Support Corner: Packing Your DRASH Shelter

While we all know it's important to properly set up your DRASH shelter to avoid maintenance issues in the field, it's also crucial to remember how to correctly pack your shelter away to avoid damage to your equipment.

Follow these steps to ensure that your shelter will be ready for use during your next mission:

1. Verify that the shelter serial and model numbers match the information included on the accompanying shelter bag's data tag. If the information does not match, either add the shelter's data to the tag using a
   permanent marker or contact your nearest DRASH facility to order a replacement bag
   
   
2. Remove all equipment and accessories from inside the shelter. Detach and remove the shelter's flooring and fold it into quarters.
   
   
3. Close all interior and exterior windows, and tie all of the shelter's doorways back using Velcro straps. Remove all security stakes and wind lines. Rewind the wind lines if needed.
   
   
4. Using the proper number of personnel, follow striking instructions as they appear in your shelter's technical manual.
   
   
5. Lift the shelter off the ground and walk towards the center. Carefully push the shelter's exterior cover between the struts so that all keepers are exposed. Check that all wind lines are free and not tangled within the frame or fabric. Place the wind lines on the top of the shelter.
   
   
6. Invert the shelter so that its white side is facing upward. Spread the shelter one foot, then carefully push the interior liner between the struts so that all looped keepers are exposed.
   
   
7. Secure one of the shelter's cinch straps around the shelter approximately one and a half feet from the top. Invert the shelter, compress and secure a second cinch strap around the shelter approximately one and a half feet from the top.
   
   
8. Fold the shelter's ground cover, then place the folded flooring on top of the ground cover. Place the shelter on its side, then wrap the ground cover and floor around the shelter. Secure with a cinch strap.
   
   
9. Move the shelter white side up and place its accompanying bag over the shelter. Flip the shelter so that it is now tan or green side up. Place all push poles inside the bag, then place the shelter's repair kit on top. Secure bag.

Contacting DRASH Customer Support
Have questions or require assitance with your DRASH shelter? DHS representatives are located across the country and around the world to assist you.

You may also contact our 24-hours a day, 7-days a week customer hotline at 877-GO-DRASH.