Description
Tent Equipment Storing Guidelines:
Tent top:
Tent top is vinyl fabric. This commercial fabric has vinyl plastics on top and bottom of the tent. The vinyl can scrape away if the tent is dragged against a abrasive surface such as concrete and asphalt. Please avoid rubbing tent surface against anythings that could hurts it.
The tents should also be dried out completely. After tent is put in rainy conditions, moisture tends to get into the tent and penetrate the fabric. Please make sure the surface is dried out completely. If tents is not dried out, moisture can penetrate inside the fabric and mold will form from the bacteria causing mildew. It is very hard to get rid of the mildew once it is formed inside the fabric. Lay the tent out in flat surface and dry if necessary.
Ideal bags of storing the tents is a breathable type so moisture can escape. However, most bags are vinyl type, the best things to do is to leave the top of the bag open and let moisture escape.
Central Tent buckles are stainless steel type so rust will not form on the buckles. If you have other types of buckles which maybe rusted, please take proper precautions to make sure all buckles are dried out.
Tent Fittings:
All Tent fittings are coated steel. This coated steel deterred rust but not rust-free. If prolong use, please paint the fittings so the rust can not penetrate inside the surface.
Rust lifetime depends on the proximity of rust inhibiting agents such as saltwater, rainwater exposure, and fittings surface treatments.
Tent Poles:
All aluminum are anodized coated. This, however is not rust-free. The anodized surface is easily UN-coated over time and over abrasive use such as dragging / sliding on top of each other. Aluminum oxide rust is white rust that may react with vinyl tent top and give out black marks on the vinyl. It is not easily cleaned. Please make sure that when storing aluminum, the surface treatment rubbing off action is minimize.
Storing aluminum in dry area. If the exposed aluminum is subjected to water, Aluminum oxide will form.