Assembly Instructions for a Greatland Two Room Tent

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Setting up a Greatland two room tent doesn't need to be the most challenging part of your camping excursion. These larger Greatland dome tents do require a little patience and at least two people to assemble the frame work. Greatland was the house brand at Target stores, and the tents were an affordable entry level option for occasional campers. The brand is no longer carried by Target, but Greatland tents can still be found on eBay, Amazon and other online retailers.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

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Step 1

Clear a space to set up the tent--remove rocks and sticks to prevent damage to the tent floor.

Step 2

Put the three main tent poles--colored black--together. Slide each pole through a center sleeve at the top of the tent. Place the 3-way hub at the point where the three poles meet at the top of the tent and insert one end of each pole into the hub. With the help of an assistant, flex poles into an arch and insert the bottom of each pole into a pin attached to the base of the tent.

Step 3

Attach the quick clips sewn to the tent body to the poles.

Step 4

Put together the remaining two main poles and slide through side pole sleeves. Insert ends of poles into pins at the base of the tent. Put together the blue front screen room pole and slide through the front pole sleeve. Secure either end of this pole into the pins at the base of the tent. Attach quick clips to the poles.

Step 5

Stake out the tent by driving tent pegs through the rings spaced around the bottom of the tent. Angle tent pegs away from the tent at 45 degrees.

Step 6

Place the rain fly over the tent and connect the fly's S-hooks to the rings at the base of the tent. Attach the rain fly to the tent body by wrapping the nylon fasteners sewn to underneath of the fly to the tent poles.

Step 7

Extend guy lines toward the ground and drive a tent stake through each loop. Tighten lines by moving the plastic sliders.

Step 8

Enter the tent and hang the divider curtain by attaching the toggles to the fabric loops sewn to the inside of the tent body.

Resources

ABC's of Hiking: Pitching Tents - How to Set Up a Camping & Hiking Tent

Article Written By Denise Bertacchi

Denise Bertacchi is a freelance writer with a degree in journalism from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a St. Louis suburbanite who has written for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Boys' Life, Wisconsin Trails, and Missouri Life.

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