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hi tentester

we fold ours length ways to the size of the carry bag and as one person rolls it the other helps squash the air out. we have never had a prob getting it away but ours is a 3 year old version so maybe they have changed the design of the bag which makes it more difficult!!

We unpeg ours and remove all poles, stretch out the flysheet over the inner tent (its a 2007 model) then fold the two opposite pods to the middle, then the porch and the other pod to meet them. You should now have groundsheet top and bottom with none of it touching the flysheet. then you just fold till its bag width then roll up tight.

We have the hartford XL 2008 and I have found that the best way as already mentioned  above is to fold all the pods in to a squarish shape.  You then need to fold the sides in by making 4 folds.  This makes the width about the right size for the bag.  Squash the air out as you make each fold and push up for the rear of the tent to the front.

Once you have made the 4 folds fold the thing from the back to front about 2/5ths of the way up pack your porch ground sheet and door mat then role it up.  I've not tried puttin the poles in too yet as we pack them separately due to the weight of the thing but i guess you could.  Role it twice to get as much air out as possible.  Then tie it, turn it up on one end and put the bag down on it.  Flip iy over and pull the bag up.  Good luck and I hope it helps.