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Hello everyone

I'm brand new to this! we' ve just bought a second hand frame tent off ebay - a Cabanon Elody - and our son picked it up for us so we've not seen it put up or anything! Thanks to reading bits of info off this site we gather that you lay the poles down first, stand it up on the first set of poles, hang the sleeping bit and roof linings then stand it up to full height. Does this sound ok? and does anyone have any advice for us virgin campers (in our forties lol) we'd be grateful for any help.

I agree with Sue`s method, I would put the inners in last too. Her tip to zip the door up BEFORE pegging is a good one, or it won`t shut and you`ll have to start again!!

Excellent purchase look forward to seeing some photos, and welcome to the site

Hi Stargazermilly & welcome to the forum

Congratulations on your purchase of a brilliant tent    We love our Elody.

Hi and thanks to everyone for the warm welcome

We're really excited and can't wait to go on our first trip! trust the weather to have turned! Can anyone advise on any more absolute essentials that we should take? there seems to be so much out there to buy but we've got to be sensible with space. Another worry is is it safe to cook inside the tent?

Hi Sue and Phil

Thanks for the list. Kids all grown up now so no worries about that, will try cooking inside just needed a bit of reassurance! On another point -not that I'm a worrier or anything (not much lol)  - want to use electric hook up but am scared of being electrocuted sorry if that sounds daft!

I cook inside our Elody, just make sure your cooker isn't too near the 'kitchen window', and roll the top of the window up so that the steam escapes through the mesh in the top half. It helps to have at least the top half of the door open too.

We've used hook up in ours. There's a split in the mud flap next to the kitchen window, so we bring the cable in there. Make sure you clip the hook up to a tent pole, or a table leg - don't sit it on the floor.

Thanks for all the advice! we're off soon to Hertfordshire - youngest son at Knebworth rock concert so we're hovering near but not too near lol

Hope to have piccies soon

Hi, just tagging onto this threa.  I'm after a Cabanon Elody to fix mine!  Any condition I just need a few poles but will purchase a complete tent if anyone has one.

Thanks

Neil

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