American Camper Tents Setup Instructions

by David
(Yukon, Ok)

I have one of the American camper tents but no instructions...can anyone help with a site or place to get setup instructions..it is a 6/8 man cabin tent.



Hi David,

Thanks for your question and I do apologize for the length of time it took to reply. Family events took us away from the website for a short while.

Turning back to your issue, I believe we have identified which tent you are talking about so I hope these instructions help. I do not have pictures and I could not locate an actual manual, so I will substitute this detailed description instead.

First, lay out the tent in a clear area and arrange it so floor is spread out flat. Identify which edge has the front door on it so you can face the tent in the desired direction.

Count the number of grommets or tent stake loops around the edge of the floor. You should have a matching number of stakes. Stake the corners first and then the rest of the edges.

Now divide your pole sections up according to length and shape. You should have four long poles, four shorter poles, and six angled pieces. The angled pieces should have two that are the same with a sharper angle and four that match each other with a lesser angle. The other possibility is that the four angles are formed into the ends of some of the shorter poles.

You need to assemble two matching sections that will each have a long pole on each side, angle at about 135 degrees towards their centers, continue up with the short poles and meet at the top middle with the sharper angled pieces. Each assembly will be roughly an upside down U shape.

The next couple of steps are easier if you have two people working together. Take one of the assemblies and place one open end along each side of the tent near the rear corners. Find the clip or a loop sewn onto the tent that is near the top of the door. Attach the clip onto or slide the loop over the pole assembly near the top angle. If you have loops, then you will also have to slide the loops where the walls meet the roof at the corners over the poles now.

There should be a similar clip or loop sewn to the top rear of the tent. Have this ready to attach to the other pole assembly. Take the second pole assembly and arrange it so the open ends are along each side of the tent and near the front corners. You may find it easier to start with the ends slightly in front of the tent.

Attach the top rear of the tent to the top angle of the second pole assembly. If you have loops sewn into the tent where the walls meet the roof in the corners, slide these loops over the poles now. If your tent has clips sewn to the tent in the corners, attach the clips to the poles after the poles are in their erect position.

Slide the bottom ends of the poles along each side of the tent toward the back corners increasing the height of the top. Repeat the process with the first pole assembly, sliding the bottoms toward the front of the tent. The roof of the tent should hold the tops of the pole assemblies from spreading away from each other. Viewed from the sides of the tents, one set of poles should appear to angle from the ground near the middle of the side toward the roof at the front and the other set should angle from the ground near the middle of the side toward the roof at the rear.

When you have moved the pole bottoms into the correct position, there may be either pins or pockets attached to the tent edge to hold them in the correct position. The pins would insert into the bottom of the poles. If there are no such pins or pockets, do not be concerned as the poles will simply rest on the ground.

As I said, since American Camper Tents has gone out of business and I could not locate any specific instructions for you, this is based on a similar cabin tent that we own and how we put it together.

I would recommend printing out these directions and reading them step by step as you assemble your tent.

I hope this helps you make use of your tent and have some enjoyable camping!