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Well we finally decided on the Campus Yale. Took delivery of it eyaterday and pitched it in the garden today.

Watching the video on the Khyam website, they pegged out the groundsheet first then inserted the poles. (it's all in 1 SIG)

On the instructions though, it says to insert the poles and then peg out groundsheet. we did it this way today and found that the poles were falling over each other and in the end, the groundsheet was not as straight and taut as we'd hoped.

Can you do it as for the Kyham? DH is worried that there's be too much pressure on the poles that way.

Hi Gillian.

We find that it is easier to get the pin into the end of the pole if the SIG is not pegged out as per the video. We just do as Debby has suggested and loosely peg out the 4 corners just to hold the SIG in place and then do the poles before completing the pegging out. Once the poles are threaded in their sleeves and the pins in place then they are not going anywhere, even if they fall about a bit you can still pull the SIG taut and finish pegging out.

I dont think there are any hard and fast rules about the way to put up tents. You find a way that works for you which may be nothing like the instructions but still gets the tent up correctly. We find this works for us but it took us 3 trips and wrestling with the instructions before we decided to ignore them.

Carol

Hi, pegging down the four corners definitely helps and then when the poles are threaded and up the other pegs can be put in.

Its a great tent. We have used ours for the 3rd time since we bought it and it just gets easier and quicker putting it up each time.

Enjoy!

Wy