●Open the box
●Remove cardboard and foam
●Place your JoyCee on the cross bars of
yourcar
●Centre JoyCee on top of your car
●Insert two square-head bolts or sliders
into the front of the rail
➊Li the tent and slide over the cross bar
➋
Insert second bolt
●Step and repeat for the back of the rail
➌ Add the brackets to the bolts
➍ Connect the nuts but not too tight yet
●Check if tent is centred properly
●Use the spanner to tighten the nuts,
frontfirst
●Then tighten the nuts on the back
oftherail
IMPORTANT
● Tighten the two bolts simultaneously per crossbar
● Don’t tighten too far,
● The bracket needs to stay horizontal and shouldn’t bend
● Keep all aluminium parts, bolts and nuts clean and double check all bolts
● Check again aer the first 100 kms of driving
● Repeat regularly
● Keep all screws and bolts clean and serviced with WD40
●The fly tarp needs to be set up by at least
2 poles next to the big entrance, 1 pole
on each side.
●Climb halfway up the ladder, insert the
flexible poles horizontally into the holes
on both sides of the ladder, through the
small ‘envelopes’ in the fabric
●The hook of the flexible poles should
belooking down, hold the pole with
one hand
●Use the other hand to grab the top of
the fly tarp and insert the pole into the
O-ring overhead in both corners of
theflytarp
●Connect the tips of the fly tarp to the
tent, by zipper or velcro
➊Continue with the (2 per side) remainder
of the flex poles to position the fly tarp
inthe open mode by following the
previous steps again on both sides of
thetent. Please note that some holes are
horizontal but the poles need to be
entered at an angle
Closing the hardshell tent
●Flatten your sleeping bags and pillows
inthe tent
●Remove the ladder from the brackets
●Shorten the ladder and place the ladder
back in the dry and clean storage bag
●Take the elastic strap from the far le
ofthe outside of the tent, over the tent
and connect to the same loop on the
right of the tent, this will help when
pulling the tent shut
●Pull the black nylon strap down which
isattached to the shell and will close
thetent
●Tuck the fabric sticking out into the tent
on both sides and the front, don’t
forgetto also push the nylon strap under
the shell
●Use the velcro straps to tighten the shell,
once closed use the reinforced straps to
secure the tent
●If you have difficulties closing the shell,
you may have le too much bedding in
the tent. In this case, remove the
bedding and try again
●Use your flat hand on top of the shell to
pull the shell down. Don’t pull at the
locks or rubber band
Getting started How to mount your rooop tent Opening your hardshell tent
Setting up your bedroom
Congratulations, you’ve bought a femkes rooent! Please check
if the following items are included when opening your box:
➊Mounting set, 8 bolts + self locking nuts,
U-shape bars and a spanner
➋
4 flexible poles to set up the fly tarp
(flytarp can be fully removed by a zipper)
➌ Standard 2.3 m ladder with horizontal
steps for easy access (2.6 m ladder
optional per request)
➍ Hooks inside the shell for your bag(s) to
store your personal belongs overnight
➎
Original ‘by femkes’ zipper pullers,
forcoldhands and easy closing of the
zippers
➏
3d mesh underneath the mattress for
better ventilation
➐
Bags for shoes, accessories and your
roadmaps
●Unlock the velcro straps
●Unlock the reinforced straps
●Push up the shell (the gas struts make
thiseasy)
●Install the 2 brackets to the bottom of the
tent on your favourite entry side, using
the pre-drilled holes in the bottom plate
●Remove the ladder from your tent
●Remove the bag of the ladder and keep
this bag dry and clean at all times
●Undo the velcro strap (first time only)
●Pull out the ladder all the way
●Hang the ladder in the brackets, hold the
top steps and pull out the steps needed
to reach the ground
●Securely install the ladder to the
rightheight
●Make your bed and note that you can
leave your pillows inside. Leave bedding
as flat as possible when closing the shell.
OPERATION OF THE LADDER
CAUTION! Failure to properly secure the
ladder could cause serious injury. Read the
next steps carefully before attempting to use
the ladder.
● Depending on the height of your car, hold
3-4 rungs at the top and pull out the bottom
rungs until they reach the ground
● If you have a low car, you might need to
hold 5 rungs. If you are on a high car, you
only might need to hold 2 rung or less
● It is also possible to lock the steps by half
arung
● Make sure the ladder is placed on even,
solid ground. Do not install the ladder on
uneven or sandy/muddy ground
● Place the ladder firmly at an approximate
70degrees angle
● The ladder should not be installed and used
in a vertical position, always at a slight angle
for better support
● Before entering the tent, check if every rung
is secured. Use two hands to climb up, one
step at the time
