Pitching rules

The following ground rules apply: The ground should be flat and free of stones and sharp objects. This sounds easy enough, however in practice is often not easy to achieve. To test the ground, lie down in the tent before you guy it.
Sometimes uneven objects remained unnoticed at first glance. Make sure that no puddles of rainwater can form underneath the tent. In woods falling branches can severely damage a tent.
Tent floors are watertight, however the tent floor fabric is often thin, so that in the long-term it is unable to withstand stones, thorns, etc. For the majority of our tents we therefore offer made-to-measure special groundsheets that are fitted underneath the inner tent and protect the floors.
With many tent models, the canopy too is covered by the ground sheet. Use of an additional groundsheet means that it need only be carried when absolutely necessary, and if this is not case, the additional weight it represents can be left at home.
Tent pegs should never be violently hammered into the ground. If the ground is hard, the guy point can be extended using a tent line and the peg placed elsewhere. If the outer tent does not reach the ground, weigh down the lines (not the tent fabric!) using a stone or another heavy object.
After having pulled the tent down, shake the tent out but never sweep it as this could damage the coating.

General pitching instructions - dome-shaped/tunnel tents

Dome-shaped tents
1. Once you have taken the tent out of the storage bag, you should have the following three parts in front of you:
a. Inner tent (mostly light in colour with a black bottom)
b. Outer tent (same material throughout, inside has a shiny coating)
c. Poles in a separate storage bag
2. Spread the inner tent on the ground. If your tent has pole channels, insert both the same-length curved poles into the channels and fix the ends to their respective eyelets, which are located on the loops at the corners of the inner tent. If your tent has clips, first of all insert the pole ends into the eyelets in the corners and hang the inner tent to them using the clips. The inner tent will now be up and standing and can be moved to its pitching location. Secure each corner of the inner tent to the ground using tent pegs.
3. If your tent has a ridge pole, mount the ridge pole in such a way that its ends are located above the entrances of the inner tent.
4. Now place the outer tent over the inner tent. Make sure that the entrances of the outer tent line up with the entrances of the inner tent. Insert the ridge pole into the loops which are sewn in above the entrance zip.
5. Fix the outer tent at the corners of the inner tent (using hooks, eyelets or pegs).
6. Tension the entrances and secure them to the ground using pegs. Open the air vents and make yourself at home!

Tunnel tents
1. Once you have taken the tent out of the storage bag, you should have the following three parts in front of you: a. Inner tent (mostly light in colour with a black bottom)
b. Outer tent (same material throughout, inside has a shiny coating)
c. Poles in a separate storage bag
2. Spread the outer tent on the floor with the matt side up, and pull it into its future shape. Insert the poles into the channels and fasten them at the ends.
3. Fix the narrow side of the tent (two tensioning points usually) to the ground using pegs.
4. Go to the opposite side, grab hold of the tensioning points lying on the ground, stand up and pull the tent backwards like a concertina. Make sure the tent is standing in a straight line and fix both tensioning points to the ground. The outer tent will now be standing.
5. Hang the inner tent onto the outer tent. The inner tent no longer needs to be additionally anchored to the ground.
6. Finally tension the side stay lines at right angles to the tent in order to ensure wind stability.