What kind of weather can the tipi withstand?
The tipi is the best temporary structure for withstanding wind and weather. The shape is conical, shedding wind loads around the walls. The walls are steeply pitched aiding in the efficient shedding of snow and rain. The seams we put in our tipis are double sticthed lap seams and face downward to shed rain (like a shingle). We have both a display wall tent and a tipi in front of our shop. The wall tent is constantly in need of maintenance due to the 90 degree angles facing the wind. The tipi was pitched in December of 1997 and except for a small adjustment last summer, I haven’t touched it. It has been fully exposed to the winds of the high plains here in Montana.
