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Tipi Components
(by diameter)
Identify Your Pole
1
1 Pick out the three strongest poles for the tripod.
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2 Label them D, R, L (Door, Right, Left)
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3 Set aside the next strongest pole for canvas lifting (this will be marked "x" on
following diagrams)
4
4 Set aside the two skinniest, weakest poles for the smoke flaps.
Prepare the Tripod
1
1 Spread the cover canvas flat with the outside facing up.
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2 Lay L&R poles at edge, intersecting the middle of the
smoke flap.
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3 Lay pole D over L&R at a 90 degree angle over the tie flap.
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4 Tie the three poles together where the poles intersect.
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5 Allow 15 feet of extra rope to hang from the tripod.
Set the Tripod and Place Poles
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1 Raise the tripod by walking up under poles L & R.
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2 Swing the R outer pole out to an equally spaced position
between D & L.
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3 Set the remaining poles up, leaning into the supporting
tripod, using your pole count diagrams as a guide.
Note: Leave a gap at "X" for your Canvas Pole.
D
L
Tipi Size
12' across
14' across
16' across
18' across
20' across
22' across
24' across
16 Poles
DOOR
DOOR
R
TIPI ASSEMBLY
TIPI ASSEMBLY
Pole Count
14 poles
14 poles
17 poles
17 poles
17 poles
17 poles
20 poles
D
L
R
D
L
R
17 Poles
DOOR
DOOR
Pole Length
16' long
16' long
20' long
20' long
24' long
27' long
27' long
1
3
D
L
20 Poles
DOOR
DOOR
4
R
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Summary of Contents for Rainier Tipi
- Page 1 TIPI ASSEMBLY TIPI ASSEMBLY Tipi Size Pole Count Pole Length Tipi Components 12’ across 14 poles 16’ long (by diameter) 14’ across 14 poles 16’ long 16’ across 17 poles 20’ long 18’ across 17 poles 20’ long 20’ across 17 poles 24’...
- Page 2 Front Sticks and Smoke Flaps 1 Pin overlapped grommets together with provided dowels. 2 Set bottom of smoke flap poles towards X side of tipi, and slip each pole into a smoke flap loop. NOTE: To close the smoke flaps, uncross the poles and walk them towards the front of the tipi.