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Topic: Pitching advice please for Bear Lake 6

lulu72

03/6/2011 at 7:27pm
Location: Lincolnshire
Outfit: Bear Lake 6

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We've only pitched our tent 3 times, once in the garden and twice on a couple of short stays close to home. The last one we pitched in the wind and it took us (dh and I) about 2 hours!! This seems excessively long to me, I'm sure it didn't take us this long on the previous occasion (last august).

Has anyone got some tips for great pitching that won't take us 2 hours, we have 4 children and they were getting very fed up whist waiting this time - bless them.

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shirleys

03/6/2011 at 10:24pm
Location: Stalybridge
Outfit: Outwell Oakland XL

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Another one for the Gary cross method possibly.
how do you actually pitch it? the Outwell video way?

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sunvalleysue

04/6/2011 at 7:28am
Location: The Love Shack
Outfit: BearLake 6 and a hot water bottle.

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How we do it..

Footprint down first,
Assemble all the poles and leave ZIG and canopy zipped off
Spread the canvas out on the footprint and peg out the rear corners
Insert the front pole,stand up and put a guy on the front.
Do the same to the back pole and than fill in with the middle ones.
Slide in the cross braces and then pull out the tent until straight.
Zip in the groundsheet and then clip in the inners.
Last job zip on the canopy,fit the pole and then guy out/peg down.
We have only done it twice and it takes us about 40 minutes.

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lulu72

04/6/2011 at 7:44pm
Location: Lincolnshire
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Thanks for the replies

We don't have a footprint, but we do spread the canvas out (with the zig and canopy off). We then put all the poles together and then one by one, starting from the back insert the poles working our way to the front. I think having a footprint would help, especially if we try your way Sue - thank you for typing all of that out. I just need to purchase a footprint before our next trip in July.

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lewislaw

05/6/2011 at 11:40am
Location: Hampshire
Outfit: Outwell Concorde XL + awning & M

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Thanks for this too.

Had first go at pitching our BL6 yesterday (hence we found they sold us the wrong model.. grrr) will print out and try this method too.

I like the peg back and pitch front idea. we found the outwell way a bit tricky (as they don't show you the whole pulling the tent out bit!)

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