Khyam Nebraska User manual

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ERECTION INSTRUCTIONS
NEBRASKA
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 A 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 NEBRASKA IS A LARGE FAMILY TENT AND WE STRONGLY
RECOMMEND IT IS ERECTED BY A MINIMUM OF TWO ADULTS.
1: REMOVE THE CONTENTS OF THE CARRY BAG AND IDENTIFY ALL THE COMPONENT
PARTS.
•INNER TENTS
•FLYSHEET
•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, THERE SHOULD BE A COMBINATION OF SHOCKCORDED
FIBERGLASS POLES, ALUMINIUM POLES AND STEEL CANOPY POLES.
ASSEMBLE ALL THE POLES AND LAY OUT ON THE GROUND WHERE THEY ARE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE.
ALL POLES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CANOPY POLES WILL BE MARKED WITH A
COLOURED STICKER, THIS WILL CORRESPOND TO A COLOURED TRIM ON THE EDGE OF
THE SLEEVE THAT THE POLE IS INTENDED TO FIT THROUGH.
4: UNFOLD THE FLYSHEET AND SPREAD OUT ON THE FLOOR SO YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE
ALL THE SLEEVE SECTIONS OF THE ROOF.
CHECK THE COLOUR OF THE POLE SLEEVE TRIM ON THE SLEEVES THAT CROSS THE
CENTRAL MAIN DOME .
TAKING ONE OF THE THREE RELEVANT MAIN DOME POLES THREAD THE POLE
THROUGH THE SLEEVE SECTIONS IN A DIAGONAL FASHION SO THERE IS AN EQUAL
LENGTH OF POLE PROTRUDING FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE SLEEVE ENDS.
ONCE THE CENTRAL MAIN DOME POLES ARE THREADED INTO PLACE CHOOSE ONE
END OF ONE OF THE THREE MAIN CENTRAL DOME POLES AND ENGAGE THE END
FERRULE INTO THE POLE RETAINING FIXTURE. THIS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE BASE
OF THE FLYSHEET, NEAR TO THE SEAM RUNNING DOWN FROM THE SLEEVE, IN WHICH

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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 POLE ENDS THUS SECURING
THE POLE INTO PLACE.
FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SAME POLE CAREFULLY PUSH THE REMAINING
POLE THROUGH THE SLEEVES SO IT ASSUMES A SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPE. WHEN THE
END FERRULE IS LEVEL TO THE POLE RETAINING FIXTURE ON THIS SIDE, ENGAGE IT
INTO PLACE AS BEFORE. PLEASE NOTE ON SOME MODELS THERE MAY BE AN
ADJUSTABLE WEBBING LOOP CONNECTING THE RING TO THE BASE OF THE
FLYSHEET. THIS LOOP SHOULD BE OPENED UP TO ITS FULL LENGTH WHILE ENGAGING
THE PIN ON THE RING INTO THE POLE END. ONCE THE PIN IS INSERTED THE WEBBING
LOOP CAN BE TIGHTENED SO THE POLE IS FIRMLY LOCKED INTO THE POLE END.
AT THIS POINT YOU MAY FIND IT EASIER FOR THE SECOND PERSON PRESENT TO GO
INSIDE THE TENT AND PUSH UP FROM THE CENTRE HOLDING THE TENT UP AND
THEREFORE MAKING IT MUCH EASIER AND QUICKER TO LOCATE THE POLE ENDS
ONTO THE PIN SECTIONS.
REPEAT THIS WITH THE REMAINING CENTRAL DOME POLES.
ENSURE CARE IS TAKEN DURING THIS PROCEDURE, NOT TO ALLOW THE ENDS OF THE
SHOCKCORDED POLES TO DAMAGE SLEEVES OR FLYSHEET MATERIAL.
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 MAIN SHOCKCORDED POLES ALLOWING THE FLYSHEET
TO TAKE FULL SHAPE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT INTENDED AS GUY POINT
FIXINGS
IF IT IS WINDY YOU MAY FIND IT HELPFUL TO TEMPORALLY PEG OUT THE CENTRAL
DOME WITH THE GUYS PROVIDED, PLEASE REMEMBER THOUGH THESE MAY NEED TO
BE ADJUSTED OR RE PEGGED LATER.
5: NOW LOCATE THE TWO SETS OF BEDROOM POLES FOR EACH OF THE BEDROOM
SECTIONS OF THE TENT, AGAIN, THESE CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY CHECKING THE POLE
SLEEVE END TRIM ON THE LOWER BASE POLE SLEEVES ON THE BEDROOM SECTIONS.
STARTING WITH THE POLE SLEEVE SECTIONS NEAREST TO THE MAIN DOME THREAD
THE RELEVANT POLE THROUGH THE SLEEVE SECTIONS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE
FLYSHEET TO THE OTHER, SO THERE IS AN EQUAL LENGTH OF POLE PROTRUDING
FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE SLEEVE ENDS. LOCATE THIS POLE INTO PLACE AS
PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED AND THEN REPEAT FOR THE REMAINING BEDROOM POLE
ON THIS SIDE OF THE TENT.
RUNNING DOWN THE SEAM, FROM THE SLEEVE, ON EACH SIDE OF THE BEDROOM
SECTION YOU WILL NOTICE THREE FLYSHEET TO MAIN POLE WEBBING CLIPS. ALL
THESE, SHOULD SIMPLY BE CLIPPED TO THE BEDROOM SHOCKCORDED POLES
ALLOWING THE FLYSHEET TO TAKE FULL SHAPE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT
INTENDED AS GUY POINT FIXINGS
REPEAT POINT 5 FOR THE OPPOSITE BEDROOM SECTION.
6: LOCATE ONE OF THE FIBERGLASS ROOF PORCH POLES WITH METAL ANGLED
SECTIONS ON EACH END.
CHECK AND MATCH THE COLOUR CODING ON THE POLE AND SLEEVE TRIM, THEN
THREAD THE POLE THROUGH THE RELEVANT SLEEVE SECTIONS FOUND ON THE ROOF
OF THE EXTENDED PORCH OF YOUR TENT. REPEAT THIS FOR THE REMAINING
FIBERGLASS ROOF PORCH POLE WITH METAL ANGLED SECTIONS ON EACH END.
THE METAL ANGLED BRACKETS SHOULD BE CLEAR OF THE SLEEVES AT BOTH ENDS.

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TAKE ONE OF THE ASSEMBLED METAL PORCH UPRIGHTS AND ENGAGE THE
FERRELLED END INTO THE OPEN END OF THE METAL ANGLE BRACKET ON THE PORCH
ROOF POLE ON THAT SIDE. THE BASE OF THE UPRIGHT POLE THEN ENGAGES ONTO
THE RING AND PIN FIXTURE AT THE BASE OF THE FLYSHEET. REPEAT THIS FOR THE
REMAINING METAL PORCH POLE UPRIGHTS.
WHEN ENGAGING THE METAL PORCH POLE ENDS ONTO THE PINS PLEASE ENSURE
THAT THE FABRIC OF THE SLEEVE DOES NOT GET TRAPPED ON ANY OF THE
FIBREGLASS PORCH POLE CONNECTIONS OR METAL ANGLE BRACKETS AS THIS MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC OR SEAMS. PLEASE ALSO NOTE ON SOME MODELS IN
THIS POSITION THERE MAY BE AN ADJUSTABLE WEBBING LOOP CONNECTING THE
RING TO THE BASE OF THE FLYSHEET. THIS LOOP SHOULD BE OPENED UP TO ITS FULL
LENGTH WHILE ENGAGING THE PIN ON THE RING INTO THE POLE END. ONCE THE PIN
IS INSERTED THE WEBBING LOOP CAN BE TIGHTENED SO THE POLE IS FIRMLY
LOCKED INTO THE POLE END.
7: THE FLYSHEET SHOULD NOW BE READY FOR PEGGING. POSITION THE FLYSHEET ON
THE GROUND SO THAT THE MAIN DOORWAYS ARE FACING AWAY FROM THE
PREVAILING WIND.
CLOSE ALL ZIPS ON THE FLYSHEET AND USING THE PEGS PROVIDED PEG ALL THE
FLYSHEET PEGGING POINTS TO THE GROUND.
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 BEDROOMS
AND PORCH SECTION IN ORDER TO GET THE OVERALL LAY OF THE FLYSHEET FABRIC
SMOOTH AND FREE FROM WRINKLES OR FOLDS.
IF YOU HAVE TEMPORALLY PEGGED THE MAIN DOME PEGGING POINTS OR GUYS,
CHECK AND REPOSITION THESE SO THAT THE MAIN DOME SITS STRAIGHT AND IS
WELL BALANCED. PLEASE ALSO BE CAREFULL NOT TO OVER TENSION GUY ROPES AS
THIS WILL SIMPLY DISTORT THE SHAPE OF THE DOME LEADING TO INSTABILITY.
ONCE YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE OVERALL LAY OF THE FLYSHEET YOU CAN
THEN AND ONLY THEN PEG THE REMAINING PEGGING LOOPS INTO POSITION.
ATTACH ALL THE GUY ROPES TO 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 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
8: UNFOLD THE GROUNDSHEET OF THE TENT AND CLIP INTO POSITION. THE
GROUDNSHEET WILL HAVE LOOPS AND HOOKS ON THE BASE AND SIMPLY CLIPS INTO
POSITION.
UNFOLD ONE OF THE TWO THE INNER TENTS AND PLACE IT INSIDE THE FLYSHEET
BEDROOM AREA WITH THE DOOR FACING TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF THE TENT AND
ON TOP OF THE GROUNDSHEET YOU HAVE ALREADY CLIPPED IN. THE INNER TENT
WILL HAVE LOOPS AND HOOKS ON THE BASE AND SIMPLY CLIPS INTO POSITION.
AN ELASTIC TOGGLE AND RING SYSTEM SUSPEND THE INNER TENT 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 FLYSHEET.

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THE ELASTIC LOOPS AND TOGGLES SHOULD BE SIMPLY 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 WORK
FORWARD UNTIL THE INNER IS COMPLETELY SUSPENDED.
REPEAT THIS FOR EACH REMAINING INNER TENT.
PLEASE NOTE THE TOTAL WEIGHT LOADING OF ALL POCKETS ON THE FRONT OF THE
INNER TENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 3 KGS.
YOUR TENT IS NOW READY FOR USE, ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY.
A SET OF UPRIGHT CANOPY POLES ARE PROVIDED WHICH ALLOW EITHER THE FRONT
OR BACK DOORS TO BE ERECTED AS A SUN CANOPY IF SO DESIRED.
AS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE BOTH DRAMATICALLY AND QUICKLY WE
RECOMMEND THAT YOU PITCH YOUR TENT READY TO ACCEPT ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THE FRONT AND OR SIDE DOOR CANOPIES SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UP
OVERNIGHT OR WHILST THE TENT IS UNATTENDED. GUY LINES ARE ATTACHED TO YOUR
TENT AND SHOULD BE USED AT ALL TIMES.
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.
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 BAG, ALWAYS HAVE THE OUTER BAG 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 INNER TENT GROUNDSHEET TO ENSURE IT IS
CLEAN AND DRY, PLACE THE FLYSHEET ON TOP OF THE INNER TENT.
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.

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5: ROLL THE PACKAGE UP, ROLLING TOWARDS THE DOOR END OF THE INNER TENT IN
ORDER TO ALLOW TRAPPED AIR TO ESCAPE.
WHEN YOU HAVE ROLLED THE PACKAGE UP SECURE IT WITH THE ORIGINAL TIE
TAPES SUPPLIED.