Topic

question for duomid users

  • This topic is empty.
Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)
PostedSep 12, 2012 at 8:15 am

So i got my new duomid and duonet last night. Sweet! So a few questions. How do you stake out the inner? With separate stakes or cord to the fly stakes? Also if i want to use two poles with longer pole jacks to avoid the middle pole do you put the poles on the outside of the inner?(in v configuration) lastly, seam sealing. The tent came with sinet but i use siilicone with mineral spirits. Is silnet better?thanks

Stephen Barber BPL Member
PostedSep 12, 2012 at 8:51 am

In double pole configuration, the poles go inside the outside and outside the inside!

FWIW, I've found that the single pole, placed just to the side of the zippered inner entrance, effectively "disappears" as an obstacle to ingress and egress.

YMMV.

Ike Jutkowitz BPL Member
PostedSep 12, 2012 at 10:56 am

Hi Joshua,
This is from the MLD website:

"The very first time you set up your Innernet and Mid will take about 10-20mins to get the pitch correct. After the corner bungee loops are tied and adjusted the InnerNet and Mid will mate and set up quickly.

1: First set up you Mid.
2: Then insert the Innernet and clip it to the Mid's inside apex loop and adjust center pole.
3: Note the distance from each corner of the Innernet to the outer Mid and the length of bungee loop needed to reach the corners.
4: Tie 3/32" bungee loops ( cord supplied) to the outside Mid's corner tieouts loops behind the linelock and then clip the bungee loops to the Innernet corners.
5: Adjust the tension on the Innernet floor by lengthening or shortening the bungee loops.

DO NOT OVER STRETCH THE INNERNET CORNERS

NOTE:
DO NOT OVER STRESS THE CORNER TIEOUTS.
ONLY PULL AND STAKE THEM TIGHT ENOUGH TO GENTLY FORM THE FLOOR SHAPE.
THE CORNERS ARE TRIPLE STITCHED AND ARE STRONG BUT WILL NOT WITHSTAND EXCESSIVE FORCE."

Silicone with mineral spirits is fine. There is no real advantage to Silnet, (which tends to be thicker and may not spread as evenly). Personally, I like the permatex flowable silicone you can buy at auto zone. Spreads well and no mixing required.

PostedSep 12, 2012 at 11:14 am

i dont use seperate stakes, but use shock chords and attach them to the tarp's stakes.

PostedSep 12, 2012 at 12:36 pm

Thanks everyone. I didn't see that info on the mld site. I will set it up tonight and play around with it.

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)
Loading...