Teepee

Debbie you neeed a Yurt.

Nice looking Tepee.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

The people of the Nehiyawok would call that a Tipis.

Nice job for a “Huron” <vbg>
Needs more poles and buffalo skins

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I agree with Karson, A yurt would work perfectly for MsDeb’s purposes.

Check out this site http://www.woodlandyurts.co.uk/

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I’m a huge fan of Yurts as well. You should build one! :D

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

yah, Bob.. I said “12 poles”... Rick said “we’re using 6”. I said “ok”, since he was doing the work.

I’d love to have cloth or, better yet, hides, but alas, there are limitations that we had to work within—$$ haa

as for a yurt.. I’d thought about it but a teepee “feels” right for my spiritual gatherings.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

we had hotdog night last night in the tipi. It was great.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I know buffalo hides are pretty hard to come by but what about birch bark?I kinda had to laugh at the see through plastic MsD.I hope Rick anchored it real good.But really all that matters is if it works. :-)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

You say it keeps you close to the fire….I hope not to close. Melted plastic would certainly not be fun.

-- Mickey, California desert gardener

I knew people would be shaking their heads at the plastic but it was cheaper than tarps and more available than any other product.

the size is perfect. We have room for about 10 people to sit around the fire and we still have room for a couple tables behind us to hold meal supplies.

We like it, it serves the purpose and that’s what matters.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Pretty cool Teepee there MsDeb … looks like it is near where the pool goes come summer; if I am seeing right. Man would my boys, when little, loved that to play in!!! :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

you are right GramT. It is sitting where our pool usually sits.

The firepit works so well in there, especially with it sitting on sand. I’m not sure what I’ll do in when it’s time to put up the pool.
1) no pool
2) move the tipi (yikes… the thought.. but then maybe the wind will have taken it down for us by then)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Makes sense with the sand … and I sure hope the wind doesn’t take it down after all your hard work.

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

me too

the Gathering is tomorrow morning and it is supposed to be calm tomorrow.. but today it is really windy.
I’m sitting here watching it and crossing my fingers.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Hope the Gathering went well and everyone enjoyed the protection of the teepee

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Thanks Linda. Yes it was wonderful. We’re already looking forward to the Gathering in January.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

that is really cool no matter what the outside skin is

-- Central northish Ontario

thanks Roman :)
We could really feel the temperature difference when we stepped back outside after the Gathering.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

That is cool and extreme . great idea !!!

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thanks John :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Neat, but how are you anchoring the plastic down? Can you add a top flap to protect from rain/snow and help keep the warm air in?

I have my pond & greenhouse structure covered with plastic and everything is anchored with rocks & cinder blocks. I allow an 8-10” length to drape over the ground to anchor this down. If taunt and anchored well, the wind doesn’t bother it, but any air leakage will cause it to billow and tear apart.

-- A weed is a plant that is growing where it was not purposefully placed by human hands.

we stapled through a piece of cardboard/layers of plastic into the poles.
We couldn’t reach the top with the stapler so it is stretching and drooping but we plan to wrap a tarp around the top and use rope to pull it tight as needed.
When we get some snow again we plan on packing snow around the base and watering it down so it becomes a rim of ice to secure the bottom.

We had high winds again this morning and it’s holding up quite well. We are surprised.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Hi Deb:
The old timers would attach the “outer cover” to the last pole on the Tipis and then raise it. That way they got the cover up to the top without the use of a ladder and could control the opening for the smoke by moving the last pole back or forward.
It’s always a good idea to face the vent opposite to the way the wind normally blows too.

Have fun!

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

oh we’re having fun!!
That would work if we had a one-piece cover. But, perhaps we could use the idea on the “scarf” that we are going to make for the top. Then we can rotate it, based on the wind direction.. hmmm .

When we win the lottery, we’ll purchase a cloth covering and have it made into one piece to wrap around the “12 pole” tipi that we’ll make to replace this one :D

My daughter was telling friends the other night about coming home to a tipi in the backyard and having supper over the fire inside. She got a lot of blank looks, “crazy looks” and some “cool” comments.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

50 mph winds tonight.. doesn’t look good for the survival of the tipi.
well, we needed it for Saturday and it served its purpose.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Well one can keep hoping … guess morning will tell …

We had the winds earlier today; and to be honest things that I expected to “blow” did not and other items did; like my wooden bench on the front porch. It toppled over, but yet our plastic trash cans out back didn’t move at all. Soooo, your teepee could be just fine come morning. :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

it’s still standing.
It’s still dark out so I don’t know what condition it is in but I can still see the giant triangle in the backyard

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

3-4 days of 100 km/hour winds and the tipi sure took a beating.
Still standing though and the plastic is still attached although it is pretty droopy.

We have to get it fixed back up before the 17th (next Sunrise Gathering).
We might have to take it all down and re-do it… maybe even adding some more poles :)
doubt if that will happen before the 17th.

Anyway…. 100 km winds and we still have a tipi. I’m impressed.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Glad to hear your teepee is still standing MsD.Those were quite the winds eh?There was a lot of trees and big limbs down in our area.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

yah. we were without hydro for 16 hours.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I guess we really lucked out here.Our hydro flashed off once and right back on again.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

we were lucky as well .. because some people in Toronto were still waiting yesterday.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Can anybody tell me why folks in Ontario call electricty “hydro” ?

What’s the word for water over there?

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

ice?

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

hydro-electric power… aka Niagara Falls is the primary source of most of our power. Does that work? If it doesn’t I’d have to research to find the real answer.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

We are going to start calling ours “Coalio”. <vbg>
Our word for water here is also ice.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

i thought you put coalio on bread..

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Was you tinking of oleo?

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

oooooooh oleo… nor coleo ;)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Why Miss Debbie!... Ah had no adea you also spoke Dutch!

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

oh yes, Bob… I took a course during my University years. One course… many years ago.. I passed… at the time.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Our power here comes from the Hydro dams built on the Trent River.There are many of them all along the Trent.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Was just watching “Off the Grid with Les Stroud” on the “Green Channel” and his daughter used the term “hydro” in place of electricity. Had I not been following this thread I would have assumed she was talking about water. Learn something every day from this site … :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

an educational forum.. that’s us!! :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Yah, well what can I say … LOL!!!!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5