Bell Tent Set-up and Takedown - Life inTents™ canvas bell tent models

This video shows the simple step-by-step process to put up a bell tent and also how to pack and fold a bell tent.
Pitching a bell tent should take about 15-20 minutes - your second time - once you have all the gear set in place.
The original Life inTents™ canvas bell tents are designed in Portland, Oregon to be both a beauty and a beast. Each bell tent is made with extra rugged canvas and offer more substantial head room vs. traditional bell tents sold in the U.S.A. Lifetime support + 30-month warranty on all LiT tents.
Bell tent takedown instructions can be found at the 5:19 mark of this video.
0:00 Intro
0:08 Lay down tarp
1:00 Peg groundsheet
1:27 Insert center pole
1:50 Insert A-frame door pole
2:06 Stake guy line ropes
3:23 Tighten guy lines
4:03 Rolling up walls
5:19 Packing up bell tent
Featured yurt tent: Fernweh model by Life inTents is a 5 Meter (16 foot) diameter bell tent that is also available in a 6M (20') size. Other bell tent models available.
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Note: The ground cover tarp is sold separately.
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[@kidaria1333]

Your construction is the best I have seen! Especially the pole system of two seperat wodden parts stick together with metal is great and so is that you cann zip up the whole wall for better ventilation and not only the small windows. Higher wall supported by extra poles is also nice.

[@jeromeclaessen3921]

The effort and editing gets a solid A+!

[@brightantwerp]

Nice and detailed info. Thank you!

[@LifeinTents]

Thanks! Please let us know what to improve for our next video!

[@leecuthbert9825]

Thank you🙏🏻💖I hope o can do mine as easy as you made it look 😃

[@AnahvanDorp]

Really great video thank you so much for such useful information.

[@LifeinTents]

Glad it was helpful for you!

[@Tallblackchick-dn9bg]

Gotta get that dirt off your shoulders. Thanks for posting. My tent comes in next week. Just getting prepared to dust my shoulder off.

[@kieshasworld6193]

How do your assembling go?

[@Tallblackchick-dn9bg]

@@kieshasworld6193 Awesome. I have slept in it a few times already. I have pictures but not sure how to share them. Better create a page.

[@Algustaach]

Супер!

[@wesleykirkland4341]

Any advice for driving stakes into hard ground? Any alternatives? Or options on concrete for pop up display for festivals?

[@LifeinTents]

For pegging tents on super hard and rocky ground grab some Galvanized Spike Nails from a hardware store (they're 8-12 inches long). For tent setup on concrete, we will have an article on this in a month - but you'll want 35 lb weights for each guy line (logs, cinder blocks, planters, sand bags, etc). Before setting the tent up, anchor all the ropes with one of the weights, but allow slack. Insert the center pole and door pole and then readjust the ropes and floor.

[@bugs7442]

Steel Rebar Stakes

[@simonbpalmer6617]

How long in real time to set up? First time and after a few times..🙏🏻

[@LifeinTents]

First time takes about 30 minutes or so if you've never set-up a bell tent before (it takes time to get familiar with everything). Plus you will need to tie on the guy line ropes (they won't need to be removed after that). After a little experience, you'll be able to set up in 15 minutes. 20 minutes on average.

[@ReduxGarage]

can this be set up on a wood deck (no canvas floor) and be relatively resistant to air (wind) coming up from the floor sides?

[@LifeinTents]

One could remove the floor and do what you suggest, however there are some things to consider. Of course if there are gaps in the deck, this will allow air in, therefore you’d lose some insulation. Also, the tent floor of our tents has D-rings that are used to secure the floor in place before adding the center pole. Removing the floor would eliminate this built-in support. However the canvas walls do have bungee rings along the outside that could be used to secure the tent to the deck. These rings might have a chance of failing though in higher winds.

[@MrTwostring]

This is the first bell tent I've seen with side posts. What happened to the posts at 4:45?

[@LifeinTents]

They are not necessarily needed when the sides are rolled up. In fact, if the guy lines extend far enough, they are optional. Generally speaking though, the side posts help to give the ideal form and function for our taller walls.

[@Sillycrazyfun1]

If I set this up on a concrete slab the same size as tent, will the center pole be fine? It doesn't need to go in ground? Its freestanding? Thank you

[@GoDaveGo]

The tension from the lines and tent top keep the center pole vertical. It is not jammed into the ground, nor does it stick out the top

[@LifeinTents]

Yes, you will be fine. Just be careful when you drag/pull the bottoms of yourself pole on the floor since the concrete sill cause more friction and provide less cushion.

[@makinjellow]

Why does the hoop end of the center pole need to go towards the top of the tent? Does it serve some sort of function?

[@LifeinTents]

Technically, you could have it flipped around. It can function to hang items inside of the tent - so your call.

[@kieshasworld6193]

Is that a tarp or sheet the tent is sitting on? Is this to keep it clean?

[@kidaria1333]

it is an extra groundsheet. Most proper campers and hikers use something like this under tents so that the floor of the original tent get not damaged by stones and similar.

[@LifeinTents]

We offer the groundsheet tarp in our online shop, and it matches perfectly to the shape of the tent. www.lifeintents.com/collections/bell-tent-accessories-parts You could also consider purchasing a couple of rectangle tarps to lay down instead. Not only does this offer protection from stones and sticks, but it keeps the underside of your tent from getting muddy and super wet (speeding up the pack-up process) and also helps provide a little insulation from the ground.

[@gazfin8651]

Where did you purchase your stove fan ?

[@LifeinTents]

Sorry, "stove fan?" I don't believe one is in this video.

[@yasuyukitakeda]

素晴らしいテントです！　日本でも販売して欲しい。

[@LifeinTents]

Thanks! Hopefully one day we can make that happen!

[@kieshasworld6193]

I have a bell tent but it didn’t come with wooden posts. Where can I order these?

[@kidaria1333]

This is specific from this company. Their wall seems higher as other bell tents. It is questionable if this worls for you. The link of this company is i

[@LifeinTents]

These bamboo / wood poles are no longer available for 2021. Some of our customers have cut down a 4"x4" post to the correct height of the tent, rounding the top and adding a rubber cap to the bottom. Not only does this look great, but you can add hooks and pegs for more storage!

[@andrewbagguley8289]

I made mine out of 3 sections of 40mm fence post joined with aluminium (aluminum if you are American) sleeve. The sleeve was 2mm thick with an outer diameter of 40mm, so you just have to shave off a couple of mm on each pole for half the length of the sleeve. All good metal wholesalers will stock some sort of aluminium pipe. For the hard of measuring 40mm is just over 1 1/2 inches, and 2mm is just a bit thicker than an average big toe nail.

[@upbeatvibe8418]

Ground sheet rings which are which one???:the metal ring or fabric ring And why do people think this is a good video, confusing as to which ring I am putting the pegs

[@LifeinTents]

The metal D-rings are what the groundsheet pegs go through. The fabric ring is there to help keep the zippers covered so rain doesn't get into the tent. The fabric bungees can be attached to the groundsheet pegs to keep the canvas flaps held down to cover the zippers.

[@XD-bc7xz]

How will it hold up in a storm?

[@LifeinTents]

If properly secured, the tent can easily handle 50 mph winds. Plus they are extremely waterproof!

[@mexsonpostar5621]

Have link for buy the tent?

[@LifeinTents]

Sure, simply look in the details of this video description. This specific tent is the 16 ft. Fernweh bell tent.

[@martinpesina9384]

What size is the tent you used for the video

[@LifeinTents]

This is a 5 meter / 16 foot diameter bell tent (our Fernweh model)

[@peterredecop3606]

@@LifeinTents how can I order one of those towns

[@peterredecop3606]

How much is one of those towns

[@LifeinTents]

@@peterredecop3606 www.lifeintents.com - selling tents and happy to collaborate on planning a town of tents :-)

[@jasontindal2525]

What is the setup time?

[@LifeinTents]

About 20 minutes, your second time :-)

[@vishalwarale5937]

Which cloth tent

[@LifeinTents]

The tent is made of 11.5 oz cotton canvas.

[@martinolivares88]

The tent never fits back in the original bag

[@LifeinTents]

Historically true! But not with our bags, we made our bell tent bags larger to avoid such annoyance. :-)

[@martinolivares88]

@@LifeinTents Amazing… a company that understands real people ❤️

[@salvaprats6072]

I just buy one second and, and its dirty, can i clean in a washing machine ??, is cotton...

[@LifeinTents]

Try checking out our tips here: www.lifeintents.com/litlist//maintain-and-cleaning-a-bell-tent

[@goldengoat1737]

I love how th only thing said in the whole video is brush your shoulders offf!

[@LifeinTents]

Ha - good catch! Kept that in their for a little bit of inspiration for getting the job done! 🙂

[@rickyelvis3215]

good to see you lose the poofy gloves mate ... no more gloves ok.

[@LifeinTents]

Ha! It was A COLD morning.

[@Ink4Breakfast]

Once again no introduction on how to knot the ropes. Its like everyone expects you to know this is ridiculous. No introductions for a $900 tent.

[@LifeinTents]

There are many videos that you could reference for this. Here's a good knot to consider: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2qxonqabJlparc