LCA Teepee Instructions

Roll out as shown

Select 3 straight strong poles as the tripod

Place tripod as shown with lower poles 2” beyond canvas, and top pole 9” further

Tie very tight clove hitch level with base of green ‘tab’ – but poles do need the knot to yield a little

Take tripod off canvas

Insert door pole between canvas and groundsheet – make sure the canvas is not inside out

Leave 2” exposed as shown

Tie green tab really tightly to pole

Ditto - it must not slip down pole!

Fold canvas over pole as shown and put aside

Prepare to raise tripod with rope and pushing on poles

Keeping longest pole in front (the door pole) take first pole out to the right first – as on photo

And then second pole out to the left

Gradually move the left and right poles to make a perfect tripod. Important door pole rest on the cross made by the other two

Place the 4th pole to the right of door pole

Measure distance from the inside base of the tripod poles – adjust to precisely 19’

Adjust 4th pole to be same distance from ground sheet as front pole (‘front’ pole is the left door pole)

Place another 4 poles (5 in total) to the right of the door pole in the obvious gap – as in photo. Look at photos – not important that base of poles are anywhere near their final position

Place 4 poles to the left of the door pole in the same gap

Ditto – poles will be put into final position once canvas is spread and done-up

Place 2 poles at rear opposite the door in the obvious gap

Start walking around anti-clockwise with rope

Continue walking and flick rope up to form lashing around all poles

Ditto

Continue for 4 loops around all poles – rope end just hangs at this stage

Ditto (from dismantling – rope is wound around one pole and end is pegged)

Raise pole with canvas

Place in obvious gap opposite door

Ditto

Roll canvas around poles, pulling down and towards the door – canvas quite loose

Insert hazel stick through eyeholes to secure canvas above the door

Ditto

[Poles, other than tripod, are positioned, push out for taut canvas and pull down] Peg down starting at the left side of the door

What’s this about? Looks OK

Keep pegging, going anti-clockwise

With all pegs in, now tighten the lashing by putting weight on rope as shown

Ditto

Insert the two long flue poles as shown

Tie on curtain support rope 5’ along poles from the base of the pole

Ditto and note the knot used

Fold spare (for doorway) back on itself to secure

Fit door and door bars as shown

The real thing!