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Personbungly
02/8/2011 at 12:00pm
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Well the time is nearly here.

Off to Billing Aquadrome Saturday for 1 night to see how we get on with camping.

We have a gelert vector 8 which I pitched 2 weeks ago and that seemed fine, however I also have a canopy which I tried to pitch in my garden on Sunday without the tent, Guy ropes kept coming loose and it would not stand up on its own, will it be easier with the tent up or am I doing something wrong.

Bob


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Personrichibeno
02/8/2011 at 5:10pm
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yes should be easier with the tent up ,

easier with 2 people as well

put the poles through the canopy ring and pin them ,put next to tent ,throw over the head tail over the roof and guy or strap ,then pull the canopy out away from the tent ,so it opens fully then guy the front ,then tension it properly


PersonDianeandPaul
02/8/2011 at 8:25pm
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We also have this canopy, when we used it for the 1st time within half hour the back guy line snapped off, we took it back and was told that it was happening with most of this canopy (poor manufacturing fault). The store offered us either a replacement (saying it may happen again) or a repair with stronger seams. We decided on the repair. Hope you have better luck with yours.

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Personbungly
03/8/2011 at 8:37am
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Thanks folks
There is a few of us going in seperate tents so should be OK.
You will know if it isn't as there will be an ad on e.bay on monday.
Saying tent for sale part erected buyer to collect from Billing.
Only joking I hope.
Bob


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Personmjk1964
01/4/2012 at 11:54am
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hi dianneandpaul, same question as for bungly: i want to buy a vector 8 online but from the pictures i can't see if there are mosquito nets on the doors of the rooms, i camp in italy...so there alre lots of mosquitos in summer
and what about the main entrance? does it have a mosquito net?
thanks for attention


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PersonDianeandPaul
01/4/2012 at 7:56pm
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Hi mjk,

Yes the tent does have the mosquito nets on rooms and also on main doors.

Diane

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