FIELD NOTEBOOK

TentPitch

Photograph the clearing, log wind and slope, then turn the tent door before dark.

ON THE GROUND

Signals that decide the night

Stakes and a guyline in pine duff at the tent corner.

Photograph the pitch

Capture the exact clearing, not a campground map. The photo anchors every later note about slope, wind, and trees.

A downhill view through pines toward a creek.

Log the terrain

Mark incline and its heading, wind direction, soil, nearby water, tree cover, shelter, and how flat the footprint feels.

Frost on a meadow below a drier pine slope at first light.

See the tent layout

A top-down plan shows tent orientation, the wind arrow, the downhill line, trees, and water so the door faces the right way. Saved sites stay on a shelf with a pitch score. Playbooks cover frost hollows, night wind, stakes, the vestibule, and morning breakdown. Before dark, a checklist walks guylines, drainage, and food storage.

CLEARING LIGHT

What the notebook is looking at

Field photographs of the same decisions TentPitch records: corner tension, a downhill line, and a frost hollow below the slope.

Wide view of the pitched tent in the clearing. — The clearing, before the stakes are final.

Guyline and stake detail. — Windward corner

Creek and downhill pines. — Water and fall line

Frosted meadow at dawn. — Frost below the slope

PAPER TRAIL

Privacy and a way to write

Privacy

TentPitch keeps the campsite notes, photos, and checklist progress you create on this device. The notebook is not sent to a TentPitch server. Opening the privacy page inside the app loads this same page. Questions about the notebook go to the address in the next panel. Effective date: 14 October 2026.

Support

Write if a pitch diagram, checklist, or guide page is unclear, or if you need help with the notebook on your phone. Mail about TentPitch itself — the clearing, the layout, and the notes you keep — goes to rostyslavstoianovskyi@rthrupkompanitov.org.