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Parts List for Campmor Version

Tarp Preparation

The tarp already has lots of grommets for fastening ropes and inserting stakes. You will have to add 6 more using the grommet kit.

The Campmor tarp is two sections of fabric that are sewed together. It is important that the seam is faced away from the peak of the tent so that water will run over it rather than into it. If you do this, seam sealant may not even be required.

Find the middle grommet on the long edge that is away from the step of the seam. This is where the pole or supporting rope will go.

Refer to the red dots in the diagram – these are the new grommets you must install. The measurements will be different if you use a different sized tarp, but the calculator provides them for you.

1. Add grommets 3” to the left and right of the pole grommet. Once the tent is erected, you can use these to tie the tops of the door flaps together, so that these will hang better when shut.

2. Measure from the center of the top-left corner grommet exactly 33.25 inches down the left edge of the tarp. Install a grommet centered on this point. Do the same on the right edge of the tarp.

3. Measure from the center of the middle grommet on the bottom edge of the tarp exactly 33.25” to the left. Install a grommet centered on this point. Measure 33.25” to the right of the bottom middle grommet and install the last grommet at this point.

Pole Preparation

You don’t really need a pole. Either find a straight 6 foot long stick in the field when it is time to set up your tent, or tie one end of the tent’s rope to the peak grommet and the other to a high tree branch. A nice pole does make it easier to set up the tent, and also gives you something to duct tape the mosquito netting to, if you are adding this option.

I did manufacture a pole for use with my tent. I just took a chrome mop handle, purchased at TruValue, cut this to to the height of my tent, and epoxied a wooden tip I carved to one end for insertion though the peak grommet of the tent.

Because I was going backpacking and didn’t want to carry a long pole around with me, I used a pipe cutter to cut the pole into three sections that would fit into the pole pocket of my pack. I then got a couple of copper pipe joins and used these to re-assemble the pole for use. See below.

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Campmor Tarp

Measurements are for the Campmor version of the tent.

Measurements are for the Campmor version of the tent.