How to fold a tent?

A tent is considered an important and necessary attribute in most hikes. In order for it to last as long as possible, it is important to follow the rules of operation. You also need to know how to fold a tent.

If collectedtentwrong, it will occupy more space. During storage, the risk of damage will increase. Store tents in special covers and in a dry condition. If it is not possible to dry the fabric before putting it in the cover, then it should be done as soon as there is time. Otherwise, there is a high probability of the appearance of fungus.

Assembly of automatic tents

Automatic tents are very popular due to their availability and ease of use. How to fold a tent automatically? The most common way is the eight:

1. At the first stage, it is necessary to achieve the plane of the structure. To do this, you need to take the opposite ends and bring them together like closing a book. Depending on the type of dome, the output should be a triangle, square, or rectangle.
2. The flat structure must be placed on a flat surface with a narrow part, namely an angle.
3. The lower part should be pressed with the foot, and the upper part should begin to lean towards the ground.
4. After closing the arcs, the place of their junction is fixed by hand. The corners of one face overlap each other.
5. The frame of such tents is almost automatic, so with the right direction of effort, it almost automatically assembles into an oval or a circle.
6. At the end of the assembly, it is enough to tuck the protruding parts of the awning inside the circle and hide the tent in the cover.

One person can cope with the assembly of the automatic tent.

Assembling a tourist tent

Not all travelers have automatic tents, so we will separately consider how to fold a tourist tent. Installation and dismantling of tourist and camping tents is approximately the same.

The universal instructions for assembling a two-layer tent are as follows:

1. The inner parta tentlocated on a flat surface with the bottom to the ground.
2. Metal arches or racks are assembled and installed in special places. It is also possible to fix with tapes. It all depends on the design.
3. The tent is raised, the awning is thrown on top and fixed.
4. The bottom is fixed due to pegs. They are hammered at an angle of 45 degrees.
5. If the structure provides stretchers, they are mounted symmetrically.
6. At the end, it remains to check the quality of the tension of the awning - there should be no wrinkles and bevels.

Assembly of the tent is carried out in the reverse order - first all the pegs and the awning are removed. Next, the frame arches are pulled out and disassembled. Then an awning is placed on a flat surface, and an inner layer is placed on top of it. The tent rolls up into a tube and is placed in a cover.

Car tents with a rigid body

Disassembly and assembly of tents for the car roof is carried out as quickly as ordinary ground tents.

Car tentson the roof they are attached to transverse straight rails of a rectangular shape. Fixation is carried out with the help of special plates, which are usually included in the kit.

The tent is set up very quickly, the whole process takes no more than 5 minutes. It is necessary to remove the cover, if it is provided and open the latches. Then it remains to pull the ladder - the tent will open. It remains only to fix the stairs and walls with the help of metal stretchers.

How to fold a tent in winter or in summer with a hard bottom:

1. The tent door closes by 2/3, which allowed air to escape faster during assembly.
2. Inside the tent, harnesses are provided, which are responsible for retracting the walls during the assembly process. Before folding, they are hooked to the loops inside the tent.
3. Next, you need to check that there are no solid objects under the lifting racks that could damage the mechanism.
4. After pulling the straps, it is necessary to lower the front of the tent and hook the brackets to the latches.
5. Similarly, the rear part is lowered. Fabric nets are removed in the inner part.
6. After the tent roof is completely lowered, an inspection is performed, then the latches are closed to the end. In order to prevent unwanted opening, the design includes locking elements.

Tents with a soft body

The assembly of this type of tent is similar to the hard shell model, but requires more action. First you need to remove all things from the tent and pull out all the rods. Next, it is necessary to distribute the entire canvas evenly over the surface and fold the stairs. At the last stage, the tent is closed with a cover and fastened with locks.

Each tent model comes with detailed assembly instructions. It is enough to practice a couple of times and there will be no more problems with assembly / disassembly.