Himalayan 47 Tent Setup Instructions

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Backcountry campers looking for a year-round solution may opt for North Face's Himalayan 47. The tent's 65 square foot floor area and nearly 6 foot height at the apex allows up to four campers to weather the extremes of wilderness camping for just over 15 pounds in weight. While its polygon appearance may intimidate novice campers, North Face has simplified assembly by color coding poles and grommets. The manufacturer recommends using a site covering to protect the floor of the tent and prolong tent life.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Himalayan 47 Tent

Step 1

Select an area of ground for the tent to occupy. The ground should be level with proper drainage. Remove any limbs, rocks, or other debris from the tent site. Cover the tent site with a tarp. (North Face also produces "footprints" for this purpose).

Step 2

Remove the tent's pieces from the storage bag and unroll the tent across the tent site. The tent's components include the tent (canopy and floor), flysheet, seven poles in a pole bag, and 21 stakes in a stake bag.

Step 3

Connect the tent poles and thread each pole through the appropriate sleeve on the tent. Poles are color coded to match the trim on the sleeve.

Step 4

Push the tip of the pole into the grommet sewn onto the tent base beneath each sleeve. Repeat until both ends of all the tent poles are inside their respective grommets.

Step 5

Drape the flysheet over the tent and align the colors of the webbing with the tent base. Secure the flysheet to the tent poles using the Velcro fasteners underneath the fly.

Step 6

Thread the yellow pole through the sleeve on the flysheet. Place the end of the yellow flysheet pole into the grommet at the base of the tent.

Step 7

Pull the flysheet webbing loops attached at the base of the flysheet down over the pole tips in the grommets. Secure the loops and pole tips by adjusting the ladderlocks and staking the tent cords into the ground at each grommet's location.

Article Written By David Chandler

David Chandler has been a freelance writer since 2006 whose work has appeared in various print and online publications. A former reconnaissance Marine, he is an active hiker, diver, kayaker, sailor and angler. He has traveled extensively and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida where he was educated in international studies and microbiology.

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