Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
If you’re new to camping, this step-by-step guide will walk you through everything you need to know about setting up a tent on your own. From picking the right campsite and laying down a footprint, to staking tent pegs, setting up poles, and adding a rainfly, this video covers all the basics.
You’ll also learn how to properly use guylines, what knot to tie, and some handy tricks and pro tips, including how to stake a tent when your pegs wont go into the ground, and keeping your tent clean and packing it up after your trip.
The Tent I'm using in this vid is here, it's a great, inexpensive tent.
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Chapters:
0:00 How to Choose a Tent Site
0:55 What is a Tent Footprint
1:25 How to Position Your Tent
1:50 How to Set Up Any Tent Solo
2:40 Tips for Staking Your Tent
3:45 How to Set Up Tent Poles Solo
5:26 How to Set Up a Tent Rainfly Solo
6:50 How to Set Up Tent Guylines
7:10 Best Knot for Tent Guylines
7:37 Extra Tips for Tent Location
8:19 Quick Trick to Clean Your Tent
8:40 How to Take Down Your Tent
#Campingtips #Beginnercamping #tentsetup
If you’re new to camping, this step-by-step guide will walk you through everything you need to know about setting up a tent on your own. From picking the right campsite and laying down a footprint, to staking tent pegs, setting up poles, and adding a rainfly, this video covers all the basics.
You’ll also learn how to properly use guylines, what knot to tie, and some handy tricks and pro tips, including how to stake a tent when your pegs wont go into the ground, and keeping your tent clean and packing it up after your trip.
The Tent I'm using in this vid is here, it's a great, inexpensive tent.
amzn.to/4ni4RL1
Chapters:
0:00 How to Choose a Tent Site
0:55 What is a Tent Footprint
1:25 How to Position Your Tent
1:50 How to Set Up Any Tent Solo
2:40 Tips for Staking Your Tent
3:45 How to Set Up Tent Poles Solo
5:26 How to Set Up a Tent Rainfly Solo
6:50 How to Set Up Tent Guylines
7:10 Best Knot for Tent Guylines
7:37 Extra Tips for Tent Location
8:19 Quick Trick to Clean Your Tent
8:40 How to Take Down Your Tent
#Campingtips #Beginnercamping #tentsetup
![Easy INSTANT RELEASE Knots - [Siberian Hitch + Kalmyk Loop]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c5p1bbuISJc/mqdefault.jpg "Easy INSTANT RELEASE Knots - [Siberian Hitch + Kalmyk Loop]
Two of the BEST knots for Cold Weather & Winter - because you can TIE and UNTIE them with Big Mitts on.
This video covers:
• Kalmyk Loop knot tutorial
• Evenk / Siberian Hitch
• The best cold-weather knots for gloves and mitts
These are the Evenk / Siberian Hitch, and the Kalmyk Loop.
Ive added it to our KNOT IQ 3D Knot tying app:
KNOT IQ - By The Bear Essentials:
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Kalmyk Loop, Kalmyk Knot, Evenk Hitch, Siberian Hitch, cold weather knots, winter knots, mitt-friendly knots
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Knot #1 - Siberian / Evenk Hitch [when to use and WHY]
0:23 - Knot #2 - Kalmyk Loop [when to use and WHY]
1:04 - How to Tie the SIberian Hitch (Evenk Hitch)
1:53 - How to Tie the Kalmyk Loop")
