Assembly
Is it going to be a pain in the arse to set up?
The preconception that I tend to have about
tents is the bigger they are the more
complicated it becomes to get them up. Blue
pole here and yellow pole there while bracket
F connects with... while stood in drizzling rain
in Wales is about as fun as skinny dipping in
sulphuric acid.
The Solo – Redverz has thought about this! It’s
a solo tent so ONE person needs to be able to
get this tent up and running with needing a
degree from Oxford! Just two poles and what
was a joy is that they are interchangeable –
you can’t pick the wrong pole! Also the guides
are part sleeve and part clip to make it quicker
and easier to thread. I do get rather fed up of
feeding fabric over poles and just as annoying
when tring to pull them out on a Sunday
morning after a rally and you’re stood there
yanking about 2 mile of elastic cord and one
section of pole! This was very simple to thread
and you can’t get the poles wrong. There are
instructions stitched into the bag, so you can’t
lose them but to be honest after you have
done it once you won’t need the instructions.
You just thread the poles, pin the two pegs
and pull the tent out, peg the other end and
then go around setting the guys and pegs to
get a nice taught finish. Very simple indeed
and I had no issues doing this on my own.