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plasticizers that can damage your tent over time.
• Zips are always a weak point in a tent's structure. If
they get dirty, clean them with a (tooth) brush and
lubricate them with graphite (pencil lead), silicon or
sewing machine oil. Apply carefully and remove ex-
cess oil with a soft cloth.
• Never store your tent when it's wet for a longer pe-
riod of time. Unpack it as soon as you arrive and dry
it out in a well-ventilated place. To do so, separate
the inner and outer tents or use the poles to create
space between the two.
• Do not whip out tent poles and snap the sections
together. This can damage the pole ends as well as
the anodization. Check the poles
regularly for cracks or other potential damage.
Wash the poles and use silicon spray at any sign of
corrosion (from salt water, for example)
• VAUDE only uses poles from the renowned manu-
facturers DAC and Yunan. These tend to become
slightly bent with use, helping to reduce fracturing.
Please do not attempt to bend these back into
shape.
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Although aluminum is extremely flexible this might
damage or even break the poles. Every VAUDE tent
comes with a Pole Doctor or repair sleeve. If a tent
pole breaks while out on a trip, simply slide the re-
pair sleeve over the broken section and then use
tape to attach it (z).
• The tent should only be cleaned by hand, never in a
washing machine! Use a soft cloth and luke warm
water. Detergents or cleaning agents may harm
the tent's coating and waterproofing. Use a brush
to rub Nikwax Tech Wash in a 1:4 ratio with water
on stubborn stains. Follow up with Nikwax Tent
& Gear Solarproof waterproofing, applying ge-
nerously to the area cleaned.
• When on the road, repair tears in the tent wall with
repair tape and seal from the inside with a PU or sili-
con seam sealer. The seam should however be cor-
rectly repaired as soon as possible in order to pre-
vent further tearing. Please contact your retailer to
do this.
• Tent pole shock cords can be retightened if neces-
sary (elasticity can wear out in very cold conditions