Folding up those bl**dy springy privacy shower cubicles

Stratman77 · Senior Member

Folding up those bl**dy springy privacy shower cubicles

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Don't make it look too easy - we love the entertainment watching people trying to get them back into the bags!!!!!!!

GaryKelly · Guru

Haven't tried the shower tent yet, but I had a devil of a time with the beach shade which uses a similar action. I can't even remember now what the trick was but I printed it and put it in the bag for later reference. I do remember it was something really simple though. Isn't it strange how we always begin at the wrong end when we try to solve problems by using the process of elimination. Hehe.

Stratman77 · Senior Member

Actually, I reckon I could charge $20 each to fold them up and that would pay for my fuel! I might put up a shingle advertising 'springy thingies folded up here while U wait!'

hako · Guru

If you read the instructions "correctly". folding them up is a breeze.....Trouble is that it's a male thing just to plough in.

Delta18 · Guru

One trick to remember, if you attempt the fold without success a couple times, STOP! The more you try the worse it will get.

If you fail after a couple attempts, lay the tent flat then open it up as if you were erecting it again.

Then lay it flat again, fold in half and do the 'coil up' thing again.

The reason for this is that after a couple tries you actually put tension on the frame bars, the frame structure "winds up" and you will never succeed. Let it relax (you too) then try again.

Anyone that has ever coiled a fan belt will know the action needed to fold a tent.

Cheers Neil

GaryKelly · Guru

A male thing just to plough in? Is that where 'wham bam, thank you ma'am' came from?

GarrynLyn · Senior Member

That's why we're buying a van next week that's got a dunny in it....

hako · Guru

GaryKelly wrote:
A male thing just to plough in? Is that where 'wham bam, thank you ma'am' came from?

Yup - this won't take long, did it.

Back in the 70's when I was working on an army base, there was a saying going around for diggers who were returning home from overseas duties, it went something like "the second bang you'll hear will be the screen door slamming"

Allany · Veteran Member

Same process as folding a long V belt
You could use one to practice with

Allan

-- Edited by Allany on Sunday 7th of December 2014 07:32:32 AM

-- Edited by Allany on Sunday 7th of December 2014 10:58:59 AM

RosieW · Guru

Ours gave us the willies for a while - or rather him the willies. I was prepared to just store it flat, on top of the other stuff in the bins under the bus. He finally found a video that worked for us. Problem was, most videos showed the springy things bending in places ours wouldn't; and it came with no instructions.

Diggings · Senior Member

Had 2 goes and gave it to someone else for keeps

exa41 · Guru

folding is not a problem Now !

Mousey · Senior Member

easy pessy for me HER job

JackoFJR · Senior Member

It took 2 days to fold the bloody thing the first time , everyone in camp had a go someone eventually got it in the bag but didn't know how .

Got home and went to YouTube , piece of cake now , even made my own video on my YouTube channel ( lol)

PeterD · Guru

You will not get it to fold when the unit is straight in the top to the bottom direction. The way I was shown is to hold it by the wide section (as shown in the video.) you then push the small end up against a fixed object at ground level. When you get a good bow in the bottom to top direction the folding becomes nearly impossible not to do.

When you have mastered that then you can try the flick method to get the bow into the length as shown in the video.

Ontos45 · Guru

Try this YouTube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNl-UwjX_s4