Giga Tent BT 013 - Manual (Page 5)

Tips and Tricks
C a r e
In windy conditions wrap the fly bungee around the pole
several times before hooking it to the ring, this will keep the
rainfly from flapping.
Be sure to FULLY close the door zippers in rainy weather
as water can find its way through an open zipper.
At a minimum we suggest SEAM SEALING the seams at
the bottom of the windows to insure that water won't come
through the needle holes.
In sandy soil a longer stake or a dead man will work better
than a normal stake.
Carrying a combination of different types of stakes will
make camping in different places easier and speed set up.
Be sure to leave the windows open as much as possible to
minimize condensation buildup during rain.
Ultra Violet (UV) Exposure
Yo u r t e n t i s m a d e o f U V r e s i s t a n t p o l y e s t e r f a b r i c
w h i c h i s r e s i s t a n t b u t N O T i m p e r v i o u s t o t h e
d a m a g i n g e ff e c t s o f l o n g t e r m s u n e x p o s u r e . We D O
N O T s u g g e s t l o n g t e r m s e t u p o f A N Y o f o u r
p r o d u c t s a s t h i s w i l l s e v e r e l y d a m a g e t h e t e n t
f a b r i c .
Seam Sealing
G i g a t e n t s u g g e s t s t h a t a t a M I N I M U M t h e s e a m s
a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e w i n d o w s s h o u l d b e s e a l e d
u s i n g a p r o d u c t l i k e M c N e t t s S e a m S u r e t o p r e v e n t
m o i s t u r e f r o m c o m i n g t h r o u g h t h e n e e d l e h o l e s .
F o l l o w t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s i n s t r u c t i o n s w h e n
a p p l y i n g s e a m s e a l e r.
Storage
D O N O T u n d e r a n y c i r c u m s t a n c e s s t o r e y o u r t e n t
w e t o r d a m p . M i l d e w w i l l q u i c k l y d e s t r o y a t e n t s
w a t e r p r o o f c o a t i n g .
A l l o w y o u r t e n t t o d r y a n d t h e n s t o r e i n a c o o l d r y
p l a c e .
Structural Integrity
A l t h o u g h t h e t e n t w a s c o n s t r u c t e d t o r i g i d
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s p e r i o d s o f w i n d a n d s o a k i n g r a i n
m a y l o o s e n t h e s t a k e s a n d g u y l i n e s t o t h e p o i n t o f
a l l o w i n g t h e r a i n f l y t o f l a p . T h i s c a n i n t u r n c a u s e
t h e p o l e s t o l o o s e n w e a k e n i n g t h e o v e r a l l
s t r u c t u r e . L o o s e n i n g o f t h e r a i n f l y c a n a l s o c r e a t e
p o c k e t s t h a t c a n c o l l e c t w a t e r w h i c h c a n l e a d t o
p o l e f a i l u r e . To i n s u r e t h a t t h i s d o e s n o t o c c u r t a k e
c a r e d u r i n g w i n d y o r r a i n y c o n d i t i o n s t h a t a l l o f
t h e s t a k e s a n d g u y l i n e s a r e s e c u r e a n d t i g h t .
Washing Your Tent
N E V E R m a c h i n e w a s h a t e n t a s t h i s c a n c a u s e
d a m a g e t o t h e w a t e r p r o o f c o a t i n g . H a n d w a s h w i t h
a m i l d s o a p a n d r i n s e w i t h c l e a n w a t e r a n d a l l o w t o
C O M P L E T E LY d r y b e f o r e s t o r i n g . A n e x t r e m e l y
d i r t y t e n t c a n b e s e t u p a n d w a s h e d l i k e a c a r o r i t
c a n b e w a s h e d i n a b a t h t u b u s i n g y o u r h a n d s t o
a g i t a t e t h e w a t e r o r a s o f t b r u s h .