Kiwi Camping Takahe 8 Pitching Instructions

Takahe 8 Family Tent
Model No. KC072-367
PITCHING INSTRUCTIONS
Your tent includes:
58 x pegs
25 x ropes
2 x BLACK fibreglass poles with SILVER ferrules (2735mm x 11mm)
4 x BLACK fibreglass legs (1840mm x 15mm)
2 x BLACK fibreglass poles with YELLOW ferrules (5870mm x 12.7mm)
1 x BLACK fibreglass poles with GREEN ferrules (5170mm x 12.7mm)
2 x BLACK fibreglass poles with ORANGE ferrules (2075mm x 9.5mm)
2 x GREY fibreglass poles with SILVER ferrules (1545mm x 9.5mm)
2 x Black PORCH poles (1900mm x 16mm)
1. Select a dry, level site and clear
the ground of any sharp objects.
Remove the tent from its carry bag,
untie fabric ties and unroll the tent.
2. Spread out the floor of the inner tent
and peg out the four main corners
first, then peg out the four corners of
the middle room (you will pitch the
middle room first). Ensure that the
tent is pulled taut and square. Unzip
and open the doors to make erecting
the tent easier. Pitch the inner so it
is in line with the wind, never side
on.
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3. Lay out the frame grouping all
the poles by colour. Take the two
longest BLACK poles with SILVER
ferrules and one at a time feed them
through the pole sleeves with black
trim to create an 'X' over the main
room and fit the ends into the centre
opening of the star shaped knuckles.
4. Take the two GREY poles, one at a time, slide the poles
through the pole sleeves, with GREY trim, that run across the
front of the roof. Attach them to the outside openings of the star
shaped corner knuckles. Repeat this with the two ORANGE
poles which run along the side of the roof.
5. Take the four BLACK legs and insert
them into the remaining openings
of the star shaped knuckles at the
top of the inner. Fit the bottom of
each pole on to the corresponding
pin at the base of the inner so that
the middle room now stands. This
will take 2 people to assemble.
Attach the speed-clips onto the
corresponding poles.
To make sure the tent
stays in place, insert the 6. Take the two YELLOW poles and
pegs into the ground at
slide them through the YELLOW
a 45° angle.
marked sleeves at each end of the
tent. Fit the ends into the pin and
rings and then clip on any speed
B
clips.
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7. Peg out the remaining peg points on
the inner tent. The inner tent is now
pitched. You should have 1 GREEN
Y
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pole left for the sunroom.
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B
G
8. Carefully pull the fly over the inner making sure the windows
G and doors line up. Clip the fly to the inner at the base of the
B
O
middle room with the 4 side release buckles. Align all rubbing
strips over the knuckles and attach the ties, then wrap the
Gr
remaining Velcro ties on the underside of the fly around the
Y
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corresponding fibreglass poles, this will centralize the fly and
help the tent to perform better in the wind. Peg out the corners
of the fly to keep it in place.
Key:
B = Black with Silver Gr = Green
Bl = Black Leg O = Orange
Y = Yellow G = Grey
9. Going to the front room, slide the remaining GREEN pole through
the GREEN sleeve and insert it into the pin and rings and attach
any speed clips. Go to the front of the tent and peg out the front
corners keeping the floor square (having the front flap closed helps).
10. Proceed to peg out the remaining pegging points on the fly
ensuring there is an adequate gap between the inner and the fly.
11. Finally, rope out the guy ropes and fine tune the fly so it remains
Insert the pin into the end of
taut and positioned correctly over the tent.
the steel ferrule.
12. When pegging out the black PORCH poles, make sure the ropes
are at a 45° angle to pull the flap evenly. In light rain you can
remove the middle section to allow any water build up to run off. In
heavy rain you may have to pull the flap down.
REVERSE THE PROCEDURE TO LOWER THE TENT
PACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Pack the poles and pegs into their bags, place into their separate
frame bag. Evenly layout the fly inside the tent inner (this is best
done when the inner is still pitched) leaving all doors and windows
open. Fold the inner tent floor from each end to the centre and fold
the front room over the inner from front to back. Fold again to the
width of the tent bag. Roll from front to back, forcing all of the air
out the back door. Roll into the tent bag provided.