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04/5/2006 at 5:51pm
Location: Aberdeenshire
Outfit: Outwell Nevada M; Outwell Hartford XL
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Oh, I'm so glad we're not the only ones who couldn't understand that!!!!! I finally, however, worked it out at the weekend (after we'd wrongly hooked up the clips to the rings, which we've always done). There's only one thing it can mean: the clips clip on to the fabric loops attached to the rings. Don't know why Vango haven't clarified this before - the rest of their instructions are good! I'm certain this is what the 'mating half' refers to and will try it next time - couldn't be bothered to put it right this time after we'd adjusted everything. However, I expect it would be better to clip them to the webbing straps as it would put less of a strain on the flysheet and perhaps make sure it's positioned as the manufacturer intended. Awfully glad we weren't the only couple who couldn't make head 'nor' tail of this instruction, though.
One other thing we found very useful came from the instructions for our cheapie, overnight tent, which (strangely enough) isn't actually a geodesic design but mentions a tip for putting one up (?!!) We tried it with the Diablo 900 and our tent went up better than it ever has before and without any problem. We have found it difficult to pitch the dome first of all each time we've done it before we tried this. See what others think, we're convinced it worked well for us:
Once you've got all three main dome poles in their sleeves, pin one end of the blue pole (that's the one which forms the front of the dome rather than one of the two which traverse it) into its ring and gradually fix the other end of the blue pole into the other ring and pin fixing at the other side. Only when you've got this pole in, fix in place the other two poles which traverse the dome - this worked brilliantly for us and saved us struggling like mad with the poles. Hope it's useful for someone else new to the Diablo 900/geodesic tents.
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05/5/2006 at 1:46pm
Location: Newbury
Outfit: Diablo 600
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Hooks attached to the Rings.
Just under 50 minutes and that includes setting out the Footprint Groundsheet.
Helps if you have an able Partner - which I have... although she's only just over 5 foot tall and 7 stone she can't half wack up a tent . Kids come in handy aswell as groundanchors when it gets a bit blowy!!
Off this afternoon after work infact to a lovely little site near Trowbridge! Weather forecast changes by the hour!!
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, does anyone have any advice ??
