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Ozark Trail Tent Instructions

Ozark Trail Tent Instructions
Ozark Trail tents are a recognizable name in camping because they're available exclusively at Walmart. The company's Junior Tent is great for your up-in-coming camper, whether it's on a group trip or backyard "adventure" with friends. Teach your son to set the tent up right, and he'll be able to do it on his own every time he goes camping.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:
  • Fabric tent body 2 fiberglass poles 4 stakes Rain fly Carrying bag
  • Fabric tent body
  • 2 fiberglass poles
  • 4 stakes
  • Rain fly
  • Carrying bag
Step 1
Ozark Trail recommends you check the contents before you leave for camping so you're not left without an essential component. Make sure the tent, rain fly, poles, stakes and accessories are all there.
Step 2
With the help of your son or daughter, find a flat, clear site. Look for an area that has no roots or embedded rocks and isn't under low-hanging branches.
Step 3
Clear out the site. Using a rake, broom or your hands, clear any sticks, leaves, rocks or other natural debris out from the pitch site. Make it as smooth and clear as possible.
Step 4
Lay your tent on the area you cleared out and spread it out. Move the tent until the door faces the way you'd like to enter.
Step 5
Put together both of the tent poles. Shock-corded poles require you to press segments together, creating the full pole.
Step 6
Insert one pole into a sleeve, then repeat for the second pole. The poles will form an X in the tent body.
Step 7
Have your daughter stand at one end of the first pole and you stand at the other. Hold each end of the pole and gently push one end so that it begins to arc into shape. Place each pole end into the fabric pole pocket at the corner. Then repeat this process for the second pole.
Step 8
Double check for structural integrity. Your tent is now freestanding, so make sure all pole ends are firmly in the pockets. Also be sure that the sleeves are stretched out rather than being bunched up around part of the pole.
Step 9
Find the stake-outs on the base of the tent and stake down the tent, using a mallet, hammer or other available tool to drive the stakes into the ground. Always pull the stake-out taut before putting the stake in.
Step 10
Line the rain fly up with the tent, put it on top and connect it using the hooks. There will be loops on the tent body specifically for attaching the fly.

Tips & Warnings

 
Seam seal the tent before camping to better protect from leaks. For parts and information, contact NorthPole at (800) 775-1965.
 
Seam seal the tent before camping to better protect from leaks.
 
For parts and information, contact NorthPole at (800) 775-1965.

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Article Written By Joe Fletcher

Joe Fletcher has been a writer since 2002, starting his career in politics and legislation. He has written travel and outdoor recreation articles for a variety of print and online publications, including "Rocky Mountain Magazine" and "Bomb Snow." He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rutgers College.

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