rclouse79
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I have been experiencing some mild frustrations achieving the perfect pitch on my cimarron without pulling and replacing stakes countless time. I adapted a trick I saw a guy use for an 8 man tipi on youtube. Based on the published diagrams I calculated the length from the center pole to the four corners they tell you to stake first to be 6' 4.25". I tied a loop in a piece of paracord and cut the other end at that length. Before setup, I place a stake where I want the center to be and put the loop over it. Then I make sure the cord is tight and touching the corner to be staked each time I stake it down. There is only one spot where the corner and the tight cord will line up. After staking the four corners you know exactly where to put the center pole. I set it up twice, and both times it ended up being perfect and faster than my previous fumbling around. I am sure most guys have no problem setting it up using the eyeball method. For those who are special and particular like myself, there you go.
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