Manual Vango Icarus 500 Tent

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TENT PITCHING INSTRUCTIONS – ICARUS 500/600 (UK)

FLYSHEET FIRST PITCHING:

• Assemble poles and lay them on the ground

• Open out flysheet and position in required direction

• Insert all poles through the pole sleeves on outside of fly sheet

• Poles are colour coded to match corresponding pole sleeve entry points

• Locate one end of each pole at one side of the tent into the metal pin

system attached to the groundsheet

• Make sure poles locate into correct pin system, all poles follow corresponding

flysheet seams to pin system

• Push poles into an arch from opposite ends and locate pole ends into

corresponding metal pin

• Tighten all the tensions straps at the base of the poles.

• Attach all flysheet pole clips onto poles

• Securely peg out the rear corners of the tent

• Pull the tent forward until taut and peg out the main corners at the other end

of the tent using the V pegs

• “Walk” flysheet forward, away from pegged points, until tent takes shape

• Pull the tent until the groundsheet is taut and peg out the main corners at the

other end of the tent

• Ensure the tent is in a straight line

• Peg out the remaining poles and pegging points using pin pegs at the base

of poles

• The groundsheet should be flat and wrinkle free

• Peg out ALL guy lines using pin-pegs ensuring that guy line fabric attachment points are evenly tensioned.

INNER ATTACHMENT:

• Open out inner tent inside flysheet and position doorways to correspond with the living area

• Suspend the inner by attaching toggles of inner tent through rings on inside of flysheet

• The inner attachments are colour coded to match the clips on the roof of the flysheet

• Do the rear first and work forward

• In humid or very wet weather the underside of the flysheet may become laden with condensation

TENSION BAND SYSTEM:

• Remove Tension Band System from pockets and attach into the corresponding clips at the apex of the

pole

• Adjust the straps until they are taut

• DO NOT OVERTENSION. Excess tension will alter the shape of the tent

• Tension bands are designed to stabilise the tunnel structure of the tent

• The bands are not required to be used in calm weather

RING & PIN SYSTEM:

• Locate one end of pole onto the corresponding metal pin (figure 1)

• Peg the corners of the tent through the metal rings using pin-pegs (figure 2)

• Pegs should be positioned at a 45 degree angle to ensure maximum grip

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