Broken or damaged tent poles - a brief commentary

Tent poles are possibly the most temperamental part of any tent and many tent companies will not extend their product guarantee to cover the tent poles

As a rule of thumb, you get what you pay for and if you are serious about camping or serious about getting decent quality in a camping related product, it's better to purchase a decent quality item from a company that specializes in camping related products

Patching a tent pole together will only get you so far and depends on the nature of the damage but don't expect to get 100% function out of it - consider it a temporary quick fix solution until you can get something more permanent

A lot of it also depends on the style of tent you have eg a simple a-frame or pup style tent is far easier to assemble with improvised parts than a complex geodesic dome

CEC: General tips on assembling your tent

Hi Kim and Kylie, thanks for your email

Give yourself some time, plenty of space and patience - set up between 2 people can take 30mins and over time less as you get to know your tent

Take out all the tent components from the duffle bag and lay them out

Identify all of the parts and follow the instructions carefully - see attached pdf assembly instructions (useful to keep a copy)

The Oberon is a fly pitch first tent meaning you assemble the poles into the rain fly and set it up first

After that, you assemble the separate sleeping inner tents and then the ground sheet

Use the tent stakes to get the initial layout but bear in mind you might have to adjust the position to ensure that all sides of the tent fabric are stretched tight to ensure a good shape

Use the guy ropes included for stability and to help keep the fabric taut

Those are the general guidelines for setting up a tent but if you have more specific questions, please let us know and we'll be happy to help

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On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Kim and Kylie Mckeonwrote:

we just purchased the Oberon, nd are first pitching it this weekend. Do you have any hints tips on the best way to pitch it?

Thanks

Kim and Kylie

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