How to assemble a tent for recreation or camping

There are a lot of tents, which, depending on the specific model, can become a quickly erected replacement for a gazebo in garden, a safe fishing shelter or a temporary camping home. Despite the design differences, all of them, albeit with small deviations, are assembled according to the same algorithm.

1. Pick a seat

Although tents can be installed both on a solid foundation and on the ground, it is worth choosing a place for them with all seriousness.

The site must correspond to the size of the pavilion and be flat, without a slope. It is advisable to place the tent in a place protected from the winds and not in a lowland, so that it does not end up in a puddle and mud after rains.

If you plan to install a tent on the same site all the time, then you can prepare a special site by paving a patch of a suitable size paving slabs or by hammering together a wooden deck.

2. Unpack the tent

Carefully open the packaging so as not to accidentally damage the tarpaulin or carrying case, and take out all the contents. For ease of assembly, immediately sort the elements by type and check the documentation to make sure everything is in place.

Read the instructions to present the general structure of the tent, the types and purpose of individual parts, as well as to understand the assembly process.

3. Assemble the bottom base

The lower trim - pipes along the perimeter of the tent near the floor - is not available in all models. If your pavilion does not have this, go to the next step.

Find the necessary frame elements and lay them out on the ground in the order in which they should be joined.

Connect all the parts together by inserting them one into the other until they click. If necessary, turn the tube so that the retainer is in the hole. As a rule, the scheme is as follows: tees-connectors at the corners and two or three elements between them on each side.

In some tents, parts are marked at the joints with color markings or stickers with numbers. For convenience, you can do the same with the help of multi-colored electrical tape. Especially if you often use the pavilion in marching mode.

4. Prepare the top harness

Further, it is most convenient to assemble the roof, since it is easier to put an awning on it right away, while the frame is still on the ground. But first you need to prepare the harness.

Fold the tubes of each side, inserting one into the other until it clicks, and then connect the entire square together with the chicken paw crosses at the corners.

Sometimes there are no separate corner connectors, and they are combined with uprights. In this case, take the upper elements of the corner posts and insert the bent ends of the piping pipes into the special holes on them.

5. Assemble the roof

Compose the beams (arcs) of the frame from several parts and install them in the central connecting element in the form of a cross or spider.

Now connect it all to the top harness: snap the tubes into the "chicken feet" or insert the bent ends of the arcs into the remaining holes on the corner posts.

To prevent the roof from warping, it is better to install the arcs not in order, but diagonally.

6. Raise the roof frame

It would be possible to mount the entire frame at once, but then it would be more difficult to put on an awning. Therefore, for now, it is enough to simply raise the structure above the ground without completely assembling the racks.

Place one piece of uprights into the chicken foot corner connectors and snap them into place.

In tents with folded ends, the connectors are located on the posts themselves, so at this stage they will already be installed.

7. Throw an awning

Unfold the tent cover and drape it over the frame. If the tent has walls, for example from mosquito net, unzip one of them to make the cape easier to put on.

Straighten the awning and make sure that there are no distortions.

8. Install Racks

Now you can fully assemble the racks, adding the missing elements so that the roof is at the desired height.

Insert the remaining strut tubes. First install the parts on one side, and then on the other.

If the tent does not have a bottom strapping, then put thrust bearings on the ends of the uprights - parts in the form of washers with holes for attaching to the base.

9. Connect the bottom harness and frame

If your tent does not have a strapping on the bottom of the frame, but simply stands on racks, proceed to the next step.

IN tourist models usually have such a part, and to assemble the entire frame together, it remains to connect it with an already finished part of the structure.

To do this, insert each of the racks into the tee connectors at the corners of the bottom trim until it locks.

10. Fasten the awning

If the tent is equipped with side walls with zippers, go inside and close them. So the awning will take shape, and it will be more convenient to attach it to the frame.

Raise and stretch the fabric to better fit it at the top corners.

Fix the bottom of the awning by hooking the hook into the holes at the heel or by attaching the straps to the bottom harness.

Attach the fabric along the contour of the frame with Velcro tapes.

11. Pull the guy lines

Due to the large windage, the tent should definitely be strengthened with storm guy lines to give it more stability and protect it from gusts of wind. Usually there are four of them - according to the number of corners. But if the pavilion is large, then there are as many braces as racks.

Tie the laces from the kit to the loops on the awning of the tent and tighten well. Then insert the pegs into the ground at an angle from the structure and attach the second ends of the guys to them.

In soft ground or sand, the complete stakes will most likely not hold well. Instead, it is better to use something longer and thicker - fittings, metal corners, pointed branches.

When installing on a solid base and in other cases where it is impossible to hammer a peg, use fence, wood and other stationary, securely fixed objects.

12. Fasten racks

Tent posts without bottom trim should be attached to the base so that they do not move apart when accidentally touched or in the wind.

If the pavilion is installed on the ground, simply drive one or a pair of pegs into the ground at an angle, passing them through the holes in the thrust bearings of each post.

If the tent is on a concrete or paving slab site, use dowels or anchors by drilling holes for them with a puncher.

13. Press your skirt

Some pavilions with side walls are equipped with a special skirt - a strip of rubberized fabric around the perimeter of the tent. It provides tightness, protects against ingress of water flowing from the walls, as well as from wind, insects and rodents.

For fixation, straighten the skirt along the contour of the pavilion and press it to the ground with stones or thick branches, or sprinkle it with sand.

14. Install accessories

If the tent is equipped with additional elements such as hanging organizers or a floor with sides, then it remains to install the details.

Fasten the shelves with Velcro or hooks to the pipes of the upper trim in a place convenient for you.

Spread a moisture-proof floor inside the tent and attach to the vertical posts in the corners with straps.