Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2016 10:03:49 GMT -8
Hello all:
So this is a little embarrassing, but I'd rather just get things right. I've never had problems setting up a tent before, but I got a new MSR Hubba NX 1 person tent for my backpacking trips, however something doesn't seem right when I go to set it up - almost as if the pole is too long for the tent. I ordered one off of Moosejaw, went to set it up following the instructions and when I went to connect the cross pole, it snapped right in the middle. I figured this must've been a manufacturing flaw, so I got a second one and went to try and set it up, but still the cross pole seem significantly longer than necessary. I still have a good 8 or 9 inches from the end of the pole and the grommet where it attaches. Additionally, the frame itself seems too high when I have the four corners of the tent all set. The clips that run along the top of the tent closest to the end don't seem to reach the pole properly.
Does anyone have any experience with this tent who could provide me with some advice? Is there a trick to the set up? Have there been accounts of improper manufacturing? Am I just being an idiot?
Thanks and cheers!
So this is a little embarrassing, but I'd rather just get things right. I've never had problems setting up a tent before, but I got a new MSR Hubba NX 1 person tent for my backpacking trips, however something doesn't seem right when I go to set it up - almost as if the pole is too long for the tent. I ordered one off of Moosejaw, went to set it up following the instructions and when I went to connect the cross pole, it snapped right in the middle. I figured this must've been a manufacturing flaw, so I got a second one and went to try and set it up, but still the cross pole seem significantly longer than necessary. I still have a good 8 or 9 inches from the end of the pole and the grommet where it attaches. Additionally, the frame itself seems too high when I have the four corners of the tent all set. The clips that run along the top of the tent closest to the end don't seem to reach the pole properly.
Does anyone have any experience with this tent who could provide me with some advice? Is there a trick to the set up? Have there been accounts of improper manufacturing? Am I just being an idiot?
Thanks and cheers!
