How did NA lodges deal with this?
by not leaving the door open when it was raining . also by closing the liner up . so even if the door blew open , nothing would come in . this left only what i call the weather spot .. picture the sun shinning down a tipi smoke hole . thats the same spot rain and snow will fall if the smoke flaps are wide open .
to stop that you lay the flaps to the side , with one above the other . your fire still drafts and the bonnet is closed up tight . so very little gets in .
For the pyramid , I have seen awnings done a couple ways .
One way is with poles . Eater like Rev showed OR if your using the single pole setup there is normally a hole in the upper part of the pole and a matching sock for the pole to come through the canvas .
The other way I have seen is to use ropes . So picture Revs drawing . But with a rope coming off the main support “ that takes the place of the ridge pole “ , out to a single pole . That pole leans out alittle and then has a double rope tie down .. Canvas goes over the rope .
One of the ladies the vooos with our group also has a pyramid . But her awning ties onto the main tent . Standing height above the door . Basically its a 6X8 canvas with ties sewn around the edge
The side that ties to the pyramid , is staked . The from has 2 poles , very much like used on a Whalen.
When the weather gets real bad , she leans the poles down thus creating a lean-to , facing the door of her Pyramid