Table of Contents

from Tipi - A Modern How-to Guide

©2003 by Javier and Dyanne Fry Cortez

How’d You Get That Knot Up There?

• Why A Tipi?
• Why This Book?

Is This A Real Tipi?

Did You Make It Yourself?

• A Special Kind of Tent
• Sizing It Up
• The Poles
• The Outer Canvas
• Liner, Ozan and Door
• Odds and Ends
• Decoration

Where Are You Going With All That Wood?

• Loading Up, Cortez Style

How Long Does It Take To Put Up?

• Ground Rules
• Preliminary Steps
  • Sorting the Poles
  • Measuring and Marking
  • Smoke Flap Ropes
  • Rolling the Canvas
• Raising the Walls
  • Building the Framework
  • Setting the Liner
  • Wrapping the Skin
  • Staking It Down
  • Smoke Flaps
  • The Inside Layers
• Breaking Camp

Do You Really Sleep in Here?

• Entry and Exit
• Climate Control
  • Working the Flaps
  • Staying Warm
  • Keeping Cool
  • Stormy Weather
• Gear and Furnishings
  • Floor Coverings
  • Beds
  • Seating
  • Interior Design
  • Lighting
  • Plumbing
• Bugs and Varmints
• Visitors

Does It Stay Here Year Round?

• Care of Poles
• Care of Canvas and Liner

Resources

Bibliography

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