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12/8/2024 at 3:35pm
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Hi, and thanks in advance.

I recently purchased an ESVO Acoma, and put it up for the first time last weekend. All went swimmingly, it's a great tent and I'm really pleased with it.

This is the one:

https://www.esvocampingshop.com/en/lightweight-cotton-tent-acoma/

I have a couple of questions about the construction and I'm wondering whether anyone here might be able to provide answers:

   1. The inner has both rubber-loop style and aluminium D-ring style pegging points at every "pegging-point". I used the rubber loops, as they were closer to the ground, but felt that I might be missing something regards the D-rings. What's the purpose of the D-rings? I had a load of little (8 inch) guy-ropes left-over after I'd guyed out the flysheet - was I suppose to guy (and tension) the inner on those aluminium D-rings?

   2. The inner also had rubber loops *inside* the inner tent - what's the purpose of those?

   3. There were a couple of different length guys for the outer tent. Is there a logic for where the shorter (8 inch) and longer (~24 inch) guys are supposed to be used?

Thanks again! I'll remember to take photos and post a review next time.



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12/8/2024 at 6:04pm
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Not an expert and I have not seen this tent in real life before, however, I did have an ESVO Bedouin 340 as my last tent a few years ago.

I believe the rubber loops on the outside of the inner tent are for pegging and securing the base of the inner tent to the ground, and the metal D rings on the outside of the inner tent are for anchoring/securing the inner tent to the outer tent/flysheet.

Would you be able to take a photo or two of the said rubber loops on inside of the inner tent please as I can't quite visualise their position?

Looking at the photos on ESVO's website, I believe the longer guys are for the 4 poles, and the shorter ones for the outer tent/flysheet.

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Thanks for the reply!

Please see the attached photos. It's a little difficult to image the inside rubber thing, since the tent is hanging at the moment, but I hope you can see what I'm getting at.

https://imgur.com/a/gA2maCp

Re the two different length guys: Yes, the very long ones are for the poles, it's the ~8 inch vs the ~20 inch ones that attach to the flysheet (see the imgur link) that I'm not certain about. I've just made my own longer ones from some paracord for most of the flysheet attachment points, since you get more adjustment from a longer piece.

Maybe the longer ones are for the back section of the flysheet and the shorter ones are for the inner? Then you tension the back on the fly sheet, and the front on the pole guys, and you're just meant to peg out the rest with no guys.

You may be right, but I don't think the D-rings are for attaching to the fly, since there's nowhere on the fly to make that attachment. The groundsheet has "edges" such that I suppose if I guyed the fly sheet it would have ~4 inches of ground-sheet-material "wall" around the inner, which I suppose would be good in case of water running under the tent in heavy rain.

It'd be nice if EVSO had some better instructions, to be honest, with some pictures. Perhaps figuring it out is half the fun...


12/8/2024 at 11:11pm
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Sorry, can't help as I was not able to work out whereabout were the plastic D ring and the metal D ring in the third photo.

In the first photo, I suspect the plastic D rings are for attachment of an inner tent carpet to prevent slippage.

And yes I see what you meant about the shorter guys being very short!

The Bedouin 340 came with straps rather than guys.

However, the Hypercamp Escala 4 (a budget cotton canvas pyramid) before that had guys for the outer tent and they were longer than the ones you were holding up!

Try contacting ESVO for help and advice as I have found them very helpful in the past.

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There is a pdf instruction on internet . Search on Google; Esvo Acoma opbouw.


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Ah I found it, thanks to the Dutch Tents for Sale youtube channel, at this timestamp:

https://youtu.be/bHQG5m9xK0o?si=eODtNyeI_ZoYa_Lp&t=78

So I've got to guy out the inner, and I'm presuming with the shorter guys since the inner won't be changing shape so much when it wets out.

Still not sure what the inside inner tent rubber connection is for - if nobody on here knows I guess I'll reach out to ESVO.

Thanks!


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translation building instruction; lay out the groundsheet and tension it tightly with the ground stakes.
Place the tent pole in front of the inner tent and attach it to the pole, then secure the inner tent and the Velcro
Tension the guy line (this will be removed later)
Attach 60 cm guy lines to the d rings and tighten them.
Place the outer roof over the inner tent.
Attach the 30 cm guy lines to the d rings, place the 140 poles, place long guy lines at the front.
Tent tent, start at the sleeping tent, center back, sides forward at the same time (inner tent is then neatly in the middle of the roof.
help remove guy line.
Place rain caps on the poles.



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