How to Setup Your Tent

Step-By-Step: How to Open Your Canopy Tent

Your Mastertent canopy tent will arrive with the roof already atteched to the tent frame. To begin using your tent, open the the tent in just a few, easy to remember steps. 

1. Unpack your canopy tent.

   Open the transport bag by unhooking the clasp at the base and pulling the strap out from underneath the tent. Pull open the Velcro closure running up the side of the tent, and slide the bag off the tent.

2. Begin to open the tent frame.

   Extend the frame completely by pulling upward and outward on the central tent trusses, not the legs. The trusses will meet in the center and angle upward in a ‘V’ shape. Hold on either side of the ‘V’ and lift upward while pulling back to extend the frame. In the case of rectangular tents, extend the tent by lifting from the shorter side (Ex: the 10ft sides of a 10x15ft tent).

3. Raise the roof! Secure the corner brackets at each tent leg.

   Once your tent is mostly opened, we’ll lock the upper framework into place at each of the tent corners.

   Use your foot to hold the bottom base of the tent left – or the footplate – to the ground.  Hold underneath the truss extending from the corner tent leg and lift upward until the spring-loaded pin locks into the tent leg. For more leverage, push down on the exterior corner of the tent frame while lifting the truss upward. You will hear a click when the frame corner is locked into place. Repeat this step for all 4 corners. The roof mast will rise as you lock the upper framework into place.

4. Attach the interior Velcro tensioning strips along the sides of the tent.

   Wrap the Velcro straps, located on each side of the roof, under and through the frame connecting elements before lifting back up to loop back onto the Velcro on the tent roof.
   It is easier to do this step before extending the tent legs to their full height while the Velcro is in easy reach.
   
   Tightening these Velcro fasteners will keep the tent’s roof valances tight, preventing creasing and allowing custom graphics to look their best.

5. Adjust the tent to your desired height.

   Lift the upper part of the tent leg upward and press the spring-loaded button to release the bottom of the tent leg. The inner leg is now free to extend out. Push the tent leg down with your foot resting on the footplate until the spring button snaps into the desired leg notch height. Repeat this for all 4 legs.

6. Secure your tent for smart on-site safety.

   No matter how heavy-duty a canopy tent is, it must be secured to the ground for proper wind safety. Secure your tent with your choice of Ecotent ground anchors or our cast iron base weights depending on your use and ground conditions.

Prefer to watch an instructional video? Navigate to the tent setup video. 

Step-By-Step: How to Close Your Canopy Tent

1. Lower the canopy tent legs.

   One leg at a time, release the spring-loaded pin locks. Push on the leg’s release button and slide the lower leg back into the upper leg frame. We recommend lifting the upper leg up to release pressure while lifting the lower leg up with your foot. This will shorten the legs for easier transport and storage.

2. Release the Velcro roof straps

   Release the Velcro tensioning straps located on each side of the roof interior. Fold the straps back on themselves for neat storage.

3. Unlock the tent frame at the corner brackets.

   Lift each corner slightly from underneath the truss while pressing the red button at the top of each leg. This unlocks the upper framework from each tent leg so the tent is free to collapse back down and fold away.

4. Close your tent.

   Walk your tent closed by lifting the tent slightly from the central trusses and pushing inward. The tent will naturally begin to fold back in on itself as you push from one or two sides.

5. Return the tent to its transport bag.

   Open the transport bag and slide it over the top of the tent starting with the roof. Close the bag using the Velcro strap and belt. To avoid damage from excess moisture, do not close the tent unless it is completely dry.