Truck Tent Set Up Guide
Set Up The Truck Tent
1-
With the tailgate open, place the tent in your truck bed
with the no-see-um mesh side facing up. Slip the tailgate
pockets over the end of the tailgate and run the tailgate
strap underneath.
2-Pull the tent forward so that it covers the entire truck bed
(Fig 1). The front corners of the tent have split seams that
go over cab-wrapping bed curves (Fig 2).
Fig 1
3-Attach the (2) black strap clips to the bottom outside
lip of the truck bed (Fig 3) and (1) black strap clip to the
wheel well (Fig 4). Repeat on the opposite side of the
truck bed.
Fig 3
4-Tighten the tailgate strap (Fig 5) before running the
black strap clip from the tailgate flap over the rear side
strap and attaching it to the bottom outside lip of the truck
bed (Fig 6). Repeat on the opposite side of the truck bed.
Snug up the straps, keeping the inner flap seam even with
the top of the bed rail (Fig 7).
Fig 5
Fig 7
Fig 2
Fig 4
Fig 6
5-Tilt the tailgate up, resting it against your body (Fig 8).
Thread the orange straps through the gap between the
tailgate and the truck bed (Fig 9).
Fig 8
6-Release the tailgate down. The round part of the strap's
clips will be held in place against the underside of the
tailgate (Fig 10). You may alternatively fasten the clips to
a metal frame member behind the truck's bumper (Fig 11).
Fig 10
7-Position the inner side flap under the orange straps
and pull out the slack (Fig 12). Tighten the orange straps,
keeping the inner flap seam even with the top of the bed
rail (Fig 13).
Fig 12
8-Each of the (3) tent poles is marked with colored tape
near one end of the pole (2 orange and 1 gray) (Fig 14).
Run all (3) tent poles through their matching color pole
sleeves (Fig 15). The gray marked rear pole will run under
the (2) orange marked dome poles.
Fig 14
9-Raise the (2) orange marked dome poles after inserting
their ends into their matching color pole pockets (Fig 16).
Raise the gray marked rear pole by the same method.
Fig 16
10-Attach the (4) black pole clips to the rear gray marked
pole (Fig 17) and adjust all straps as necessary.
Fig 9
Fig 11
Fig 13
Fig 15
Fig 17
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