Alpkit AERONAUT User manual

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IMPORTANT:
Thank you for purchasing the Alpkit Aeronaut. Please curtail
your excitement and do not use this product until you have
read, understood, and complied with all the instructions and
warnings contained within this manual.
Introducing your new Aeronaut
tent. A 3 season inflatable
bikepacking tent. Highly packable,
reliable, stable and light with
oodles of room for your kit.
Use your Schrader valve bike pump
to inflate your home for the night.
AERONAUT
PITCHING INSTRUCTIONS
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WARNING
This tent is NOT fireproof and will burn in sceonds if
exposed to flames or excessive heat.
Do not cook in your tent.
Do not place hot appliances close to the walls or roof of your
tent, observe safety warnings for any appliances and do not
allow children to play near them.
Keep exits of tent free from obstructions and woodland
creatures, they will steal your food.
Maintain adequate ventilation at all times, death by
suffocation is possible. Always store any cheesy socks in
vestibules or outside tent.
Anchor your tent carefully at all times: the use of tent pegs
is recommended, anchors are very heavy.
Choose your campsite wisely, be aware of the possibility of
falling rocks and trees, lightning, flash floods, avalanches
and airborne whales.
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Go Nice Places, Do Good Things.
Date: 10/02/21
Aeronaut is an outer pitch first tent but it’s best to pitch
outer and inner together. If you have a footprint now is the
time to peg it out (1). Ensure the ground is free from sharp
objects and rocks.
You do not need to plant the pegs fully at this stage as you
may need to adjust their position once the tent is erected.
Now unpack and layout the flysheet upside down (so
the inside is accessible) and line up the inner against the
flysheet. Using the toggles and buckles attach the inner
to the flysheet, particularly along the tent pole sleeve (2).
Flip the now joined flysheet and inner over and attach to
your peg points. It does not need to be perfect, as you can
adjust these later.
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HAPPY
CAMPING!
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Clean and dry tent thoroughly after each use.
Never use a washing machine or tumble dryer to clean your
tent. Car washes are also frowned upon.
Spot clean with mild detergent and warm water.
Air dry only.
Pack tent carefully to avoid punctures.
Avoid prolonged UV exposure.
SPECIFICATION
Sleeps: 1 or 2 (depending on your Aeronaut)
Outer: 15d Nylon, Silicon face, PU backer ripstop
(HH: 3,000mm)
Inner mesh: 20d Nylon Breathable ripstop
Floor: 20d Nylon, Silicon face PU backer, ripstop (HH: 3,000mm)
Poles: Main pole: Welded TPU; Other poles: 7001-T6 alloy
Pegs: 10 pegs, Alpkit Y Beams
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY
When your partnership with this product is over please don’t
leave it hidden in a cupboard, never to see another adventure.
Wash it, pass it on, give to a friend, sell it, donate it to charity,
make it into something else or recycle it and let someone else
live their dream.
THE TAKEDOWN AND PACK UP
In store service for your kit: alpkit.com/stores
For more ideas on how you can extend the life of or donate
your outdoor products visit: alpkit.com/continuum
Once the flysheet and inner are toggled and pegged down
you can begin to inflate the pole. Locate the valves by the
flysheet door. Ensure the unused valve is securely tightened
before you inflate.
Attach your pump and inflate. Aeronaut should now begin to
erect. When you are satisfied with the pressure detach your
pump and secure with the valve lid. The ideal pressure should
make the pole quite firm, so you cannot pinch the pole easily.
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Once erect, prepare the two alloy poles and fit these to the
foot end of the tent. It is easiest to first thread the top eyelet
and then pull the peg point webbing to thread the bottom
eyelet.
With the alloy poles in place, unravel the guylines and peg
these out, adjust the tensionlock until the flysheet is taut
and Aeronaut is stable. You may need to adjust your other
pegs to get the perfect pitch.
In strong weather you can use the additional guylines to
secure Aeronaut. Be sure to adjust the guyline tensionlocks
to have an equalised guyline.
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It’s important to look after your Aeronaut, if possible avoid
moisture build up inside the pole by leaving the valve open
inbetween adventures.
The best way we’ve found to pack Aeronaut is to remove all
the air from the pole before packing away into the stuff bag.
once you’ve unpegged Aeronaut and opened the valve, simply
roll the pole up from none valve end, pressing the air out of
the pole as you go.
Once happy this is done, unroll the pole and fold the flysheet
and inner together and stuff into the stuff bag. Not only does
this extend the life of Aeronaut, it also reduces the pack size
considerably.
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