Technical Details - Vaude Mark 3P Manual De Usario

• The tent should only be cleaned by hand, never in a washing machine! Use
• When on the road, repair tears in the tent wall with repair tape and seal
• Tent pole shock cords can be retightened if necessary (elasticity can wear

TECHniCal DETailS:

Depending on tent models, VAUDE tents feature the following:
fEaTUrES:
Siliconized:
• Increases tent life by 20% - a triple coating reflects damaging UV radiation
• 8-times greater tear resistance – siliconized fabrics attain a tear resistance
• Excellent water beading properties – water simply beads on the surface.
• Retensioning – the nylon carrier material swells up when damp or wet.
• Sealing – siliconized materials cannot be factory seam sealed (exception:
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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 repair
sleeve over the broken section and then use tape to attach it (z).
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 stub-
born stains. Follow up with nikwax Tent & gear Solarproof waterproo-
fing, applying generously to the area cleaned.
from the inside with a PU or silicon seam sealer. The seam should however
be correctly repaired as soon as possible in order to prevent further
tearing. Please contact your retailer to do this.
out in very cold conditions or due to aging). To do this first remove the end
cap and then untie the knot in the cord. Retie the knot further up the cord
and replace the cap.
to a much greater degree than standard treatments.
of 8-11 kg compared to 1.3 kg of PU coated fabrics.
The tent needs to be retensed if rain/snow initiate.
VAUDE Silicon Seam Seal). When camping in extremely rainy conditions
we recommend sealing all seams by hand with a silicon seam sealer.
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