Tent Folding

1
Tent Folding

• Take care of your equipment and it will take care
  of you!

2
Tent Inspection Form

• Fill out a Tent Inspection form.
• If everything is going according to plan, an
  inspection form will be rolled up inside the tent
  when you open it for cleaning. If not, these are
  available on the Troop 248 Website you passed
  the link for it to get here!
• The TOP half is where you record anything that
  needs service or repair. Check off the items as
  you inspect them and make notes of anything that
  is missing or needs repair
• Fill out the BOTTOM of the form. If it was
  already in the tent, the names of the scouts who
  used it last will be filled in the blanks along
  with the name of the trek. Sign and date the
  form under This Tent Cleaned By

3
Sign your work!

• Cut the form in half
• Keep the TOP of the form out so you can give it
  to the troop Quartermaster when you turn in the
  tent (put it in your Scout Handbook and bring it
  to the next meeting)
• The BOTTOM half of the form goes in one of the
  mesh storage pockets inside the tent (under the
  side windows)

4
Prepare to deflate

• Unzip the rear vent (inside at the top)
• Unzip the door about half way
• Zip the door screen closed
• Release the Velcro loops securing the rain fly to
  the main poles (one at each corner, about ½ way
  up)

5
Side clips and top bow

• Release the clips holding the tent body to the
  main poles
• The tent is now hanging by the top fabric strap

Untie the bow at the top
6
Down it goes!

• Pull the fabric strap to untie the bow and the
  tent deflates
• This is why you tie it in a bow when setting up
  the tent!
• Reach under the rain fly and untie the bow on the
  top rain fly pole
• Leave the pole in place until later

7
Rain fly stakes(2) and corner stakes(2)

• Slacken the side ropes on the rain fly and use
  the rope to help pull up the stake
• Put these two stakes in the stake bag
• On one side of the tent, grasp the tent floor and
  corner ring and pull up the stakes on ONE SIDE
  ONLY You are mostly pulling the ring so you
  dont damage the tent floor fabric

8
Main poles and its flat!

• Take the main poles off the pins on the corner
  rings where you removed the stakes
• This is the fun part
• The poles will simply fall over and the rain fly
  collapses over the tent body

9
Fold and store the poles

• The rain fly collapses on top of the tent body
• The real value of this is if you have to set it
  up in the rain on the next trek. The rain fly
  will be on top when you unroll the tent!
• Pull the two main poles out and collapse them.
  Store them in the pole bag

10
Straighten up the rain fly

• The rain fly pole is still in place. Use it to
  pull the rain fly away from the side with the
  stakes still in place, and then back toward the
  stakes. This gets all of the rain fly material
  centered over the tent body

11
Fold in half / fold more than half

• Fold one side to exactly the middle of the tent
• Fold it half way
• Take the stakes out of the other two corners and
  store them in the stake bag
• There should now be six (6) stakes in the bag!
• Fold the other side past half way
• Fold it more than half

12
Fold in half and remove rain fly pole

• Fold once more, this time exactly in half
• It will fit in the bag!
• Remember the pole in the top of the rain fly?
• Locate the pole, take the end out of the fabric
  pocket and pull it out
• Fold the rain fly pole and store it in the pole
  bag

13
Two bags fold and roll!

• Place the stake bag and pole bag across the
  folded tent an arms length from one end
• Fold the tent over the pole bag
• Use the bags to help you start to roll the tent

14
Squeeze out and protect the fabric

• Roll all the way to the end
• Go slow at the end to let the trapped air seep
  out
• Unroll about two feet
• Fold the unrolled end back so that the soft
  fabric will be protected
• Re-roll the tent to the end

15
Bag it and tie a bow!

• Hold the rolled tent and pull the bag onto it
  like putting on a sock
• If you try to drop the tent into the bag, it
  unrolls!
• Pull the draw string tight and tie in an overhand
  slip knot
• The ends should be tied together in a square knot

16
Turn in your equipment!

• At the next meeting, give the tent and the top
  part of the inspection form to the Quartermaster
• Give the Quartermaster a chance to check you off
  the list and make sure he understands any notes
  you wrote on the inspection form
• Do NOT just pile up the equipment
• The Quartermaster should be available to check in
  your gear