Sierra Designs ORIGAMI 2 ULTRALIGHT User manual

S I E R R A D E S I G N S
SIERRA DESIGNS 2011 Cherry Street, Unit 202 Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Toll Free: 800-635-0461
insert
incorrect
correct
ORIGAMI 2 ULTRALIGHT
Your Sierra Designs
ORIGAMI 2 ULTRALIGHT
tarp is very easy to pitch
and maintain. Follow
these instructions to
pitch your tent quickly,
safely and easily.
ORIGAMI 2 ULTRALIGHT TARP CONTENTS
Tarp: 1 Pitching Instructions: 1
Tent Stakes: 5 Stake Sack: 1
Guy Cords: 10
Line Tighteners: 10
* Sierra Designs tents include stakes for pitching the body and
fly under normal conditions. Additional stakes may be required
in severe conditions.
Figure 1: Correct Pole Assembly
Figure 2: Tarp (top view)
















The Origami 2 Ultralight Tarp that you have purchased is
a unique shelter in that you will be able to use and pitch
this tarp in an infinite amount of configurations. Your tarp
is configured with 5 equilateral triangle patterns, which
allows for panels to be folded in various ways depending
on the desired configuration. You will notice that on the
exterior of your Origami 2 Ultralight Tarp there are 5 stake
out points, 5 bias binding guy outs, and 5 reflective guy
outs points. You will also notice that on the underside of
the stake out points and the bias binding guy outs there
are internal loops and the underside of the reflective guy
outs are ties. All of these points are integral aspects of
your tarps pitching configurations. As you become more
familiar with your tarp you will also become more creative
in the various pitching possibilities. Two variations later
on in the instructions. Enjoy the variations and explore the
possibilities.
First Pitch
In order to familiarize yourself with your new Origami 2 Ultra-
light Tarp we suggest that you “test pitch” it before embarking
on a wilderness adventure.
Unfurl the Tarp and Assemble the Poles
The Origami 2 Ultralight comes w/out any poles, so in order to
pitch this tarp you will need a trekking pole or a tree branch
to suspend your tarp from. Unfold the tarp and lay flat on the
ground so that the Sierra Designs logos are visible.
Stake Out and Erect the Tarp
Start by staking out points B, C, & D of the tarp (Figure 1),
and make sure that the tarp door is open. Next, you will want
to adjust your trekking pole to its desired height, (approxi-
mately 48”). To finish you will now need to stake out points
A & E. In order to get a taut pitch we suggest that you work
your way around the tarp and adjust the stake out points as
necessary until the desired tautness is achieved, as well as ad-
justing your trekking pole to the desired height.
Pitching Variations
As mentioned above one of the many benefits of the
Origami 2 Ultralight Tarp is its’ ample pitching variations.
On the following page is an example of an alternative way to
pitch your tarp.

SIERRA DESIGNS 2011 Cherry Street, Unit 202 Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Toll Free: 800-635-0461
S I E R R A D E S I G N S
ORIGAMI 2 ULTRALIGHT
Figure 4: Sun Shade (top view)Figure 3: Sun Shade
The Sun Shade (Figure 3) –
For this configuration you will need to be in a location where you
are able to guy out to trees or similar structures. Starting from
where we left off in the, “Erect your Tarp” section, you will need
to guy out points I & J to the closest trees. Once these points
are guyed out remove the stakes from points C & D. You will
notice that on the underside of the tarp at all stake out points
and point F there are internal loops. Take one of the shorter guy
lines provided and feed it through these internal loops at points
C, D, N & F. Now pull the guy line tight until points C, D, &
N are as close to point F as they can be and secure the line (Fig-
















ure 3). Next you will notice that the ties on the underside
of the tarp at points K & H are in line with points M & O
(the bias binding guy outs, Figure 2, points L-P). Secure
these points by using the ties provided (Figure 3). To fin-
ish we suggest that you first tighten the guy lines that are
attaching points I & J to your chosen structure. Next, de-
pending on the height of your guy lines you can adjust your
trekking pole, which should increase the tautness of your
shelter. Lastly if still needed you can adjust the stakes at
points A, B, & E.