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Can someone please give me some advice

We purchased the Croyde 6 vestibule and tried to try it out this weekend with no success.

Firstly, the only way we could get the guy ropes from the canopy to be inside the vestibule area left the canopy not pulled taught enough so it wouldnt stand up properly.

Secondly, there is only one tie on point on the central pole which presumably you tie through where the central guy rope goes.  How on earth do you get the vestibule to stay on over the entire length of the top canopy pole?  We tied the middle on, clipped the sides on and all it kept doing was flopping off the top of the tent

We got in a snot with it in the end, put it back in the bag and vowed to take it back to the shop but thought we would ask for some helpful advice in case we are doing something obvious wrong.

Thanks for any suggestions

I have been looking to buy the vestibule for my Croyde, and I had seen someone post a link for instructions, but I'm not sure how to send the link, but if you go on the Kampa website, look under instructions - tent- and vestibule 2010 it gives detailed pictures on how to put it on.

I think the instructions are for the Filey and Studland, but I would think it all works in the same way.

Hope this is helpful

just had a quick look at instructions here

It is not the same as our Croyde Vestibule, which does not have guy lines.

We don't put down the guylines on our canopy, and we have made a couple of poles to hold the canopy sides taut. (sorry no pic)

To attach the top I use OH as he is 6'2". Put the tie down thru' the top and tie it tight. Stayed put in blustery weather.

Thanks, we have decided we are going to take it back, there was no way it was going to stay over the top of the tent, which completely defeats the object of it.  I have to say I am not impressed with it at all. 

Like you say the instructions on the Kampa website aren't for the Croyde vestibule which appears to be completely different to the other one, just seems daft to me that you cant have the canopy guy ropes out with the vestibule on, they are the only thing that keeps the canopy upright!

Hiyas there is a brief description here don't know if it will help :

Saw that you have already posted there ,,,but maybe something might click now you have had a practice .

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=32&TopicID=242338&PagePosition=1

Madz.

Repeat of the info I put on the other thread.

We used 2 adjustable upright (king) poles.

We replaced the spiky end and the foot with c clips. (used a plumbing connection piece on the larger diameter pole.

This holds the front canopy taut whether the vestibule is up or not.

We have had no problem with the vestibule coming off the top and it was blustery at Matlock and torrential at Driffield!

Debs you say " just seems daft to me that you cant have the canopy guy ropes out with the vestibule on, they are the only thing that keeps the canopy upright!"

But we keep the guys there, just at a steeper angle to come inside the vestibule.

We LOVE our vestibule, it gives great amount of inside/outside space for chairs, cooking, Poppy dog and us.

I haven't found any differences apart from the colour.

Kampa had a production problem with the Lulworth, so changed the name the following year (I believe)

Yes it ties thru' the small hole. I have made the end of the tie a bit pointier to ease inserting it.

We do that first, then pull both sides out and attach it to the poles, then attach the straps.

Then peg at the bottom starting at each side and finishing in the middle. Finally tighten the straps