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Subject Topic: Frame Tent to high? Post Reply Post New Topic
29/4/2006 at 2:24pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 510 Series 6
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Hello everyone,
I have Just bought a Sunncamp Cottage frame tent (secondhand) The correct height quoted on a site that sells them new is 215cm which it is.
But...the grey plastic draught flap at the bottom of the tent and the peg rubbers seem to be about 8 inches to short.
Will this stretch in the rain? The tent has hardly been used.
Many thanks for any info provided and a pleasant May break to all.
Ray.


29/4/2006 at 2:43pm
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it should look like in the pictures. were there any pitching instructions??. were the legs running in line with the seams. you should be able to pull them out a bit . it ake it the legs are not ajusable



29/4/2006 at 3:38pm
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are the legs adjustable ? if not set it up and soak it and try and stretch it with weights along the bottom.


29/4/2006 at 4:58pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 510 Series 6
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Thank you for your comments and so quick.
My daughter and son in law are sleeping in it tonight with rain expected so we will try weights as well.
Many thanks Carole and Wildie for your advice I am now going to check the seams.

Ray.


29/4/2006 at 6:19pm
 Location: Sheffield
 Outfit: Cabanon Guadeloupe Zephyros3
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Do check to see if the poles are adjustable - on my old old frame tent there were buttons that you pushed in and they clicked out through a hole in the pole they were attaching too. There were two holes to choose from, so that the fabric could be less or more taut.


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29/4/2006 at 6:31pm
 Location: Scotland.
 Outfit: Conway Camargue Lots of Vangos. .
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I don`t quite understand what you mean, sorry. Is there literally an eight inch gap between the bottom of the mud wall and the ground?

Remember in canvas tents the mud wall has to go part way up the side to protect the cotton canvas from soaking up water from puddles. Then there`s usually a bit of extra to tuck under the groundsheet. In my last TT the mud wall was about 18" high, with six inches of extra to tuck under. The rubber loops were placed accordingly, at what would be ground level.

And the poles adjusted heightwise too, to allow for slopes and bumps and dips. You could end up with the mud wall dangling in mid air but that was simply adjusted by shortning the poles down.



30/4/2006 at 10:28am
 Location: Essex
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Hello everyone,

Valk_scot thanks for your comments. The mud wall touches the ground. Since leaving out last night after heavy rain it is now better and the pegs go in ok. Hello Foggers n Dick, we checked out what you said and the poles have no adjustment but we think the problem is solved by a good soaking. Thank you all once again for your help and attention.

Ray.



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