2. Campsite Selection
• -First off when setting up a tent, a very important feature is campsite
selection.
• -When selecting your site you must keep in mind the following things:
• 1)Can the site support 3 or more people?
• 2)Is the site durable and level?
• 3)Are there any hazards around? (ie: Dead trees at risk of falling)
• 4)Evaluate campsite for animal risk
• ***Keeping these safety tips in mind, will allow to you find an
appropriate location to set up your tent.
3. Tent Setup
• --Keep in mind the weather can change at anytime during your stay.
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• -It’s always best to be prepared when tenting in the outdoors.
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• -It’s critical to keep warm and dry, to avoid sickness or hypothermia.
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• -The best way to keep safe during your stay is to always think ahead and
follow the correct protocol when setting up your tent.
4. Tent Setup
• -This shows all the
pieces needed to set
up your tent.
• -You have:
• 1)The tent itself
• 2)The orange tarp
• 3)The rods
• 4)The pegs
5. Step 1
• -When you find a good campsite, the first thing you
should do is secure the bottom of your tent.
• -To protect yourself from getting wet in case of rain,
you should secure a tarp/garbage bags underneath
your tent.
• -When securing the tarp, it is important to have the
ends of the tarp tilted away and down from your tent.
• -In doing so, you will avoid pockets of water forming
on the tarp, then dripping underneath the tent.
6. Step 2
• Next it’s important to assess the tent you have.
• -Tents come in a variety of styles but there are two
main factors that influence which tent is
appropriate:
• 1)Weather
• 2)Comfort
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-Tents are constructed to have aerodynamic
shapes that shed water and wind easily.
7. Step 2 Cont…
• -The tents used on our
camping trip were three
and four person tents.
• - My group’s tent;
contained gold and black
rods.
• -When setting up the
tent, we had to match
the rod color with the
clip color to ensure we
were setting it up the
correct way.
8. Step 3
• -Once rods were all
clipped on you had to
clip the ends of each
rod into the designated
hole at the bottom of
the tent.
• -This ensured the rods
were secure and it
helped to give the tent
it’s shape.
9. Step 4
• -Next it is important to secure a tarp
over your tent to have optimal
protection from surprising weather.
• -The tarp that sits on your tent has
longer ends.
• - When the ends are pegged down
they should be directed away from
your tent.
• -This will allow the water to drip
down the side of your tent and avoid
going underneath ( ie: water runoff).
10. Step 5
• -Finally, once your tent is set up, the last thing you
should do is to secure your tent.
• -To do this you should use the pegs provided to
pin your tent to the ground.
• -This will protect your tent from moving in the
wind.
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***The correct way to place the peg in the ground
is shown in the video.
11. Large Tarp Set up
• -Once you have set up your tent with your
ground tarp and your tarp that fits over your
tent you then want to set up your final tarp.
• -The advantages of setting up a large tarp is to
protect you from weather such as:
• Wind, rain or snow.
12. Large Tarp Setup
• -These large tarp setups can not only be used
as shelter you can also use it to protect your
fire from going out if you are experiencing
weather.
13. Large Tarp Setup
-First, you must select a good spot to set up your
tarp (similar to campsite selection).
-Ideally you want to set up your tarp facing away
from the open area on site to have the most
protection.
-Naturally weather will be coming from that
direction.
14. Knots used
• -When you set up the tarp there are 3 levels of
rope to give the tarp its ‘runoff’ shape.
• -The first rope must be tied to the highest
point you can reach on the tree.
• -From there you will use slip knots to tie your
rope and secure it.
15. Knots Used
• -the second rope should be tied to the middle
of the tree
• -The last rope should be tired to the bottom
part of the tree.
• -Doing this process allows once again a water
runoff design.
16. Disassembling Your Tent
• -Once your trip is over, it is time to put your
tent away until your next use.
• -If you experienced any sort of weather such
as rain during your trip, It is key to put your
tent away in the proper manner.
• -When you leave the campsite you should pack
away your tent as normal however, once you
get back home you should hang your tent up
to dry.
17. Disassembling Your Tent
• -This will allow you tent time to dry off.
• -This final step helps to avoid: Mold and
mildew build up and allow your tent to be
ready for its next use.
