Indian Tepees

Tepee Setup

Crows nest Smoke flaps Door Door flap

The typical dwelling of the Plains tribes is the tepee, or Tipi. Tepee is a Sioux word: TI (dwelling) and PI (used for). The tepee is considered the most perfect tent and has been copied in many forms. Originally the Indians made their teepees of buffalo hides, but since the destruction of the buffalo herds by the white man, domestic cow hides have been used, as well as canvas. New buffalo-hide tepee covers were made every spring. The size of the tepee depended somewhat on the number of horses the tribe or family had, because it required several horses to transport a large tepee. The poles were made of lodgepole pine, cedar, spruce, or any other straight tree. Flexible poles were not used. The poles averaged about 25 feet in length and tapered from 4 to 1 inch in diameter.

In warm weather the lower part of the tepee was raised up on the poles to allow the breeze to blow through. In cold weather the space around was packed with sod to hold it down tightly and to keep out the snow and drafts.

When the tepee was new it was nearly white. But by spring, the smoke and the weather had darkened it at the top and the skins became quite transparent. At night the campfires made the tepees look like large Japanese lanterns.

On the Great Plains the wind is usually from the west and for that reason the tepees were set up with the smoke hole facing the east. The flaps, or smoke hole ears, as they are called, were used to control the drafts and to keep the wind from blowing down the smoke hole. In case of a storm they could be lapped over to close the smoke hole completely.

Each tepee had a dew cloth. The dew cloth is a cloth tied on poles along the inside of the tepee. Its decorations brighten the interior of an Indian home. What is more important, it keeps water from running down the poles in wet weather, and it prevents drafts from blowing across the tepee. The space between the dew cloth and the tent walls also acts as an air passage to carry smoke upward to the smoke flaps.

Indian Tepee Pricing - Untreated Canvas (Poles not included)

Our standard 12.63 oz double fill cotton canvas. Untreated canvas tents will last the better part of a lifetime if properly cared for. Tents must be stored completely dry and any necessary repairs completed as soon as possible. A stitch in time saves nine! Free Shipping to US Continental locations.

Tepee 10' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $345.00

Tepee 12' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $399.00

Tepee 14' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $434.00

Tepee 16' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $556.00

Tepee 18' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $668.00

Tepee 20' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $762.00

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Indian Tepee Pricing - Treated Canvas (Poles not included)

Our standard 13 oz double fill Sunforger, Marine finish, water and mildew repellant, cotton canvas. For that extra weather protection and comfort.

Free Shipping to US Continental locations.

Tepee 10' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $418.00

Tepee 12' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $485.00

Tepee 14' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $530.00

Tepee 16' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $680.00

Tepee 18' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $823.00

Tepee 20' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $943.00

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Indian Tepee Pricing - Fire Resistant Treated Canvas (Poles not included)

Our standard 13 oz double fill Sunforger, Marine finish, water and mildew repellant, Fire Resist CPAI-84, cotton canvas. Meets California Fire Marshall specifications required by state laws for most public and private camps. Free Shipping to US Continental locations.

Tepee 10' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $523.00

Tepee 12' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $608.00

Tepee 14' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $678.00

Tepee 16' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $870.00

Tepee 18' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $1050.00

Tepee 20' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist, Fire resist SPECIAL $1221.00

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Indian Tepee Liner Pricing

Tepee liners are attached to the interior perimeter of the tepee and hang down vertically to the ground creating a insulating barrier plus natural air flow. Made from standard 10 oz. single fill, cotton canvas. Free Shipping to US Continental locations.

Tepee Liner 10' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $232.00

Tepee Liner 12' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $249.00

Tepee Liner 14' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $274.00

Tepee Liner 16' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $277.00

Tepee Liner 18' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $296.00

Tepee Liner 20' 10 oz SF SPECIAL $314.00

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Herder or Pyramid style tepees are well known for their portability and ease of set up. A heavy duty, steel ring is sewn in the top of the herder tepee to which rope is attached and used to pull the tent up over a tree limb or a pyramid style frame. An internal center pole can also be used to erect the tent. The bottom tent perimeter has rope loops installed which are used to stake the tent to the ground. Herder tepees are made of the same quality canvas as our wall tents and indian tepees,. An Idaho Canvas Herder Tepee is a wise investment for the smart camper and hunter. All Herder tepees come equipped with a sewn in floor made of 13 oz. Sunforger mildew resistant canvas.

Herder Tepee Pricing - Untreated Canvas (Poles not included)

Herder Tepee 7' x 7' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $265.00

Herder Tepee 8' x 8' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $305.00

Herder Tepee 9' x 9' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $325.00

Herder Tepee 10' x 10' 12.63 oz DF SPECIAL $360.00

Herder Tepee Pricing - Treated Canvas (Poles not included)

Our standard 13 oz double fill Sunforger, Marine finish, water and mildew repellant, cotton canvas. For that extra weather protection and comfort.

Free Shipping to US Continental locations.

Herder Tepee 7' x 7' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $297.00

Herder Tepee 8' x 8' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $352.00

Herder Tepee 9' x 9' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $380.00

Herder Tepee 10' x 10' 13 oz Sunforger DF Mildew Water Resist SPECIAL $425.00