fine once i put some vaseline on the zip to waterproof it fully but camping with the family opened my eyes to electrical hook ups which unfortunately this model of tent doesn't allow for. does anyone know of a guide or instruction for adding your own hook up slot or is that just a bad idea from the off.

Cheers


do not use Vaseline! it will get all over the tent when you pack it away and then ruin the waterproofing!

easy enough to put your own slot in, you need to strengthen the fabric on both sides of it, I would try and get something that matches ( try point north, they supply outdoor fabrics you only need a 6 inch x 6 inch patch) and then once that is secure you then cut the fabric anyone with a decent skill in sewing could do this for you as its basically the same as doing a rather over sized button hole.


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Looking at a video of your tent I would be inclined to do as John suggested...just run the cable through the door at the bottom on the 'hinge' side where the zip ends up when zipped closed. Just run the zip tight up against the cable when the door is closed. When the door is open, stop the cable sliding across the entrance and getting in the way by putting something heavy on it inside the tent.

Cable entrance slots were an afterthought when EHU first started and everyone used to run the cable through the door or under the flysheet before sewn in groundsheets were invented.



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