Parts List

All part numbers are for Campmor items. Part numbers and prices may have changed since this page was created.

1 – Nylon Tarp 10’x12’ (9’4x11’10) - # 22218 – $40.99
      (Note: you can use any size tarp, but there will be some calculations
      required. See the bottom of the second page of these instruction for details.)
8 – 6” Lightweight Aluminum Stakes – 2 x #28881 – $5.98
1 – 12 foot, 1/4” rope – $3.00
1 – Size 2 (3/8”) Brass Grommet Kit – K-Mart – $7.00
      or #21696 – $10.99

Optional Items:

1 – 6 mil clear poly 6’x8’ ground cloth –  #21736 – $3.50
1 – mosquito netting – 6‘3 x 3’ - Fabric Store, K-Mart or cut from
      #86662 (white) - $9.99
1 – 70”  long by 1/2” diameter Chrome Mop Handle – use a tube cutter to
     cut this into 3 sections of about 2‘ in length – TruValue Hardware – $2.00
2 – 1/2” copper fittings for re-assembling cut up pole parts – $ .80
1 – Seam Sealer Kmart or #80947 – $2.99
1 – Ziplock Bag for holding stakes – Grocery Store
1 – roll duct tape for taping mosquito net in place and for securing
      peak and door during extreme conditions. Kmart
1 – bit of wood for making pole tip
1 – Epoxy glue for cementing pole tip

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 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 not run 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 above– these are the new grommets that you must install. 

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 in a better shut position. 

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 front 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.
 

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 a length of 70”, 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.

 Pole Details