How to pitch an Inflatable Tent (Tutorial Video)

www.attwoolls.co.uk/
This is a video show you the best way to pitch any inflatable tent.
This method can be used on Vango, Outwell & Kampa models.
This video has been filmed by us here at Attwoolls.

[@davep7371]

Groundsheet pegs at 90 deg.(it was 45deg you were inserting them at) then guy ropes at 45 deg. That was an impressive 360 deg turnaround. Otherwise great work and very informative.

[@a.s.auszimthausen5922]

Thank you so much for ur awesome Videos including tips n tricks to avoid being stressed out with pitching! Ur clips, the chillout music choice (and ur cute dog) actually helped me best to calm down during quarantine having something to look forward to. Since I'm from Germany its not so easy to drop by. But this is definately a reason to consider a trip to the UK again 😄 Wish u all the best. Take care. Stay healthy. U GUYS ROCK!

[@movepaddynyt9149]

wow yes i definetly agree

[@lynnsharp2814]

Thank you for this. I found it not only interesting but very helpful. Will be watching your other videos.

[@cstout1634]

Fantastic job of explaining the setup

[@090670201163]

Loving all your tips. Wished we watched it before we use it the first time. Thanks

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Glad to be of help!

[@JohnOLooney]

This is a really good video mate thank you very much for taking the time to do it I’ve just ordered Berghaus 6XL and wasn’t sure how to set it up, this has been a great help, so thank you 👍

[@kittyowlblu]

You make it look so easy, we still call our tent a divorce in a bag...lol!

[@hegen8705]

With our first ever camping adventure about to happen in a couple of weeks, I’ve today just put up, then taken down our brand new 6 person air tent this afternoon as a trial run, after watching your excellent video. Thanks for the great demo, it made a daunting task easy and pretty quick. From scratch, including laying the footprint, it took me 45 minutes, first time ever. I reckon I’ll do it in 20-30 minutes next time. Great video, thanks for posting!

[@paulshuker9746]

Just been camping for 3 days outdoor Airedale 6 pro climate brilliant tent

[@MultiSonym]

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[@Glamrockqueen]

You make it look so easy.

[@RichardWraith]

It actually is crazy easy.. Unroll, Peg, Inflate :-)

[@b3agz]

Great video. Just bought one of these and if I hadn't watched this I'd probably have over-inflated the beams when I should be lifting them up by hand!

[@supercallifragi]

good job mate

[@sinord5288]

Brilliant this vid. thanks.

[@JBM425]

Thanks for being so thorough. I just purchased an Easy Camp Hurricane 500 airbeam tent on a closeout special from an online camping goods dealer in the USA, and it was very helpful seeing your video. Easy Camp does not have a video on how to pitch my model; the instructions sewn into the bag don't have any photos, and they don't supplement them with more thorough printed instructions. Your video really helps! One comment: the pump you used in this video looks very similar to the one that came with my Easy Camp. The hose on my pump is not very flexible: in fact, after inflating the third and final airbeam, the hose cracked. The plastic seems not very flexible. I wrapped it with electrical tape as a temporary repair, but I'm going to get more flexible hose and connect the ends of the original hose to that with some radiator hose clamps and rubber sealer. What has been your experience with that pump/hose?

[@glynisgrizzell3809]

Absolutely love my inflatable tent so much easier to put up

[@RampageRok]

This was really useful. Thanks. I havent been camping in well over a decade and I used these things called Poles! I've now upgraded to air for my first trip in ages and this was a great video showing me the guidlines on setting up. I had a question at 4:00 I may have missed the answer to. Is the peg angle 90 degrees to the tent/guideline? or 90 degrees to the ground?

[@leisurequest]

I'm new to camping with these big family tents, I've actually not been camping in a tent for 15 years. I've recently bought a 6 man air tent and we done a trial pitch the other week. I have a really amateur question to ask but I'm worried I do it wrong and break my tent. My question is. When putting the pegs, the straps have plastic ring attached and a looped end on the material. When putting the pegs in, do you peg the plastic loop or the lopped material?

[@Streborp01]

Think you need to do a video of what you mean by "90 degrees" as we all think you mean 45 degrees.

[@robertpugsley8758]

I was thinking the same.

[@MrFuengirola]

Def 45 and not 90

[@MrSkylark321]

Pegs going at 45° so between tie down/line and peg it creates a 90° angle..

[@michaelgoode9555]

To be fair he did revert to 45 degrees later on. 👍

[@liammcguire4522]

Good video - but I think you mean 45 degree for the tent pegs - inward towards the tent. 90 degrees won't be strong enough in high winds.

[@patrick_0122]

Wow first time seeing one one of these nice👍🏽

[@carolinefisher4292]

You are brilliant, I bought my berghaus air 4 after watching this and made my life so simple to then put up and down by myself, as a girl as well. Also if you can comment on how the air 4 has the porch attached would be great, I'm sure it goes on the side door but no instructions or videos on this! Thanks again for all you great videos! x

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Unfortunately I’m not overly familiar with how the berghaus tents awning attached but I would imagine it fits on the side and relays on guyropes to hold the material over the top of the tent.

[@paulshuker9746]

Anyone got advice on packing away Airedale 6 pro climate tent when wet

[@jjasonbsmith1]

Your putting the pegs in at 45degree angle which is correct. 90degree would be straight down in the ground. Just thought I would point this out.

[@mariecairns8330]

Hi love the instruction, just having problem with one of the beams inside. It inflated fine first pitch and when we moved to another site, one of the beams is just not inflating. Put it all down and started again, checked everything was closed, no leaking either. Where are we going wrong please?

[@shanesayers89]

Puncture

[@emlin5k71]

Hey, I've got a separate groundsheet for my porch, silly question but should that be pitched in the beginning when the main groundsheet is place or once the porch is up? Thank you

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Emlin5k you would be best to do that groundsheet when the tent is fully pitch. It’s one of the last things you’d probably end of doing.

[@bendragon74]

Legend!!!

[@norwegianzound]

This man is a genius

[@braveheart3417]

thanks mate

[@oldbloke135]

That looks hard work compared to threading a few fibreglass poles across a tunnel tent!

[@mrskirkman3822]

So much easier than a pole tent - and I can do it myself without any help!

[@simonegodwin7449]

I find pokes fiddly. Air beams are more instant. We can pitch our xl tent in about 5 minutes

[@simonegodwin7449]

Poles!!!

[@SamanthaAlton-ve2vx]

Hi just been watching this video is so helpful thanks, we just put our new tent up to test it and learn how to do it before we go on a holiday. We ave bought a Vango Dovedale Air 550xL. I have two questions 1 does the gray flap on the porch go out or in the tent? 2 I have one air beam that is a little bent? See photos attached 26:24

[@SamanthaAlton-ve2vx]

Sorry can’t add photos

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

The flaps should go on the inside of the tent as they need to over-lap with the groundsheet to create a seal. Have a look at this video for the bent beam as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGevYqecosd8iM0si=2g9RoezjChqCDhFK

[@ianlainchbury]

I've just bought my first Airbeam tent... a Kampa, but the gauge on the Kampa doesn't hold the pressure gauge to check. Is this right?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

That is correct, it is because Kampa tents have a one way valve, so there is no back pressure for the gauge to work. So you’ll only get a reading while physical pumping.

[@88scoffin]

What would I do with an extension? I have the Airedale 9DSE. Would I peg out like so, attach the extension, then peg out like above?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

I would always pitch the tent first, the add any extension in afterwards, that way you can make sure the tent is pitched correctly before starting the extension.

[@dawnwright9332]

We just got the royal portland air 4 but don't have a separate ground sheet like you have can it be put up without it?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Dawn Wright it would be worth having a groundsheet of some sort under the tent to protect the base and keep it clean.

[@dawnwright9332]

@@AttwoollsCoUk I think it has one ground sheet built in?

[@philipshelton8587]

If got a urban escape inflatebe 4 man tent can you buy a porch to fit on the front please

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

I am unaware whether that tent has an official front awning but we do sell some tent tarps which can over additional shelter to the tent.

[@janettetaylor8760]

Ask go outdoor they should help you

[@laurelherbert2879]

Could have moved your camera closer so we could actually see what you are doing

[@sharrenglishrose9023]

Some great tips Thankyou as just purchased a urohike air 400 . Not a first time camper but first time with a air tent . Thanks

[@ellarpc]

I've never been winded setting up my pole tent.

[@MrEvilWasp]

What are these like for putting up in windy weather compared to a normal tent that uses poles? Peace

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Putting up an inflatable tent tends to be easier even in windy conditions, because you peg the main corners of a tent first the tent is then secured down. This means regardless of how bad the weather is the tend isn't going anywhere. You can then pump the beams up at your own leisure and if needed peg the guyropes as you go. The issue with a pole tend is that you have to feed the poles and then fight against the wind to stand them up (with two people) and connect the ring and pin system. Hope this helps.

[@MrEvilWasp]

Thanks for replying. I've been using a Sunncamp Evolution 400 for years now and its been to loads of festivals as well as ordinary camping in that time. Although there is nothing wrong with it i've been eyeing up these air tents and because ive been thinking about retiring my old tent. One concern was the wind and the others are punctures and leaks. Are they tough enough because i can imagine it would be a nightmare to find a tiny pin hole in a deflating tube while camping. How would or even could they be repaired out in the field? I know it's a lot of question but these things aren't cheap compared to ordinary tents. Peace

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Not a problem, Inflatable tents tend to use thicker and more robust fabrics so that you can have a longer lifespan. Most brands like Vango give you a mini puncture repair kit so you can repair the beam on site if needed, alternatively you can purchase a spare as a back up. There is normal three layers to the beams, 1 the PVC bladder, 2 the sleeve that the bladder sits in and 3 the zip compartment of the tent. So this means it well protected. The principle of repairing a beam/tube is no different to a bike tyre, you can unzip the beam, get down to the bladder but a self adhesive patch/tape on the issue and insert it back into the tent or replace the whole bladder is needed. You do get more condensation in inflatable tents than you do with poled tents but then you will find that there is normally more ventilation panels to combat that but again inflatable tents tend to have a higher waterproof rating than poled tents so they should be more waterproof. Hope this helps.

[@MrEvilWasp]

Thank you so much for taking the time to give me great information. If i bought the 4 the four man version of the Kampa Brean Air would do you stock the spare bladders or would i have to get in touch directly with Kampa. I'm thinking of picking a spare up at the same time just to be on the safe side. Brushing soapy water over an air tube to find a leak in the chucking down rain doesn't sound like a fun time to me lol. There are some undesirables at festivals that enjoy wrecking other peoples stuff. One festival i went to a few years back a lad went up a row of tents slashing them with a stanley knife just to be an arse. If anyone found it funny to stick a needle or something in one of the beams i think you would agree having a spare would be ideal. Swap it over and then i will still have my tent standing while looking for the hole to repair on the other one. Anyhow i've waffled on enough so once again thanks for all your help and patience. Peace

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

We do tend to carry the Tents and Beams/Tubes in stock, you can easily order both by giving us a call on 01452 742233

[@beccaatkinson87]

Will these tents stand without pegging it down or does it need to be pegged in order for it to stand?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Unfortunately the tents need to be pegged down and the guyropes out.

[@68626862ful]

great job can i buy one of those tents in the USA or is this just in the UK ?????

[@campakilla1]

I don't know why you couldn't get one shipped over.. unless you can find a supplier over there 👍

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Unfortunately at the moment we are unable to sell or ship to anywhere outside of the UK. Sorry.

[@rachelbear6597]

just wondering how much to rent a tent 30x40 for 90 ppl

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Hi Rachel, it is probably best you give our Marquee Hire Department a call on 01452 742222 and they will be able to help you.

[@midonald1959]

What make/name of this tent? I like the size of it. Im in the US

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

The tent in the video is a Vango Rivendale 800XL but we don’t ship to anywhere outside of the UK I am afraid.

[@nurahmed9262]

how much is this tent. i really like it

[@moonface978]

So he says all doors must be open before pumping , then promptly leaves the front door shut ?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

David Edwards the doors needs to be open to allow the air to get inside the tent but when you come to peg the tent out properly, you need the doors shut to make sure you don’t distort the fabric.

[@maciejajewski]

By saying 90 degree angle you mean 45 I understand... If it was 90 you wouldn't hammer from the side but straight down 🤔😇😋🤣

[@RichardWraith]

90 Degrees to the line itself, not 90 degrees to the ground!

[@SantaDeerhound]

Nope that's 45° on the corners - no line involved

[@richardlawrencesmith]

Pegs should never be put in at 90 degrees; all pegs should go in at 45 degrees.

[@jennibowden7432]

what tent is this specifically please?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

This is a tent which isn’t unfortunately in production any more but it was called the Vango Rivendale 800XL.

[@colinstafford7846]

Unfortunately I broke into hysterics when he kept calling the tent and the pump as she. Pumping her up took on a totally different meaning.

[@NitroLogic]

I'm guessing the 157 dislikes are a She :-)

[@shirleyoshea8547]

I have no idea how to get the pump to stay in... help!

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Shirley O'Shea as long as the pump isn’t twisted it should happy stay locked in the valve.

[@action963]

Use the pump without the psi valve

[@shirleyoshea8547]

@@action963 psi?

[@giggadygoogog]

45 degree angle

[@Yermaw11]

Could you do this with a battery pump ?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Unfortunately a normal airbed pump won't work for this tent because it won't get it to the right pressure. An airbed pump will only go up to a 0.5 psi, the tent needs to be at 7psi.

[@JBM425]

@@AttwoollsCoUk Is there an electric pump you could recommend? I'm over 60, and being retired from the military, my knees and back aren't what they used to be. I just bought an Easy Camp Hurricane 600 here in the USA, and after inflating three air beams, I was wiped out. An electric pump would make it so much easier to inflate.

[@irishheart4768]

Are you kidding me all that pumping lol right

[@NitroLogic]

Can we get a video of you pumping a polycotton tent up with a hand pump :-)

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

The process is exactly the same for a Polycotton Tent, sometimes Polycotton tents will have slightly large tubes, so in this instance it might require a bit more pumping.

[@NitroLogic]

@@AttwoollsCoUk ah, I see. I've got the Stone Lake 7, just that the weight of the cotton and using the manual pump takes your breath away. Just for giggles wanted someone on KZbin try do a talking guide without losing their voice and getting a sweat on. Kampa Gale for the win 😂 . Love the videos keep it up!

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

@@NitroLogic fair enough, we hand done this video but alas there is no audio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/haineKevp9Wphq8 We are going to be having a comparison video coming out soon where we put a manual pump vs an electric.

[@NitroLogic]

@@AttwoollsCoUk Look forward to seeing this video. I just recently put my Stone Lake 7 up with a Kampa Gale which took only 11 minutes in total although last year it took me approximately 30 minutes to maybe 40 minutes to inflate it using the manual Outwell pump that came with the tent. Didn't fancy the work out anymore hence purchasing the Kampa Gale. Remember to add in your video that you can get a 12v to three pin plug adapter for your electric pumps. Anyone with EHU and no car on pitch will be able to use the pumps.

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

@@NitroLogic we also now sell a powerbank that you can plug a electric pump into so you can be fully portable.

[@jeffbeatson5649]

G

[@mikkosrussos]

Not convinced this is easier or less time consuming than a poled tent

[@brightax7502]

poles tents take me around 20 to 30 minutes to set up

[@herbie747]

*45 degrees

[@CorvusNumber6]

That's not a footprint, that's a groundsheet. The footprint is a measurement of area required by the base.

[@markpulling12]

Corvus The Dark it's called a footprint groundsheet that's why he's shortening it and calling it a footprint

[@yourbrainisaghetto]

Dont be that guy,corvus.

[@franackerman295]

Really like this video... it made me smile, thought it was funny that the tent is a “she” ... it amused me because we live in a gender neutral world these days... yet the tents a she, and the comment “and as we pump her up” had me pissing my self. Nice to see a real time video, despite when pegging the far side all we got to see was a tent. Joking aside, it was a very good video and makes me think, I’ve found myself a tent! But I can honestly say I’d be knackered after pumping it up too 😂

[@stevenkohut6395]

made me laugh as well pump her up lol

[@hamlettelmah441]

The tent had a woody @ 10:15, jk but great instructional video and thanks for the upload.

[@leighsutherland6222]

Pumping looks bloody exhausting! Get an electric or battery operated one.

[@ElTorro9449]

It will be a real problem when childrens will run around. I don’t understand why those ropes doesn’t have a fluorescent color or something to signal that it is line up there?!?

[@didnthurt]

Oi chinus! How'd ya dad get that lawn so flat?

[@willspeakman2461]

This video was just this guy pumping up his tent by hand for 26 minutes.

[@gruffydd1000]

Errrr....that's 45 degrees?

[@MrDantheman65]

is there an English version of this tutorial?

[@joelrudzinski6829]

I live and pack in the roughest area in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Bet this type of tent would only last for one trip to the mountain area here before it starts leaking.

[@krystipatrick3278]

At first you start by saying 90degree angle at 4:37, and then you switch to saying 45degree angle at 19:21 ... But surely you mean 45degree throughout because I don't think 90 makes much sense...?

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Yes we do mean a 45 degree angle, clearly Mike's brain was scrambled.

[@MszNeesee]

Attwoolls Camping & S

[@ventibreeze6648]

A summers day with not a hint of a breeze, now imagine if you will a soggy, wet damp grass, a howling raging gusty wind or worse raining heavily, where you sit there in the car talking to your partner wondering why you chose a wet week in wales and not a week in Tenerife?

[@geemanfunman1267]

Not fast enough

[@IrishRunningVlog]

He was explaining as he was going, hence the time it took.

[@waltwilliams1997]

Air tent has disaster all over it!! Stupid idea. Birds ans squirrels with nails and beaks and teeth , play on on my regular tent all the time.so I can only imagine

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Inflatable Tents have been around mass market for 8 years now (plus has been designed and tested for 11 years before that) , so the concept has been very much tried and tested. If you look at all of the brands you will see that they are cutting down on the range of poled tent and massively increasing the air tents. There are three layers to the tubes/beams so it is very well thought out.

[@S-Mc84]

Walter Thompson they are a brilliant idea and are a lot stronger than you imagine!! I was out in mine only last week and saw somebody else's pole tent blow into a fence in the bad wind we had. Mine never budged. Great design.

[@edtheduck2571]

@@S-Mc84 that's because they put it up poorly in the first place nothing to do with it not being an air tent

[@ashokjhaa6309]

Wish Attwoolls would have given you a cameraman who could have walked to you rather than you walking to fixed camera

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

If only there was the budget for that. 😜

[@rederickrederick1513]

Hydraulic jacks come up, slide rooms in, car on tow dolly, Drive away, thanks, but oh hell no !

[@russellmohr9758]

HOW MANY TIMES ARE THE STAKES GOING TO BE RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND AND PEOPLE HURT BY TRIPPING OVER THOSE NEARLY INVISABLE TIE DOWN LINES!!??

[@beer-juice2377]

Probably a lot Russell. You could put hazard cones by your guywires or you could worry about more important things

[@russellmohr9758]

@@beer-juice2377 i guess you don't have anything more important to do than to comment on the unimportant things i just commented on....

[@iiRodeoclownii]

if the pegs were at 90 degrees you wouldnt be able to hammer them in, but other than that nice vid!

[@mattychapatti7342]

This tent is definitely a female then 😂

[@andreaharvey5205]

Matthew Atack I thought that..!! Ha ha! Up she goes!!

[@chilman6461]

Why did it go down on him haha

[@spyke123able]

If these things are anything like inflatable mattress's, then they are CRAP! How many times have I awaken to a deflated mattress?!

[@gerriemiller3308]

Sparkymax L 45

[@RichardWraith]

Have you owned and used one to be publicly stating that they are going to be crap? They are actually awesome, wickedly easy to put up quickly, no poles to mess about with and do not deflate on your during the night, as your not sleeping on top of it and the inner tubes are not made of cheap vinyl. Ergh, some peoples comments.. Shoot first, check your facts never, right?

[@cherylraulerson1696]

Meanwhile, back at the farm....

[@dankramer9057]

Bad sound

[@thetalkingdonkey07]

10 minutes....? Took you 26. I faffed with my coleman Valdes 4 for 2 hours and gave up. I hate camping.

[@AttwoollsCoUk]

Admittedly it would of been a lot quicker if there wasn't so much talking but you can check out this video on how quickly it can be put up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZLUfKpqoamsh6c

[@robinbhairam7508]

When did we give tents and their components a gender? “Pumping her up!!”🤣

[@dcffff1925]

You demonstration are too far from your camera.Speak and see your self

[@stanleyg3694]

You keep referring to the tent as 'she' ! Do tents have genders now?

[@Jesus_Iced]

It's a Westcountry thing

[@beer-juice2377]

Does that offend you Stan?

[@duaneralph2692]

She? Tents have genders? 🤡

[@joyceb5864]

Would help if he enunciated clearly. Sounds like mumbling.

[@jillbradford3817]

Tents are not female, nor are tent pegs…please use pronouns correctly!

[@beer-juice2377]

You must be a teacher

[@conandoyle7412]

it might be worth noting that this video was made seven year's ago when gender pronouns were not an issue like they are now. My tent is female and her name is Karen she gets a bit deflated when i try to put her back in her bag.