- 1). Clear the area where the three room tent will be setup from rocks, sticks and hard or sharp debris.
- 2). Lay the tent on the ground with the nylon portion facing up. Turn the tent so the doors are facing the desired directions.
- 3). Push a stake into each stake loop and hammer the stake into the ground on an angle, with the point of the stake going toward the tent. Pull the tent taut before hammering in each stake so that the floor of the tent will not be wrinkled.
- 4). Snap together all of the camping tent's poles. There will be at least two of these, although with a three room tent there could be several depending on the style. Unfold the shock-corded poles and push them together.
- 5). Slide the poles into the nylon sleeves built into the tent's fabric. Two of the poles will likely cross over each other and then you may have a couple others on the sides which create different rooms.
- 6). Push the end of one pole into the pole pocket designed to hold it, or onto the pin that goes into the bottom of the pole. Move to the other side of the pole and push it toward the tent, which will form an arc. Place that end of the pole into the other pocket or onto the pin designed to hold it in place. Repeat for each of the poles.
- 7). Lay the rainfly over the top of the three room tent. Attach the rainfly with hooks, clips, snaps, ties or hook and loop closures. If your rainfly has poles that must go into the rainfly before it is put on the tent, unfold the poles, push them together and slide them into the rainfly before laying the rainfly over the camping tent.
- 8). Tie the guylines to the nylon loops on the tent designed for this purpose. Pull the guylines away from the tent and to the ground. Stake the guylines about two feet from the base of the tent.
- 9). Connect all fabric walls to the inside of the tent using clips or snaps.
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