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Personbrycie732
28/10/2010 at 8:23pm
 Location: Alloa Scotland
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Just bought this bad boy for next year at a great price. Any advice, hints or tips from current owners on puting the tent up would be appreciated. Mon the summer!!!!!!!!!

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Personadandemsmom
28/10/2010 at 9:34pm
 Location: West Midlands
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No tips but a lovely tent, congratulations



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Personsunvalleysue
29/10/2010 at 10:42am
 Location: The Love Shack
 Outfit:  BearLake 6 and a hot water bottle. View sunvalleysue's Profile View Profile   Reply to sunvalleysue Reply   Quote sunvalleysue Quote  
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Great tent......its a beast.

With it being a tunnel tent you shouldn't really have much trouble.
Just thread each set of pole and then insert into ring and pins.Then stand up,pull out and put on a couple of guys until positioned correctly,then finish guying and peg down.

If you find that way a bit heavy to lift,then just insert the front one,stand it up,put a guy on and then work back doing the same to each pole.

Phil.

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Personpitchperfect
29/10/2010 at 11:25am
 Location: Berkshire
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Congratulations on the new tent!

If you can I'd do a test pitch soon just to check it all out for missing bits/faults, etc.. Annoying, but probably a good idea.

Pitching tips? ... if there's going to be wind of any strength then pitching it bum to the wind really helps. We've got a Wolf Lake 5 which is a similar (ish) kind of shape, and doing it this way definitely makes a difference. If it really picks up then remove/stow the front canopy, and you'll be as right as rain.

Have fun .


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PersonSafeway56
29/10/2010 at 11:49am
 Location: Newton le Willows LANCASHIRE
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Pitching video for Arkansas 5

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Personfluffydogs02
29/10/2010 at 6:57pm
 Location: Hayling Island UK
 Outfit: Royal Winnipeg 6 + Citroen Picasso View fluffydogs02's Profile View Profile   Reply to fluffydogs02 Reply   Quote fluffydogs02 Quote  
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Aw, nice tent!  We seriously considered that one and the Ohio when we were looking but neither had quite the right sleeping pod configuration for our needs.  I love the colours and the patterned fabrics.  Hope you have many happy times in it.

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Personbrycie732
29/10/2010 at 9:55pm
 Location: Alloa Scotland
 Outfit: Outwell Arkansas 7 View brycie732's Profile View Profile   Reply to brycie732 Reply   Quote brycie732 Quote  
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Thanks for the advice everyone, much appreciated

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Personbrycie732
29/10/2010 at 10:35pm
 Location: Alloa Scotland
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Oh aye, and a big thanks to the lady from John Cross camping for the advice and information.

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Brycie


PersonBritsd
14/6/2011 at 8:27pm
 Location: None Entered
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Hi Brycie. If you still need any help or advice on the Arkansas 7 please let me know. We have used ours with the front awning a few times now.

Steve


PersonRogLozLee
14/6/2011 at 9:40pm
 Location: Staffordshire
 Outfit: Outwell Cloud 5 View RogLozLee's Profile View Profile   Reply to RogLozLee Reply   Quote RogLozLee Quote  
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I have the Arkansas 5 and its a wonderful tent.

Just bought the front awning and its now a huge wonderful tent !!!

 

Still cannot get it back in the bag though !!



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PersonMadscot66
14/6/2011 at 10:22pm
 Location: Dumfries
 Outfit: Amazon 600 zenith 8 man kampa polzeath View Madscot66's Profile View Profile   Reply to Madscot66 Reply   Quote Madscot66 Quote  
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Had a good look at this tent. It was the biz . Decided against it but only just. Wanted polycotton . You will be the talk of the camp site.......


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Personjohn#mel#3kids!
14/6/2011 at 10:32pm
 Location: west yorks
 Outfit:  Vango inspire 600xl 5m bell tent View john#mel#3kids!'s Profile View Profile   Reply to john#mel#3kids! Reply   Quote john#mel#3kids! Quote  
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hi it was a toss up between the arkansas 7 and vermont xl for me, the vermont xl package won through only due to the enclosed front,i love the colours of the arkansas. me and missus got out xl up in 25 mins tonight and thats first time! we put corner pegs in at the back, put in roof pole and then uprights, then pegged out corners at front but about a foot from full length to allow movement, put in front poles which now means the tent will stand on its own, now do the same with other poles from centre outwards, when all poles are on just pull poles out to correct position and peg, bobs your teapot i got my 2011 for £819 with carpet and footprint and thought i did well



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