Tipi the Tipigal is Susie Lehto

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Tipi Living is Like a Vacation!

I lived in a Sioux style tipi for the better part of a year. Temperatures of 20 degrees in North Dakota in the United States of America gets a bit too cold, even with a pit fire & a box stove. It wasn't all that bad in a 20 below sleeping bag, I was throwing my bag off and on while camping in the great outdoors. A 20' in diameter tipi is large enough to sleep 6-8 people comfortably. There were 2 of us sleeping head to head, so we could both be by the fire. Tipi living isn't for everyone, it takes much work. ~

Many hunters own a tipi or a tent for a comfortable warm place to sleep in no-man's-land. They use the smaller size lodges that are easier to transport and set up, or leave the tipi set up year around. A good tipi will last about 10 years if taken care of porperly.  ~

A true tipi is always a tilted cone that is steeper at the back. On the front side with the gentler slope the smoke hole is extended down with two smoke flaps or wings that flank the smoke hole and they are supported by outside poles that are movable to regulate the draft that carries off the smoke. There is no comparison with the true Plains Indian tipi and the primitive symmetrical cone tipi or tent that is smoky. ~~~ A Lensography! ~~~


I share about the visions I have experienced in a tipi fire and coals. When I can I will tell more. Its not a myth! ~



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Updated: 11.24.09 ~  Host: Susie Lehto who loves tipis!


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Tipi means: dwell! 

Never be ashamed to shed the tear of sorrow or of joy in you own home. ~ Me

The way a tipi is constructed makes it stand strong in high winds. My Uncle Eddie made his own tipi which was originally for the grand kids to play in and enjoy. Now it sits in the yard for show and is really an eye catcher from the road as people pass by.

Tipis usually have log poles for construction because they are stronger and give more support. You could build a tipi out of pvc, but the construction won't be as strong and the tipi will sag as the pvc bends, and it will bend because it does not have enough support. - I have seen construction of the log poles using half wood pole and half pvc joined together, and this does bend also. ~

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Tipi Painting that I Love from a Free Clipart Site

During the annual Sun Dance tipis faced the the center of the circle. Tipis where always pitched East to meet the Morning Star and the Sun's holy light that came in through the smoke hole and the door. Wind usually does not blow from the east.

For colder weather an inner liner is used in a tipi. The Native Americans would stuff straw, dead grass, leaves or whatever was available for added insulation. I have used dried leaves between the inner and outer liners. The liners can be 4' to 12' high or depending on how high you want them to be. It really does add good insulation. In the spring the leaves need to be removed as soon as possible if they have taken on moisture, so that they don't cause any rot to the canvas. It is a good idea to lift the sides of the tipi's outer and inner liner to allow moisture in the ground to dry, keeping the inside area dry.

How to keep the heat in a tipi: good question 

Tipis are actually pretty easy to keep warm in cool weather.

What is called an ozon is used to keep the heat in where people sleep. I have used a canvas ozon (or ozan) that is draped above my bed like a canopy. The heat from the open fire is held under the canopy longer, instead of just going out the top of the tipi. A tipi is designed to be like a chimney where the smoke rises and so does the heat. Trapping the heat in where you sleep is a great idea when temperatures are colder. An ozon can keep your sleeping area 10 to 20 degrees warmer depending on the size of the fire and other conditions. I prefer to be warm!

This is Tipi the Tipigal or Susie Lehto 

There I am sitting on my bed and enjoying the warm fire.
You can see how the ozon canopies over my bed.
Behind me you can see the inner liner of the tipi.
If you look above the ozon, you'll see the outer liner,
and of course of the tipi lodge polls. - I tell you,
I feel like a princes in this picture with a canopy bed.

My bed is on a wood platform off the ground, and I
have a thick mat and lots of soft blankets to sleep on,
and a nice warm sleeping bag that is fitting for the season.

Pink Ribbons on the Tips of the Tipi Polls 

This is a picture of the very first time the tipi was set up. The poles are still light wood color and haven't been darkened by smoke yet. Ribbons are often attached to the tips of the poles for decoration. The ribbons also serve a purpose to show which way the wind is blowing. - The smoke flaps on the tipi need to be repossession from time to time, so the smoke will rise out of the top. I have been smoked out of a tipi more than once before learning about controlling the smoke with the flaps. The smoke flaps have a smoke flap pole that is used to reach the points of the flaps. The tip of the smoke flaps have a pocket that the pole fits into. The flaps can be easily opened and closed to whatever amount is needed. - It becomes an art when working with the wind!

I Grew Up At Kabetogama Lake In A Wildreness 

Image: Some of Tipi's pictures on bedroom wall at home.

I painted plywood, decoupaged pictures on, and added a native leather belt with a silver buckle that was a gift.

Kabetogama is a Chippewa word meaning "rough waters" and lives up to its name. The lake is 18 miles long, a maximum width of 4 miles, is 25,760 acres in size with a maximum depth of 80 feet, it has over 200 islands, and 77 miles of shoreline. The entire lake is in the only national park in Minnesota's "Voyageurs National Park". VNP takes up a much larger area with 218,055 acres with 38% being fresh water lakes.

One of my favorite places is Chief Woodenfrog Campground at Kabetogama, named after Chief Woodenfrog. My first exposure to a tipi was at Ellsworth Rock Garden a historical grotto created by J.E. Ellsworth on the north shore of the lake. The grotto is only accessible by water or float plane. VNP has some of the oldest exposed rock in the world. Kabetogama is the gateway to Voyageurs and it is free to use. The ancient rocks, water, and towering trees may seem indestructible, but the fragile resources sincerely asks you to use them with care when you are there.

I have created web-pages with more information about Kabetogama and VNP.

"Cherokee Morning Song" ~ Native American 

This song gives me chills as I listen! You might like to listen to it while you're here.

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I have had Spiritual Experiences in a Tipi 

Thought I would share of it with you

I heard the legend of American Indian's that saw and heard things in a fire. I always kept that in the back of my mind. Would I have ever really taken it to heart unless I ... had the experience myself? Yes, because different cultures experience spiritual encounters differently according to traditions and beliefs. There is no reality, only perception!

While watching the fire and the coals burning in the tipi, I have seen the coals and fire become alive with different animals and a person as they speak. I have seen the bear, the wolf, the eagle, and white buffalo; and I have seen one person who spoke to me several times with much love. - I have had many spiritual encounters, so I know them and where they are from. - The coals have been the main place where I have seen and heard when the fire has died down and the coals are very hot. They are visions of spiritual things past and present and future. These visions are spiritual gifts that I was given to bless me and they have.

I saw the wolf running with it's tongue hanging out the left side of it's mouth. It never did look at me and just kept running through a wild forest. I must have watched the wolf run for 5 minutes or more. The wolf kept running while I saw the forest changing, until it ran out of sight. It is something like watching a video screen but in the coals of the fire ... and I have always been aware of what was being shown to me as a gift.

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As the wolf was running out of sight I kept watching behind it to see if something was chasing it. Then I saw the White Buffalo appear in the distance. The buffalo was charging fast in a cloud of dust and once it fully appeared it came to a halt. It stood and watched as the wolf ran out of it's sight. I did not see any more that night, I went to sleep knowing I was blessed.


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Evening Song ~ Beautiful Video of Tipis 

Flute Music by Ronald Royball - YouTube Video

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Inside of Tipi Picture With A Warm Fire 

It is so peaceful inside a tipi with a fire to gaze at, while it creates rich tones.

The ground represents Mother Earth, the sides of the tipi represent the sky and the poles...the prayers that go to the Great Spirit. It was customary to have an earth alter behind the fire where sage or incense was burned as a ceremonial offering. Sometimes the best cut of meat was burned on the alter as thanks, or in the fire.

There is no running water in a tipi. If your fortunate to be set up by a lake or river, you have a great place for bathing. If not a solar shower is what I have used and they work real well. You can lay the shower bag full of water in the sun with the black side up and the sun's heat will warm the water in the solar bag nicely. Or you can heat your water by the camp fire and put it in the bag. Than you take what is known as a Navy shower by getting wet, turn the water off, lather up, and rise off.

There are no flushing toilets in a tipi, so what I have used is a portable potty, that can be set up inside the tipi wherever you choose to call the bathroom. A curtain can be easily designed for privacy in a tipi if that is desired. Deodorizing pouches can be purchased from camping outfitter stores to put in the potty, but they are easy to empty and keep clean. Some people like to purchase a little Peepee Teepee to use as their out house.

* The beds need to be far enough away from the fire because of coals that get sparked out. Its best to use hard woods that don't spark like soft woods do. Many use Gas Fires!

A Real Big Tipi! ~ One I would love to visit! 

We could have a real big fire inside of a tipi this large. There would be plenty of room to live inside of it very comfortably. - I would love to be a guest in this tipi. - I am very much impressed! - This had to be a massive tipi making project. I can see that the lodge poles are quiet large in diameter and they would need to be to support that much canvas. There is a lot more canvas on a tipi than there is on a large sail boat. A tipi really needs to be staked down well. I would repeat that many times...because it is very important so that the tipi isn't blown over by the wind. - Been there! Number one thing to do when setting up a tipi, stake it down right away. It would take 20 guys to put this tipi up!

Buffalo skulls where used in tipis for ceremonies 

I have a buffalo skull that a friend gave me. He found it in the Badlands of North Dakota when he was hunting. Thanks Dave!

Now, let's follow on down the trail! - Are you listening to one of the music videos? They really do go well with the theme of this lens. Morning Song or Evening song! I like to listen to them both myself, and do quit often! Very peaceful sounds!

My Buffalo Skull from the Badlands 

Published: 06.26.09

Find out more about me and my buffalo skull. I also make leather medicine bags and pouches and I make jewelry, and even make some of my own beads that I have on display here.
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The buffalo skull that I have was found in the Badlands of North Dakota in the United States of America. It was given to me as a gift by a friend named Dave Hendrickson in 2007. Dave found the skull while he was bow hunting for mule deer in the Badla...

Native American Red Rug ~ Follow the Tipi Trail 

Rugs are very popular to have in a tipi, and easy to shake out and keep clean. If you're going to have a tipi, a lanolium floor is easy to keep clean also.

Also, having a wood platform to make your bed on in a tipi is a great idea. It will keep you off the ground when it is damp and cold. - The Native Americans used to dig a pit under their beds and put hot coals in the pit at night to keep warm during the winter months. - I have never tried that, but it would work real well and would need some fire safety.

You're Welcome to Visit Tipi's Rug Store 

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Rugs of all shapes and sizes, and prices. For home or tipi.

Picture of Tipi's Tipi ~ One Beautiful Night 

No windows in a tipi creates a contained atmosphere.

I took this picture one beautiful cool fall night.

The moon was full and bright,

Inside of the Tipi the fire glowed!

It was comfortable and cozy inside and ...

there was no need for clothes.

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My children had a Tipi growing up! 

It was a gift from my sister Shelly to my children. Now my Grand Children can enjoy it!

A Child's Tipi Sets Up Easy Anywhere! 

You can see the construction of the lodge poles that are joined together at the top. The canvas is then put over the poles. The tipi can be staked into the ground the same way that a large tipi is staked down. What the Indians used to do and this method is still used and works well... A pebble is placed in the canvas and tied in with rope at the bottom of the canvas and then fastened to the stakes in the ground. It takes some strength to get it tied in tightly, but practice makes it easier. The tipi will then be secure and you won't be putting holes in the canvas. Kids love to go camping in the back yard in tents and teepees are a lot of fun for play and over nights. A child's tipi would be about the same as setting up a pup tent.

Children Tipi Site of North Dakota 

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I lived in a tipi for the better part of a year in North Dakota. Tipi living isn't for everyone, but children love to play and sleep in them. My children grew up having a play teepee and now my grandchildren get to have fun with it when they visi...

Children's Play Tipi with a Fire Light Inside. 

Children can create a sense of adventure in a Tipi indoors or outdoors...

Tipis are meant to be decorated with colorful paints, so let your kids personalize their tipi with patterns and hand-prints. Acrylic paints work real well and can be purchased in small jars at craft stores. That is a nice fun project that kids love to do and they are so creative!

Originally pigments were used to paint the Plains Indian's dreams on the tipi. Now house paints are used for decorating a tipi that will be used to with-stand weather.

This Is A Great Picture Of A Tipi 

Children Tipis are fun for the kids to play in and even spend a night in. There are several different tipi styles in my Tipi Store. --- Have fun looking!
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Solar Showers are Great for Tipi Bathing 

Solar showers work very well to heat water, it'll get hot!

A solar shower can be hung on a tree limb for outdoor bathing. If you prefer your privacy it can be hung in a tipi with a curtain as well. To shower in a tipi, it would be good to have an area where the water drains outside under the tipi liner, or have a large floor pan of some kind to catch the water. ~ Learn how to shower with much less water.

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A Luggable Loo for the Tipi 

This is what I have used, its cost effective, works well with modesty removed.

You can buy plastic bags or replacement liners for a loo or use those plastic shopping bags from the stores, or just leave a small amount of water in the bottom. In case of a natural disaster I believe everyone should have at least one of these.

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Tipis Tepees Teepees - Book Review 

Author Linda Holley Visited the Book Review Lens on September 27. 2009

If you are a tipi lover or are just curious about tipi living, you might be interested in this. Real life tip living experiences all in a handy paper back book that is an extremely good guide for tipi living! Linda said she would be adding more to her book. It will be good!~

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Diagram of Making and Setting Up a Tipi 

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War Shirt that would be worn by A Warrior 

Everybody dresses up when they are going to war... it is heroic and honorable!

Now a days, you might see a shirt like this being worn at a Pow-Wow, where everyone is celebrating life and dancing, making music and singing songs from their hearts.

Image of My Tipi Creepers & Buffalo Skull 

I love my Tipi Creepers! They are soft inside and the sheep skins seem to hug my feet in comfort. They are nice and warm, so I keep them handy for when my feet get chilled. I usually am taking them off and on because I like to sit Indian Style, cross-legged. They were a nice gift that I received from my brother and his wife for my birthday one year. The fur inside doesn't mat down and they keep their shape. I spray mine with water-proofing, if the ground is damp my Tipi Creeps won't get wet. I'm sure it would-not hurt them at all to get wet a little.

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Serenity ~ In Harmony With Nature ~ Peaceful ~ 

A Tipi really is all that!...

I can just smell the fresh air out in the country and hear the birds singing, and fish jumping in the water. Squirrels running to and fro chasing each other up and down a tree. I love to be in nature and be a part of it! It grounds me with the earth.

Tipis were used in the Great Plains 

"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." Ancient Indian Proverb

A tipi, also tepee or teepee, is a conical tent originally made of animal skins or birch bark and popularized by the Plains Indians. Tipis are associated with Native Americans in general, but Native Americans from places other than the Great Plains used different types of dwellings.

Tipis were transported with horses from place to place on the Great Plains as the people traveled in search of the great buffalo. The buffalo sheltered, feed, and clothed the people.

Buffalo on the Great Plains in North Dakota 

Ten to twenty buffalo hides were used to cover a tipi, always an even number. The hides were sewn together with buffalo leather stripes.

You will see plenty of buffalo on the Great Plains in North Dakota. This would be a wonderful place to set up a tipi and there may very well have been. The Great Plains are good hunting grounds still. Many arrowheads and other instruments used as tools are found in these regions, as well as buffalo skulls.

Spirit Flute: The Beauty of Nature 

I love to listen to Spirit Flute, its a favorite CDs.

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Margo_Arrowsmith wrote in the guest book on Apr 11, 2009
"Years ago neighbors of mine moved to outside of Boone, NC so they could have some land. On the land they bought, where there house sat, there was an old man in a tipi. They let him stay, don't know if there was ever much communication about it, he just stayed and they let him. *****"

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    Shelly Shelly Nov 23, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
    Sue I just saw your tweet thanking who ever nominted "Tipi the Tipigal is Susie Lehto" for a PURPLE STAR and had to put on my Teepee Creepers to Squidoo over here! Wowzers! What a wonderful surprise blessing and I know you are truly thankful for this honoring. May that one who did something sweet in secret also receive a blessing openly. Thank you wonderful person for blessing my sister on this lens that is so personal and lovingly created.
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    Tipi Tipi Nov 23, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
    Holy smokers Shelly! ~ Glad you found your teepee creepers and made it over to expound.
    Hope you have had a great day, thought of you many times. I do love this lens for some reason, and was very honored to get the Purple Star Award on this lens too. That makes 3! Wowzers!
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    palaceofglass palaceofglass Nov 21, 2009 @ 7:29 am
    Great lens, very informative. 5 stars from me.
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    Tipi Tipi Nov 23, 2009 @ 8:53 am
    Thank you for stopping by Palace. I do love art glass and will have to check that out.
    I just read my email that this lens got a Purple Star Award. That makes me happy!
    Best wishes to you and hope to get to know you better.
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    Tipi Tipi Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:17 pm | in reply to Einsteinium
    I'm so glad you stopped by to check out this lens, it's one that I love because I share so much about my own experience. I have never used a computer in the tipi, but it could be done with a rechargeable power supply pack easily. Then you could have electricity to run anything that plugs in. I do have a residence in Fargo, ND with all the comforts of home and internet access. Interesting that you wondered about that. ~ Best wishes to you!
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    Einsteinium Einsteinium Nov 11, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
    This is a great lens. I can't even remember what made me click on it. Probably because I was surprised that a personal lens was rated so highly and I wanted to see why. Now I know!

    What I really wonder about is what you do the rest of the time. How do you access the internet?
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    Tipi Tipi Nov 2, 2009 @ 11:50 am | in reply to mukunda22
    Thank you so much for an angel blessing on this lens. That means a lot to me, because this is one of my favorite pages. Best wishes to you and nursing!!!
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    mukunda22 mukunda22 Nov 2, 2009 @ 8:49 am
    Absolutely Stunning!!

    & ####blessed####
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    Tipi Tipi Oct 29, 2009 @ 1:29 pm | in reply to arncyn
    O, you are a sweetheart and it shows through in your words. I'm glad that is was a nice place to visit for you, and really appreciate the company. I'm very happy to have met you too. You are an excellent lensmaster and it good to see lenses of good quality to bless. I hope that helped and that you will prosper by it. Good on you!
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    arncyn arncyn Oct 29, 2009 @ 5:48 am
    Hello Susie, what a fascinating lens this is! I've never actually been inside a tipi but through your words I can see how living in one would be enlightening for the spirit. I can also see through your lenses that you are a truly remarkable person, your warm personality radiates through your work. I'm very glad to have met you through Squidoo. I also dropped by to thank you for blessing my lens, it really means a lot to me. Best wishes. (:
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    Tipi Tipi Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:15 pm | in reply to Shelly
    Aw, "As I travel--may I leave beautiful footprints." I love that!
    Thanks for thinking of me. Isn't it you that was traveling and leaving foot prints?
    You folks sure do like go on your nice outings. Thanks for sharing that Shelly.
    Sweet!
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    Shelly Shelly Oct 26, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
    I thought of you yesterday as I read a memorial sign at a sacred Chippewa burial site on Wisconsin Point.
    "As I travel--may I leave beautiful footprints."[in reply to Tipi]
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Who is Susie Lehto?

Lensmaster Tipi has been a member since June 26 2008, has rated 2,720 lenses, favorited 2,403, and has created 82 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "Kevin Skinner's Fans: AGTL Pictures~GuestBook". See all my lenses

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May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rains fall soft upon your field. Until we meet again, my friends, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. ~ I'm working at home and living off my Squidoo income. I have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren. I have a wonderful family and lots of love. Artist!

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Giving a lens Stars, Favoring and signing the guest isn't often enough to really bless a lens that I believe is truly great. I will take my time to do all of those and go the extra mile to lensroll it to some or all of my lenses, and feature it where it is appropriate. I will tweet the lens on Twitter, send it to a friend by email, and sometimes post it in SquidU. Guess what happens? ~ That lens rises in rank and rating, traffic, the health of the lens increases and that person who created it prospers a little bit by my goodwill.

"Beloved, I wish above all things that you proper and be in good health, even as your soul prospers." ~ God's Will

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