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GATORJAWN‐SECUREANCHORSYSTEM©2020
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Foralternateanchoredumbrellapositions,seeStep7andvisit
https://vgcreatives.com formoreadvancedumbrellaandshade
structureset‐ups.
Donotconnectumbrellatobasepoleyet– keepthepoles
separate.
1. Placethebottompoletipinthesandwhereyouwantthe
umbrellatotakehold.DONOTBURYorPUSHTHEPOLE
INTOTHEGROUND.
2. Whileholdingthepolevertically,takeonegroundstakefrom
itsholster,grabbingitbytheloopandpullingitoutwardto
theendoftheropelength.
3. Thegroundstakehasanindicator
wherethesteelloopstarts/stops.
Whenproperlystaked,theropeshould
beagainsttheloopend/startindicator.
asshowntotheright.
4. Firmlyinsertstakesinsequencewhilemaintainingtheground
positionofthepole.(seeStakingTechniquediagram)
(Somehardpackedlandscapesmayrequiretheuseoftoolsto
assistininsertingthegroundstakes)
5. LifttheGatorJawnandthepoleupward‐ itwillself‐
center.ALLAnchorlinesshouldbetight,re‐setanyloose
ropewithStakesintothegroundinbetterposition)
6. WhilepullingupwardontheGatorJawn,loosenthe
wingnuts,andpushthepoledownward asfarasitwillgo
intothegroundwhileholdingupwardpressureontheGator
JawnmakingalltheAnchorlinestight!Securewingnuts
medium‐tight(~2‐3revolutions)DONOTOVERTIGHTEN
7.Attachthetophalfofyourumbrella,RELAXandENJOY!
TIP:ALWAYSTILTUMBRELLASLEANINGINTOTHEWIND!
1. YourGatorJawnshouldbepositionedonthebottom
poleabout13”(33cm)fromthegroundendofthepole
forhardpackedsurfaces.
2. Add2”‐4”tothislengthforanypartoftheumbrellaor
shadestructurepolethatisgoingintosofterground.
Ex:loosebeachsand,addabout4”(10cm)
TIP:WhenplacingthepolewithGatorJawnassembledand
Groundstakesintheirholders,thebottomoftherope
LOOPSshouldbejustabovetheground.Adjusttheposition
priortoinsertinggroundstakesintotheground.
3.AlwaysstartyoursetupwiththebottompoleandGator
Jawnonly,(asshowninimagebelow)thetoppolewith
umbrellashouldbesetasideuntilyoursystemissecured.
ThisistheRESETstepforeverytimeyousetup
yourGatorJawn,SecureAnchorSystem.
Step6– Anchorit,UPRIGHT
InsertStakesinSequence
StakingTechnique
Step7–AnchorSIDEWAYS
FortheevergrowingADDITIONALuses,Visit;
https://vgcreatives.com forthelatestsetuptechniques.
1. StartingfromaStep6uprightset‐up,firstCLOSEyour
umbrellaloweringitallthewaydown.
2. Pulloutall4stakesandputthembackintheirholsters.
SettingupyourumbrellawhenNOTstarting
fromupright(inuse)position:
3. WiththegatorJawnattachedtothepoleandpositioned
about2/3thewayupfromthebottomofthepoleandall
groundstakesintheirholders,Opentheumbrellawith
thetopofitpointingINTOthewind.
4. Layyourumbrelladownontheground(toppointing
towardsthewind)ononeoftheumbrellatopflatedges
lettingthebottomofthepoledigintotheground.
5. PullonestakefromtheupwardfacinghalfoftheGator
Jawnandpullittowardsthetopoftheumbrellatothe
endoftheanchorlineandawayfromthecenterpole.
6. Firmlyinserttoptwostakesintotheground@45to60
degreeanglepointingtheendofthegroundstake
towardsthedirectionoftheGatorJawnclampwhereitis
attached.
7. LoosenthewingnutsonyourJawn,slidetheGatorJawn
downwardtowardsthebottomofthepole,awayfromthe
groundstakesuntiltheanchorlinesaretight.
8. Securewingnutsmedium‐tight(~2‐3revolutions.)
TIP:UseoneorbothBOTTOMstakesforadded
securityinextremewindconditions.
Continued‐ Step4–MountingtoPole
4. Insertpoleintopre‐assembled
GatorJawnoralternatelyseparate
theGatorJawnhalvesand
assembledirectlyonto
yourumbrellapole.
Step5–Startingpositionforuse
February24,2021RevCPage3
Instructionsfor:SecuringyourGatorJawntoearth,gravel&beachlandscapes