Securing the Straps on the V5 Portable Competition Field – VEX Library

This article will walk you through how to secure the straps on the V5 Portable Competition Field. View the animation below to see how to secure the straps. For an additional breakdown of the steps, continue reading the article.

Portable Field build instructions page, indicating that two Velcro pieces are used in a Plus shape with the Velcro side facing down.

When building the Portable Field, ensure the Nylon Straps with Velcro on the ends are correctly oriented, Velcro side down. You can view the Build Instructions for the VEX V5 Portable Competition Field Perimeter Kit v2.

Edge of the Portable Field is shown with the end of a Velcro piece showing.

After the walls have been built, the Nylon strap should look like this, with the Velcro down.

Note: to make the following steps easier, use a star drive key to feed the straps through the slots.

Edge of the Portable Field is shown with the Velcro piece looped through the bottom slot.

Feed the strap from underneath the extrusion into the slot on the bottom, and out of the bottom slot on the front.

Edge of the Portable Field is shown with the Velcro piece looped through the bottom slot and then the middle slot.

Feed the strap into the slot on the top in the front, and out of the slot on the top of the extrusion.

Edge of the Portable Field is shown with the Velcro piece looped through the bottom slot, then the middle slot, and then the top slot on the top facing side of the edge. A diagram indicates that the Velcro should then be looped back underneath the Field so it catches on itself.

Pull the strap as tight as it will go, ensuring that the field tiles have gone under the extrusion’s lip as shown in the second picture.

Close up of a finished and secured piece of Velcro on the edge of the Portable Field, which loops back under the field to catch on itself.

Use the Velcro to hold the strap in place, tucking the excess underneath the field.