AirZone Recreation - Technology


	Inflation / Deflation How can I inflate my Poles? Because of the small amount of pressure required, many air sources can be used to inflate the supports. Some examples are described below. AIR-EXCHANGER - It takes about 12 lbs of air-pressure to inflate our 4-person tent. If your spare has 40 PSI, it will be at 28 PSI after you have used some air to inflate your tent. You simply attach the air-exchanger to your tent valve and then to your spare. Wait 10 seconds and presto! You can always carry an old spare if you have space in your trunk. AIR-TANK - An inexpensive air tank cost less than $30 at any hardware store. Go to a service station, fill it with air (find one that doesn't charge you) and you can inflate our 2-person GOLDFINCH tent twice with a 5 gallon tank. Sure it takes up space in your car but so what, it also gives you a fully set-up tent in less than 10 seconds, at midnight, with the rainfly already on. Don't forget that your tent must have about 18 PSI fully inflated, so you can't use a tank with only 20 PSI in it as it will take all the air in the tank to bring the pressure to about 5 PSI. Your AIR-TANK should have at least 60 PSI to do the job, and 100 PSI to do it twice. AIR-COMPRESSOR - These come in all sizes and shapes. Whatever inflates your car tires inflates your tent. Some compressors have to be plugged into your cigarette lighter. Others, and the one we highly recommend, the Campbell-Hausfeld portable and rechargeable 12 volt air-compressor, Model 2300 ($39 at many stores) will do the job very nicely. It will inflate our 4-person OSPREY tent about 12 times before needing a recharge. The advantage of this compressor is that you can carry it to your campsite, even if it is 500 yards away. BICYCLE PUMP - This is the only method that requires work. Tent set-up is just as easy however because you have no poles to fool around with. But, it still requires a bit of energy. With any good-sized standard bicycle pump, it takes about one minute to inflate your tent. We do not recommend this option with our CONDOR, our largest tent, unless you are prepared to pump for about 5 miniutes. The recommended option for the CONDOR is a 10 gallon air-tank, our CO2 dispenser or an air-compressor. CO2 DISPENSER - This option is our favorite. It does cost more than the others at first but it can also serve for hundreds of other uses. The bottles can be refilled at any paint ball game facility. Bottles come in a variety of sizes. Our dispenser comes with a 20 ounce bottle that can fill our 3-person PTARMIGAN tent (promounced TAR-ME-GAN) about 4 times before needing to be refilled, at a cost of about $4.00. You can also purchase extra bottles if you don't like to visit the refill stations too often. Extra bottles come in a variety of sizes, ranging from 3.5 ounce to 40 ounce. A 3.5 ounce bottle (size of your fist) will inflate our 2-person GOLDFINCH only once while a 40 ouncer will do it about 12 times. The CO2 trigger dispenser represents a revolution in CO2 dispensers. It is so-user-friendly that a 3 year old could literally set-up an airzone tent in 10 seconds flat. Try that with a rigid poled tent. The trigger dispenser can also be used to inflate the flat tire that is staring at you in the morning and will help you get to the service station without having to call a tow truck. DIVING TANKS - This is for divers who already have all the air they will ever need, to fill our tents. With just a small amount of air from one of the tanks, you are ready to enjoy the beach in 10 seconds. With our modifeid air-exchanger, you will never have to set-up a tent, or break cumbersome poles. ON-BOARD AIR - Many motorcycles and ATVs come equipped with a ready-made, on-board air-compressor. If you have one of these, why not carry a ready-made pneumatic Airzone tent to complement your on-board air? Oh yes, and you won't have to mess with rigid poles that will stratch your paint and that are a real pain to accomodate on small motorized vehicles. Inflation Methods Can I over inflate my Airzone Recreation poles? No, every tent is equiped with a Pressure Safety Valve. These valves prevent the Inflatable Poles from being inflated past 22 PSI (pouds per square inch) the tents optimum operating pressure. Is CO2 bad for the environment? No, CO2 is a naturally occuring gas. Bottling & releasing CO2 does not contribute to global warming or add harmful gas to the atmosphere. What else can your CO2 Inflators Inflate? The patented CO2 trigger and refillable bottle can be used for a variety of uses. Boats, mattresses, rafts, sports equipment, computer cleaning, air tools, and other numerous applications. How do you take the tent Down? Just turn the input valve counter clockwise and the air pressure will be released from the Poles. Roll up your tent and put it in your Airzone bag. That's it.