How to build a tent in Sons of the Forest

How to build a tent in Sons of the Forest

Here's what you need to build a tent in this game.


The first thing you should learn in Sons of the Forest is how to build a tent. The tent allows you to save your progress. And in a survival game, you can easily lose any weapons or items that you have collected. As such, unless you set yourself a challenge of some kind, playing without regularly saving is a big no-no. So here is a quick guide on how to build a tent in Sons of the Forest and how to use it.

How to build a tent in Sons of the Forest,

You only need a tarp and a stick to pitch your tent in Sons of the Forest. Although they don't seem very useful just by their looks, they are actually one of the most important structures in the game. They not only save your progress of the game through them. But they are also used to sleeping. This comes in handy when you are tired and need a break. The manufacturing process is very simple:

• Press I on your keyboard to open your inventory.
• In the upper right area you will find a tarpaulin.
• Left click and equip it.
• Now just put it somewhere on the ground.
• Next, get out your stick and use it in any corner of the tarp.
• This is how your basic tent is made.

Depending on how many tarpaulins or poles you use, the shape of your tent will change. You can also refer to your owner's manual if you're unsure how to make one.

How to use a tent

As previously mentioned, there are only two uses for a tent. To sleep and save the game. Standing next to it will give you two buttons to interact with. The one with the disk icon is for saving the game, press E to do that. And the other one with the moon icon is if you want to sleep press Z for it.