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Setting up the Dome Tent
Lay down the tarp.
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Lay out all the parts of the tent on the tarp. Remove all the components of the tent and
inspect them to make sure everything is included and in good working conditions. You won't
be able to set up a tent with some broken or missing tent poles, so it's good to take a minute
to make sure everything is there. the basic components are:
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The tent itself, with a zippered opening and opening flaps where the tent poles will be
inserted.
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The inner tent
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Tent poles, which are connected with bungee chords or other stretchy material to keep them
matched. You shouldn't need any tools to fix the tent poles together.
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Pegs are included to fix the tent to the ground, through small flaps at the base of the tent.
There should be eleven pegs. You might also want to include some kind of small hammer to fix
them into the ground.
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6 guy ropes
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Connect the tent poles. The tent poles should be snapped together. Fix them, so they're all
put together, and then lay them on the ground flat.
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Insert the poles through the tent flaps. Flatten out the tent over the tarp and cross the tent
poles over it, where they'll eventually go to make sure you've matched the right pole with the
right location. The tent will have two long crossing poles that will form an "X" pattern across
the tent, passing through the flaps. When you're sure they're oriented correctly, push the pole
through the flaps and leave them flat on the ground. Insert both poles.
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Raise the tent. Insert the tips of each pole into the eyelets at the end of each corner of the
tent, to raise the tent and make it start taking shape. The poles should bend with some force,
helping it to stand. It's usually much easier to do with a helper, standing opposite each other
and bending each pole in tandem and helping hold it up.
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When you've got the poles staked, you might want to fluff it gently and pull the poles out
slightly to let everything settle.
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Stake the tent to the ground. There should be little hoops or eyelets at each corner and in the
centre of each side of the tent, which you should use to stake the tent to the ground. Push the
stake through and into the ground to secure the tent.
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If you're going to be sleeping in the tent immediately, you may choose to not stake it, especially
if you're in an area with lots of coverage and low wind. If you're going hiking though, or the
wind is up, it's usually important to stake the tent to the ground so it doesn't blow away.
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After you've got the tent up, fold the corners of the tarp up and under the tent to make sure
it's out of the way. Leaving any of it hanging out will promote water pooling underneath, if
rains, so you want to make sure none of the tarp is showing.
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