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Instructions for setting up the LightHeart tents 1. Stake out the front and back tips of the solo tent keeping the floor fairly taut. Stake out the 4 corners on the duo. 2. Temporarily, stake out both sides of tent floor (for Solo) 3. Unzip the mesh door and sit inside on the floor of the tent with the 'ceiling' of the tent on top of your head. 4. Place both hiking poles extended to between 125 cm and 130cm handle first into the tent in front of you. Attach one pole tip to the ridge pole. 5. Holding the ridge pole in one hand, raise it to ceiling, while sliding the handle of pole into the side corner. 6. Slip the second pole tip into the other end of ridge pole and while still holding the ridge pole at the ceiling, slip the second pole handle to its corner. 7. Make sure ridge pole is centered in ceiling. 8. For Solo, take out the two stakes in side corners of tent and use them to now stake out the fly tautly using tie out cords provided. The fly will not come all the way down to the ground. It should be 6 - 8 inches off the ground to allow air flow under the fly. 9. In a heavy rain or high humidity, the tent fly will have a tendency to stretch and sag a little. This is normal. 10. Extra tie outs on both the tent body and tent fly are providedon the Solo but will require extra tie out cord and stakes. These extra tie outs are useful in heavy wind and rain. The tie outs on the tent body should be pulled out only about one inch to provide extra room inside the tent. |
Seam Sealing Tent It is easier to seam seal the tent when it is set up. You must use a silicone based seam sealer such as McNett SilNet seam sealer 1. Seam seal the fly from the OUTSIDE. Seal the entire ridge line from tip to tip 2. Seam seal the corner patches from the INSIDE of the tent. 3. Seam seal the edges of the bathtub floor for at least one foot from each end of the tent. 4. It helps to place a few rows of seam sealer along the floor to provide traction. You can make your own seam sealer as follows: ** Clear silicone caulk (Purchased at any hardware store.) ** Mineral Spirits - Commonly used for cleaning paint brushes. ** Small brush to apply the sealer - a small foam brush works well. Dilute Silicone. In a glass jar, mix one part mineral spirits with one part silicone caulk (1 oz mineral spirits and 1 oz silicone should be enough.) mix well, mix very well. It can take some time to make it smooth, but just be patient. When mixture is the right consistency, it will be smooth and milky, and flow smoothly when applied |