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CARE & MAINTENANCE
CARING FOR YOUR CANVAS
The tent and annex of your OPUS® are made from poly-coon, a canvas type material. This has many benets as it is breathable
and results in a cooler interior in warm/ hot weather and a warmer interior when in use in cooler weather condions. In order
for the OPUS® to give you years of camping pleasure, the tent secon needs to be cared for and MUST NOT be le wet/damp
when packed away. It is, of course unavoidable at mes that you will have to pack down your OPUS® when the canvas is
wet. It is very important that the OPUS® is opened up to dry o as soon as possible and should be done within 24 hours.
• Except for the supplied gas hob, do not use a gas appliance or open ame inside the OPUS® and do not subject the tent
to re.
• Maintain adequate venlaon in the camper at all mes, especially when sleeping.
• Allow condensaon to clear and dry before packing/storing the camper.
• Regularly check the seams of the tent and if required apply some seam sealer such as Kampa Seam Sealer or suitable
alternave. Follow the product instrucons and allow to fully dry before packing.
• Regularly check the Velcro straps and seams, along with the clips on the inner tents.
• Never force the zips of the tent to open or close; inspect for any issues and recfy as necessary.
• Ensure the zips are used and cared for properly, if needed a zip lubricant can be used to allow for smooth operaon.
• Regularly inspect the tent for holes, rips/tears and damages and have a suitable tent repair kit for use in emergencies.
• Take care when seng up and packing down the camper to ensure the tent, and the annex beading is not caught or
snagged, should this occur retrace the steps and retry making sure the issue is reced.
Should a rip/tear occur assess the damage before taking acon. If unsure contact us on 925 215 7315 for advice. Small rips/
tears can be repaired using the appropriate repair kit and procedure and may not require a professional or return to us for
repair; should the damage be signicant or exceed your capacity, please contact us.
• Clean the tent with warm water and a so sponge (without a scourer), this may require complete set up of the camper
(fully tensioning the tent) depending on the locaon/severity of the stain; allow the tent to completely dry before packing.
• Do not use washing up liquid, detergent or anything stronger as this could adversely aect the tent or result in some
damage.
• The tent is NOT machine washable.
• AVOID sharp objects near the tent canvas; sharp/pointed objects and poles should be stored on the oor away from the
tent to avoid damage.
• When the camper is packed, ensure nothing is scking out and a proper seal is achieved around the periphery and the
center (seal to seal contact).
• AVOID strain on the inner tents by loosening the aachment straps when necessary
WEATHERING
Your Air OPUS® tent has been manufactured using a polyester/coon fabric. Before a polyester/ coon canvas is used for
the rst me, it is important that the tent is weathered. Inate the Air tent following the inaon instrucons when rain is
expected. When the coon becomes wet for the rst me, the weave of the coon will close. There is no predetermined
me for weathering so please do not be surprised if there is leakage through the canvas and seams the rst few mes it rains.
• Your OPUS® Air tent is made from the best available materials. On rst examinaon, you may nd some slight variances
in color, thick threads, pigment stains and changes due to the weather and the environment. These are all normal and
will not aect the connuing performance of the product and are not faults or errors.
• When your Air OPUS® is not inated, the window material may pick up some impressions from zips, etc., this is quite
normal and some of these impressions will disappear over me but some may remain. This is not a fault.
• Please ensure your Air Tent is only packed away when completely dry. A wet/damp canvas will develop mildew/mold
very quickly and damage your canvas.
• The inside and outside of your tent can be cleaned but only with fresh clean water and a damp cloth.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MUST DETERGENTS OR CHEMICAL CLEANERS BE USED AS THESE WILL
DAMAGE YOUR CANVAS.
You may also experience, depending on the weather and use, condensaon. This should not be confused with leakage.
To reduce the risks of condensaon, please ensure your product is adequately venlated. Please note that under certain
condions, all tents will suer from internal condensaon depending on atmospheric condions, the weather, the amount
of moisture in the air/ ground, evening and night me temperatures etc. Condensaon can be quite severe causing a lm of
water on the inside of your tent (roof and sides) which may drip onto items in your tent and in severe condions can leave
puddles of water.
Zips should be treated with care, use two hands when closing and opening and do not step on them during set up or take
down. Never force a zip. If a zip opening is ght it is more than likely because your tent is not aligned correctly. Candle wax
may be used to help a zip run more smoothly.
Please remember that your air tent is a temporary structure made from natural bers. Please note that in ber products
used in outdoor applicaons, product life may be lower because of aack from UV or acid rain. Discoloraon of the fabric
may be an early indicaon that your tent has been aacked. To limit damage by UV, where ever possible, please site your
air tent in a shaded area avoiding direct sunlight. Please be aware that connuous exposure is a more serious problem than
intermient exposure, since UV aack is dependent on the extent and degree of exposure. Fabrics can be weakened by
prolonged exposure to sunlight and use for extended periods in strong sunlight will soon cause deterioraon. UV degradaon
is not covered under the air tent’s warranty. The Warranty does not cover air tents used permanently or for display purposes.
WEATHERING OF SPECIAL THREAD USED FOR SEWING
Your OPUS® Air tent has been manufactured using a special sewing thread which expands and swells to close the holes made
when stching the product. The thread swells and expands when wet. It may take a few mes for the holes to completely
close.
ACCESSING AND REPLACING AN AIR BEAM
If you suspect your AIR tent has a leak and you have tried 1) removing and capping the main AIR inlet valve and 2) opening
and re-closing your AIR quick-release valves, we recommend closing o your isolaon valves for each beam. These are located
behind the quarter-circle zips in the roof of your air tent. Twist the rear ring towards the “closed” posion as indicated on
the valve. The Air beam with the leak can be idened by a soening or complete deaon of the beam or a hissing sound
of air escaping.
If you are in the eld and can locate the source of the leak, you may be able to use the patch kit provided to patch the leak
as a short-term x in the same way that you would patch a bicycle re. When you return home, contact OPUS HQ or your
dealership and use the AIR Beam map in this manual to order your replacement AIR beam. All AIR beams and valves are
covered under warranty for two years.
In some cases, you may nd that simply by closing the isolaon valves your tent stops deang; this is an indicaon that the
issue is in the valve or transfer hose and air is escaping when the valve is open. You can make sure that the gray transfer hose
is correctly seated on the valve by unscrewing the front part of the valve that holds the gray hose in place. Push the gray
hose back over the valve and screw the front part of the valve back on. If this does not resolve the leak then it is likely that
the valve will need replacing. As the isolaon valves are integral to the AIR Beam, the whole beam will likely need replacing.
To inspect or replace an AIR Beam, follow the below instrucons to disconnect from the main tent. Depending on which
beam you are replacing and its locaon, you may nd it easier to keep your isolaon valves closed with your AIR tent inated
to replace the beam.
1. Ensure all LED lights are o & unplugged whilst replacing the AIR Beam and that 12v power is turned o and shore
power is disconnected. Carefully locate the faulty beam and deate it enough so that you can manipulate the beam.
Depending on the locaon of the beam, this may cause the tent to collapse parally which can cause a trip hazard if
you are working from inside the tent. We recommend having a second person help to hold the tent up and maintain
access to the exits.
2. Unzip the beam from the outer layer protecve layer and remove Velcro straps.
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