How To Setup & Break Down Cabin Tent | L.L Bean Acadia 8-Person

In this video, I show you step-by-step how to set up and break down a large 8-person cabin tent (L.L Bean Acadia).
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Set up
1. Folding everything out but place the main part of the tent where you want it
2. Attach all of the poles
3. Insert all of the roof poles matched with their color and attach to the corner hinges accordingly
4. Attach the steel legs. This is the longest part and best start with the hinges and work your way down to the foundation where you insert the metal pin into the bottom leg.
5. At this point, the tent should be standing, now add the dog door and insert the bottom of each pole into the metal pin.
Add the red pole horizontally above the doggy door and extend the pole to fit.
6. Insert the door poles (This is very annoying the first time you do it)
Add the rainfly, match it accordingly with the door, and hook the bottom accordingly. this part is easier with two people. (Especially if you’re short like me)
7. Add the nails to the base and wind ropes
To be honest, I haven’t stayed in a windy place yet, like at the top of a mountain, so I haven’t even bothered yet with the wind ropes. The first time I did this, it took about an hour, Believe me, it gets significantly easier quickly.
Tear Down
Remove the nails to the base and wind ropes
Remove the rainfly by unhooking the bottom foundation areas.
Remove all of the secondary poles like the doggy house, door poles, and red side pole
One by one remove each steel leg. For me it’s bestarting with the bottom, but sometimes some of the poles are easier removing from the top corner hinge first.
Remove the roof fiberglass poles starting with the corner hinges
Fold up every pole and put it back in the bag where it started
Fold as tightly as possible the rainfly and main tent as close to the bag shape as possible. Place everything in the bag. Zip, you’re done.
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[@gtaylor20]

I bought this tent last year. My daughter and I love it. It's perfect for us and our big chocolate lab. We could certainly go smaller. We also run a small 2p nemo tracker when the situation calls for it. But when car camping this thing is awesome. I'm setting up in the yard for a trial run this weekend. Thanks for the refresher