Khyam Michigan User manual

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ERECTION INSTRUCTIONS
FOR MICHIGAN
BEFORE USE
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ERECTION INSTRUCTIONS.
FAILURE TO ERECT THE TENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS MAY
RESULT IN DAMAGE TO BOTH FABRIC AND POLE SYSTEMS. SUCH DAMAGE
CANNOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.
WARNING!!
DO NOT PUSH TENT PEGS IN BY HAND, ALL TENT PEGS SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOME
USING A WOODEN OR RUBBER FACED MALLET OR SIMILAR TOOL.
TO ENSURE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE WATERPROOFING THE MAIN FLY SHEET SEAMS
HAVE BEEN TAPED. SHOULD THE TAPE BE DAMAGED AND PEEL AWAY YOU CAN
EFFECT A REPAIR BY USING SEAM SEALER AROUND THE PROBLEM AREA.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT SEEM SEALER IS APPLIED TO UNTAPED SEEMS TO
PREVENT LEAKAGE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT ALLOW SEAM SEALER TO CONTAMINATE THE
TEETH OF ANY ZIPS AS THIS WILL PREVENT THE ZIP FROM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.
IF YOU DO USE SEAM SEALER IT IS BEST APPLIED WHEN THE TENT IS DRY. PICK A DRY
WARM DAY TO CARRY OUT ANY SEALING AND PLEASE ALLOW 48 HOURS FOR THE
SEALANT TO CURE PRIOR TO RE-PACKAGING THE TENT.
FAILURE TO ALLOW THE SEALANT TO DRY FULLY PRIOR TO PACKING THE TENT UP
WILL STICK THE FABRIC TOGETHER POSSIBLY CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.
DURING USE
TENTS CONTAINING A HIGH PROPORTION OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS ARE SOMETIMES
AFFECTED BY CONDENSATION, THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH LEAKAGE AND
CAN USUALLY BE CURED BY ENSURING THAT ADEQUATE VENTILATION IS
AVAILABLE BY LEAVING DOORWAYS SLIGHTLY UNZIPPED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
DO NOT PITCH UNDER TREES, MAKE USE OF NATURAL WIND BREAKS LIKE HEDGES
OR WALLS, FACE THE TENT DOOR AWAY FROM THE PREVAILING WIND. USE TWO
HANDS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING ZIPS, THIS WILL HELP PREVENT PREMATURE
ZIP FAILURE.
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FIRE PRECAUTIONS INFORMATION ATTACHED TO THE
INSIDE OF THE TENT.
CARE OF YOUR TENT WARNING!!
TENT FABRICS CAN BE WEAKENED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, UNDER
NORMAL HOLIDAY USE YOUR TENT WILL GIVE YOU LONG SERVICE BUT ERECTION
FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN STRONG SUNLIGHT WILL CAUSE DETERIORATION.
IF YOU ARE LIKELY TO USE YOUR TENT FOR PROLONGED PERIODS IT WOULD BE WISE
TO USE A SITE WHICH IS AS SHADED AS POSSIBLE.
TENTS ARE BEST STORED OPENED OUT, IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AIR FULLY AND
ENSURE IT IS TOTALLY DRY BEFORE PACKING IT AWAY AT THE END OF YOUR
HOLIDAY.
STORE YOUR TENT IN A WELL VENTILATED DRY PLACE. LOOK AFTER YOUR TENT
AND IT WILL LOOK AFTER YOU.
HAVE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR TENT REPAIRED AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY.

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FAILURES IN FIBERGLASS POLES NORMALLY OCCUR THROUGH INCORRECT USE,
MAKE SURE THE POLE SECTIONS ARE FULLY INSERTED INTO THEIR ADJOINING
FERULES AND DO NOT OVER STRESS THE POLE BEYOND IT’S DESIGNED CURVE. ZIPS
SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CARE TO PREVENT PREMATURE FAILURE AND THE TENT
SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN AND DRY AFTER USE.
INSURANCE
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOUR TENT BE INSURED AGAINST THEFT AND STORM
OR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE. STORM OR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED BY
THE WARRANTY.
CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE GOING AWAY WITH YOUR TENT. ENSURE THAT
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PITCHING OF THE TENT AND THAT ALL PARTS ARE
PRESENT.
YOU SHOULD FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE TENT, INCLUDING ANY
LIMITATIONS THAT IT MAY HAVE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR USE.
DOME TENTS ARE PORTABLE STRUCTURES WHICH UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES
WILL PROVIDE COMFORTABLE SHELTER AGAINST THE ELEMENTS. THERE ARE
HOWEVER EXTREMES OF WEATHER FOR WHICH ALLOWANCES SHOULD BE MADE.
DO NOT BLAME THE TENT !
ERECTING YOUR TENT
……PLEASE NOTE THE MICHIGAN IS A VERY LARGE FAMILY TUNNEL AND WE
STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT IS ERECTED BY A MINIMUM OF TWO ADULTS.
1: REMOVE THE CONTENTS OF THE CARRY BAGS AND IDENTIFY ALL THE COMPONENT
PARTS.
•INNER TENTS
•FLYSHEET AND SEWN IN GROUNDSHEET
•POLE BAG AND CONTENTS
•PEG BAG AND CONTENTS
2: SELECT A SITE THAT IS CLEAR OF ANY SHARP OBJECTS, STICKS AND STONES E.T.C
3: IN THE POLE BAG, SHOULD BE :-
1/ 5 X LONG FIBERGLASS SHOCKCORDED ROOF POLES AND 1 X SHORTER FIBREGLASS
DOOR CANOPY ROOF POLE.
2/ 10 X METAL LONG POLE UPRIGHTS ( CONSISTING OF 3 SECTIONS EACH) ONCE
ASSEMBLED EACH MAIN UPRIGHT POLE WILL HAVE AN ANGLE SECTION AT THE TOP
AND A PLASTIC BUNG INSERT AT THE BASE WITH A SMALL HOLE IN THE BUNG FOR
THE RING AND PIN ON THE FLYSHEET.
2 X METAL SHORTER DOOR CANOPY POLE UPRIGHTS ( CONSISTING OF 3 SECTIONS
EACH) ONCE ASSEMBLED EACH SHORTER DOOR CANOPY UPRIGHT POLE WILL HAVE
AN ANGLE SECTION AT THE TOP AND A PLASTIC BUNG INSERT AT THE BASE WITH A
SMALL HOLE IN THE BUNG FOR THE RING AND PIN ON THE FLYSHEET.
4: UNFOLD THE FLYSHEET WITH SEWN IN GROUNDSHEET AND SPREAD OUT ON THE
FLOOR SO YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THE FIVE SLEEVE SECTIONS OF THE ROOF.
LOCATE ONE OF THE FIBERGLASS ROOF POLES
STARTING AT ONE END OF THE TENT THREAD THIS POLE THROUGH THE SLEEVE
SECTION RUNNING ACROSS THE ROOF OF YOUR TENT.

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REPEAT THIS FOR THE REMAINING 4 FIBERGLASS ROOF POLES.
ENSURE CARE IS TAKEN DURING THIS PROCEDURE, NOT TO ALLOW THE ENDS OF THE
SHOCKCORDED POLES TO DAMAGE SLEEVES OR FLYSHEET MATERIAL.
TAKE ONE OF THE ASSEMBLED METAL MAIN POLE UPRIGHTS AND CHOOSING ONE
SIDE OF THE ROOF POLE ENGAGE THE FERRELLED END INTO THE OPEN END OF THE
METAL ANGLE BRACKET ON THAT SIDE.
THE BASE OF THE UPRIGHT POLE THEN ENGAGES ONTO THE RING AND PIN FIXTURE.
THIS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE FLYSHEET,NEAR TO THE SEAM
RUNNING DOWN FROM THE SLEEVE IN WHICH THE POLE IS LOCATED. EACH POLE
RETAINING FIXTURE WILL HAVE A METAL RING WITH ONE OR MORE RETAINING PINS
ATTACHED TO IT ( DEPENDANT UPON MODEL ). THE RETAINING PIN IS DESIGNED TO
SLIDE UP INSIDE THE PLASTIC POLE END BUNG THUS SECURING THE POLE INTO
PLACE.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE ROOF SLEEVE IS NOT TRAPPED OR CAUGHT OVER THE
UPPER END OF THE METAL ANGLED POLE. THE UPPER END OF THE METAL ANGLED
POLE SHOULD BE INSERTED FULLY INTO THE ROOF POLE SLEEVE BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE LOWER END ONTO THE RING AND PIN.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ADJUSTABLE WEBBING STRAPS ATTACHED TO THE RING AND PIN
SHOULD BE SLACKENED OFF BEFORE INSERTING THE PIN INTO THE POLE. AFTER
LOCATING THE PIN, ADJUST THE STRAP WITHOUT OVER TIGHTENING. AGAIN ENSURE THE
ROOF POLE SLEEVE IS NOT CAUGHT OVER THE METAL POLE END BEFORE TIGHTENING
THE ADJUSTABLE STRAP..
USING A FURTHER METAL MAIN POLE UPRIGHT REPEAT FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
RUNNING DOWN THE SEAM, FROM THE SLEEVE, ON EACH SIDE OF THE TENT YOU
WILL NOTICE THREE FLYSHEET TO MAIN POLE WEBBING CLIPS. ALL THESE, SHOULD
SIMPLY BE CLIPPED TO THE METAL MAIN POLES ALLOWING THE FLYSHEET TO TAKE
FULL SHAPE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT INTENDED AS GUY POINT FIXINGS.
THEN LAY THE ASSEMBLED POLE SECTIONS AND FLYSHEET DOWN ON THE GROUND.
THE FLYSHEET TO MAIN POLE WEBBING CLIPS ARE NOT PRESENT ON THE SMALL
DOOR PORCH OF YOUR TENT.
5: TAKING THE REMAINING METAL MAIN POLE UPRIGHTS AND THE SECOND, THIRD
FORTH AND FIFTH ROOF POLES SEPARATELY REPEAT POINT 4. IT IS BEST TO START
AT ONE END OF THE FLYSHEET AND WORK TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE END OF THE
TENT.
DURING BOTH POINTS 4 & 5 ENSURE THAT THE POLE JOINING FERRULES AND METAL
POLE ENDS DO NOT CATCH ON THE INSIDE OR EDGE OF THE MATERIAL SLEEVES.
SHOULD THIS HAPPEN CAREFULLY FREE THE SLEEVE BEFORE CONTINUING. FAILURE TO
FREE THE SLEEVE MAY CAUSE THE MATERIAL TO TEAR AND OR STITCHED SEAMS TO
BURST.
6: THE FLYSHEET SHOULD NOW BE READY FOR PEGGING. POSITION THE FLYSHEET ON
THE GROUND SO THAT ONE OF THE ENDS WITH THE GUY OUT VENT PANELS IS
FACING INTO THE PREVAILING WIND. IT CAN BE USEFUL AT THIS POINT TO
TEMPORARILY PEG THE GUY ROPES ON THIS END OF THE TENT TO THE GROUND
BEARING IN MIND THAT THEY MAY NEED TO BE REPOSITIONED LATER. PLEASE
ENSURE THAT IF THESE GUY ROPES ARE PEGGED THERE IS SUFFICIENT LENGTH IN
THE GUY ROPE TO ALLOW THE MAIN POLES TO BE POSITIONED UPRIGHT.
OPEN BOTH DOOR ZIPS ON THE FLYSHEET AND USING THE PEGS PROVIDED PEG THE
MAIN TWO CORNERS OF THE END THAT’S FACING INTO THE WIND, TO THE GROUND.
TAKE THE TWO MAIN PEGGING POINTS ON THE OPPOSITE END AND PULL THE

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FLYSHEET AND POLES AWAY FROM THE PEGGED SECTION SO THE TENT TAKES
SHAPE. YOU WILL FIND IT EASIER IF A SECOND PERSON PRESENT ASSISTS AT THIS
POINT BY HELPING TO LIFT AND PULL THE FABRIC AND POLES AWAY FROM THE
PEGGED END. AS THE MICHIGAN HAS A SEWN IN GROUNDSHEET IT IS NECESSARY TO
ALLOW AIR TO FLOW FREELY INTO THE TENT WHEN PULLING THE FLYSHEET OUT
INTO POSITION THIS WILL MAKE PULLING THE FLYSHEET OUT A LOT EASIER. ONCE
YOU HAVE PULLED THE FLYSHEET OUT SO THE SEWN IN GROUNDSHEET IS FLAT AND
ALL POLES ARE UPRIGHT YOU SHOULD PEG THE END YOU HAVE PULLED OUT TO THE
GROUND. YOU CAN AT THIS POINT ALSO PEG THE GUY ROPES ON THIS END INTO
POSITION.
ENSURE THAT THE OVERALL LAY OF THE FLYSHEET IS SMOOTH WHEN PEGGED. THE
FLYSHEET SHOULD BE TAUGHT, BUT NOT OVER-TENSIONED, AS THIS WILL ONLY
DISTORT THE FIBERGLASS / METAL POLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY AFFECT STABILITY.
YOU MAY FIND IT NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE TWO END PEGGING
POINTS IN ORDER TO GET THE OVERALL LAY OF THE FLYSHEET FABRIC SMOOTH AND
FREE FROM WRINKLES OR FOLDS.
ONCE YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL LAY OF THE FLYSHEET YOU CAN
THEN AND ONLY THEN PEG THE REMAINING PEGGING LOOPS INTO POSITION.
TAKING THE SHORTER FIBREGLASS DOOR CANOPY ROOFPOLE AND SHORTER METAL
DOOR CANOPY UPRIGHTS REPEAT POINTS 4 AND 5 FOR THE SMALL PORCH CANOPY
OVER THE MAIN DOOR. ONCE THE POLES ARE IN POSITION, PULL THE CANOPY OUT SO
IT IS SQUARE AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE MAIN TENT AND THEN PEG INTO
POSITION.
DURING BOTH POINTS 4 & 5 ENSURE THAT THE POLE JOINING FERRULES AND METAL
POLE ENDS DO NOT CATCH ON THE INSIDE OR EDGE OF THE MATERIAL SLEEVES.
SHOULD THIS HAPPEN CAREFULLY FREE THE SLEEVE BEFORE CONTINUING. FAILURE TO
FREE THE SLEEVE MAY CAUSE THE MATERIAL TO TEAR AND OR STITCHED SEAMS TO
BURST.
ON CERTAIN TRIANGULAR GUY POINTS ON THE MAIN TENT YOU WILL SEE TWO
VELCRO STRAPS, THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE WRAPPED AROUND THE MAIN POLE
ALLOWING THE GUY ROPE TO SUPPORT BOTH THE FLYSHEET AND MAIN POLE
SIMULTAINEOUSLY.
LOCATE ALL THE GUYING POINTS AND PEG SECURELY, AT A SUITABLE DISTANCE
FROM THE TENT. TRY NOT TO PEG TOO CLOSE TO THE TENT AS THIS WILL NOT GIVE
ADEQUATE SUPPORT AND MAY CAUSE THE FABRIC UNDER THE GUY POINT ITSELF TO
BECOME BAGGY OR LOOSE THUS ALLOWING INNER AND OUTER TO TOUCH.
THE FRONT AND REAR GUY POINTS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY TENSIONED TO
PREVENT THE POOLING OF WATER ON THE INDIVIDUAL ROOF SECTIONS.
THE PEGS PROVIDED WITH THIS TENT ARE STANDARD PEGS, SUITABLE FOR MOST
TERRAIN’S. HOWEVER THERE WILL BE OCCASIONS WHEN THE GROUND MAY BE FAR TOO
HARD OR ROCKY AND EQUALLY TOO BOGGY OR SANDY. IN THIS INSTANCE SPECIALIST
PEGS CAN BE PURCHASED THROUGH YOUR LOCAL RETAILER AND SHOULD BE USED
7. UNFOLD THE INNER TENTS AND PLACE THEM INSIDE THE FLYSHEET BEDROOM
AREAS.
SIMPLY CLIP THE INNER TENTS INTO POSITION USING THE CLIPS ON THE INNER TENT
AND THE ‘D’ RINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FLYSHEET.
AN ELASTIC TOGGLE AND RING SYSTEM SUSPEND THE INNER TENTS FROM THE
INSIDE OF THE FLYSHEET. THE ELASTIC LOOPS AND TOGGLES ARE FOUND ON THE
INNER TENT WHILE THE SUSPENSION LOOPS AND RINGS ARE FOUND ON THE
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THE ELASTIC LOOPS AND TOGGLES SHOULD SIMPLY BE FED THROUGH THE
CORRESPONDING LOOPS AND RINGS ON THE FLYSHEET. OPEN THE DOOR OF THE
INNER TENT KNEEL OR CAREFULLY STAND ON THE GROUNDSHEET. STARTING AT THE
BACK CONNECT ALL THE LOOPS AND RINGS ON THE REAR POLE SECTION AND WORK
FORWARD UNTIL THE INNER IS COMPLETELY SUSPENDED.
REPEAT POINT 7 FOR ANY REMAINING INNER TENTS
YOUR TENT IS NOW READY FOR USE, ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY.
TAKING YOUR TENT DOWN
STRIKING CAMP IS BASICALLY A COMPLETE REVERSAL OF THE ERECTION
PROCEDURE.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN RELEASING SHOCKCORDED POLES FROM THEIR
MOUNTINGS AS THE TENSION IN THE POLE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY IF THE
POLE IS NOT DISMANTLED IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
SLACKEN OFF THE ADJUSTABLE WEBBING STRAPS BY THE RING AND PINS.
IT IS ALWAYS EASIER TO PUSH SHOCKCORDED POLES THROUGH AND OUT OF THE
SLEEVES RATHER THAN TO TRY AND PULL THEM THROUGH. AGAIN TAKE CARE NOT
TO DAMAGE THE SLEEVES WITH THE POLE ENDS OR FERRULES WHILST REMOVING
THEM FROM THE FLYSHEET.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO STRIKE CAMP WHEN YOUR TENT IS COMPLETELY DRY,
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
SHOULD YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TENT DOWN WET, THEN IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
IT IS DRIED OUT COMPLETELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. A WET TENT WILL GO MOULDY
CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO COTTON COMPONENTS.
FOLDING YOUR TENT
1: IN ORDER TO MAKE A NEAT AND TIDY PACKAGE, THAT WILL FIT EASILY INTO THE
OUTER CARRY BAGS, ALWAYS HAVE THE OUTER BAGS CLOSE AT HAND WHILST YOU
ARE FOLDING THE TENT UP.
2: IT IS BETTER TO FOLD THE FLYSHEET UP FIRST, INTO A LONG RECTANGLE. MAKE
THE RECTANGLE APPROXIMATELY 10 CMS SHORTER IN WIDTH THAN THE OUTER
BAG.
3: AFTER BRUSHING OR WIPING THE TENT GROUNDSHEET TO ENSURE IT IS CLEAN
AND DRY, POSITION THE FLYSHEET ON THE GROUND READY FOR FOLDING.
4: FOLD THE EDGES OF THE GROUNDSHEET IN SO TO COVER THE FLYSHEET IN THE
MIDDLE, MAKE SURE THAT THE OVERALL PACKAGE IS AGAIN ABOUT 10 CMS
SHORTER IN WIDTH THAN THE OUTER BAG.
5: ROLL THE PACKAGE UP, ROLLING TOWARDS ONE OF THE VENT ENDS OF THE TENT
IN ORDER TO ALLOW TRAPPED AIR TO ESCAPE.
WHEN YOU HAVE ROLLED THE PACKAGE UP SECURE IT WITH THE ORIGINAL TIE
TAPES SUPPLIED.