1ERECTION INSTRUCTIONSDAKOTABEFORE USEPLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ERECTION INSTRUCTIONS.FAILURE TO ERECT THE TENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS MAYRESULT IN DAMAGE TO BOTH FABRIC AND POLE SYSTEMS. SUCH DAMAGECANNOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.WARNING!!DO NOT PUSH TENT PEGS IN BY HAND, ALL TENT PEGS SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOMEUSING A WOODEN OR RUBBER FACED MALLET OR SIMILAR TOOL.TO ENSURE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE WATERPROOFING THE MAIN FLY SHEET SEAMSHAVE BEEN TAPED. SHOULD THE TAPE BE DAMAGED AND PEEL AWAY YOU CANEFFECT A REPAIR BY USING SEAM SEALER AROUND THE PROBLEM AREA.WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT SEEM SEALER IS APPLIED TO UNTAPED SEEMS TOPREVENT LEAKAGE.IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT ALLOW SEAM SEALER TO CONTAMINATE THETEETH OF ANY ZIPS AS THIS WILL PREVENT THE ZIP FROM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.IF YOU DO USE SEAM SEALER IT IS BEST APPLIED WHEN THE TENT IS DRY. PICK A DRYWARM DAY TO CARRY OUT ANY SEALING AND PLEASE ALLOW 48 HOURS FOR THESEALANT TO CURE PRIOR TO RE-PACKAGING THE TENT.FAILURE TO ALLOW THE SEALANT TO DRY FULLY PRIOR TO PACKING THE TENT UPWILL STICK THE FABRIC TOGETHER POSSIBLY CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.DURING USETENTS CONTAINING A HIGH PROPORTION OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS ARE SOMETIMESAFFECTED BY CONDENSATION, THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH LEAKAGE ANDCAN USUALLY BE CURED BY ENSURING THAT ADEQUATE VENTILATION ISAVAILABLE BY LEAVING DOORWAYS SLIGHTLY UNZIPPED WHEREVER POSSIBLE.DO NOT PITCH UNDER TREES, MAKE USE OF NATURAL WIND BREAKS LIKE HEDGESOR WALLS, FACE THE TENT DOOR AWAY FROM THE PREVAILING WIND. USE TWOHANDS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING ZIPS, THIS WILL HELP PREVENT PREMATUREZIP FAILURE.READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FIRE PRECAUTIONS INFORMATION ATTACHED TO THEINSIDE OF THE TENT.CARE OF YOUR TENT WARNING!!TENT FABRICS CAN BE WEAKENED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, UNDERNORMAL HOLIDAY USE YOUR TENT WILL GIVE YOU LONG SERVICE BUT ERECTIONFOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN STRONG SUNLIGHT WILL CAUSE DETERIORATION.IF YOU ARE LIKELY TO USE YOUR TENT FOR PROLONGED PERIODS IT WOULD BE WISETO USE A SITE WHICH IS A SHADED AS POSSIBLE.TENTS ARE BEST STORED OPENED OUT, IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AIR FULLY ANDENSURE IT IS TOTALLY DRY BEFORE PACKING IT AWAY AT THE END OF YOURHOLIDAY.STORE YOUR TENT IN A WELL VENTILATED DRY PLACE. LOOK AFTER YOUR TENTAND IT WILL LOOK AFTER YOU.HAVE ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR TENT REPAIRED AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY.