Alpkit ZHOTA User manual

If this product does not meet your expectations upon
delivery or does not live up to the demands placed upon
it, please return it within 3 years of purchase for repair,
replacement or refund. If the problem is our fault then
we will do this to your satisfaction, if it’s your fault we will
help the best we can!
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IMPORTANT:
Thank you for purchasing the Alpkit Zhota. 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 Zhota tent. A
roomy 3 person (or cost 4 person),
geodesic mountain tent that
provides a large, secure living space
fit to stand up to all weathers - a
dependable and worthy companion.
ZHOTA
PITCHING INSTRUCTIONS
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3. Assemble all of the poles and thread them through the colour
coded pole sleeves and insert one end of each pole into the
eyelets at the pegout points [Fig 2]. It does not matter which
of the eyelets the poles go into.
Erect the inner by carefully pushing into the sleeves from
the other end, long gold poles first, then shorter grey poles.
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WARNING
This tent is NOT fireproof and will burn in seconds if
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
and airborne whales.
Go Nice Places, Do Good Things.
Using an additional footprint provides extra protextion if
pitching on rough or boggy ground,
falling rocks and trees, lightning, flash floods, avalanches
exposed to flame or excessive heat.
Zhota pitches inner first. If you have a footprint now is the
time to peg it out. Ensure the ground is free from sharp
objects and rocks that may damage your groundsheet.
Lay the inner tent out on the ground and peg it out at the
corners. Assemble the silver and bronze poles and thread
them through the colour-coded pole sleeves. [Fig 1]
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HAPPY
CAMPING!
5. Clip the plastic pole clips on the inner canopy to the
outer poles [Fig 3]
Place the tent outer over the top of the inner canopy,
connect the outer tent to pegout points using the buckles.
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7. Tension the tent by adjusting the buckles at the pegout
points [Fig 4], peg and tension the guylines as required.
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: 3 - 4
Outer: 40d Nylon 6, 260t, Silicon face, PU backer ripstop
(HH: 5,000mm)
Inner mesh: 20d Nylon Breathable ripstop
Floor: 70d Nylon, 210t, PU ripstop (HH: 10,000mm)
Poles: 7001-T6 alloy
Pegs: 24 pegs, Alpkit Candy Canes
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.
FIELD REPAIRS
If you are unlucky enough to rip your tent, duct tape or
StormSure tough tape will do the trick for field repairs.
When you are home and dry, you can repair your tent
properly. Using the Spares kit you can patch up your tent
with more fabric. Remember to seal any seams!
If a pole breaks, use a pole splint or sleeve as a temporary
repair.
If you need any help of spare parts then please get in touch
and we will find a fix for your tent.
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
HACK, PATCH & SEW
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