My first BA SL 1, after 6 years of heavy use, finally bit the dust. It's such a great tent I replaced it with the same.
I have only ever used 6 of the 13 stakes supplied.
The fabric pole loops that run along the top of the tent are hard to thread so I sewed in pole hooks which has made set up so much easier.
Free standing requires camp gear to line along the in sides of the tent to help keep it's
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