VAUDE Mark 3P - Manual (Page 21)

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• The tent should only be cleaned by hand, never in a
washing machine! Use a soft cloth and luke warm
water. Detergents or cleaning agents may harm the
tent’s coating and waterproofing.
Use a brush to rub nikwax Tech Wash in a 1:4 ratio
with water on stubborn stains. Follow up with
nikwax Tent & gear Solarproof waterproofing,
applying generously to the area cleaned.
• When on the road, repair tears in the tent wall
with repair tape and seal from the inside with a PU
or silicon seam sealer. The seam should however
be correctly repaired as soon as possible in order
to prevent further tearing. Please contact your
retailer to do this.
• Tent pole shock cords can be retightened if neces-
sary (elasticity can wear out in very cold conditions
or due to aging). To do this first remove the end cap
and then untie the knot in the cord. Retie the knot
further up the cord and replace the cap (W).
TECHniCal DETailS:
Depending on tent models, VAUDE tents feature
the following:
fEaTUrES/faBriCS:
SILICONIZED:
• Increases tent life by 20% - a triple coating reflects
damaging UV radiation to a much greater degree
than standard treatments.
• 8-times greater tear resistance – siliconized fabrics
attain a tear resistance of 8-11 kg compared to 1.3
kg of PU coated fabrics.
• Excellent water beading properties – water simply
beads on the surface.
• Retensioning – the nylon carrier material swells up
when damp or wet. The tent needs to be retensed if
rain/snow initiate.
• Sealing – siliconized materials cannot be factory
seam sealed (exception: VAUDE Silicon Seam Seal).
When camping in extremely rainy conditions we re-
commend sealing all seams by hand with a silicon
seam sealer.
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