Dual mode tent

A method of utilizing a tent, the method comprising:

• assembling the tent as an assembled tent, wherein the assembling comprises:
• assembling a tent frame to form an assembled tent frame that defines a base between a plurality of ground-contacting ends of the assembled tent frame;
• attaching an outer tent fabric to the assembled tent frame such that the outer tent fabric surrounds an inner space that interfaces the base of the assembled tent frame;
• configuring the assembled tent in a shelter configuration, wherein the configuring comprises supporting the plurality of ground-contacting ends of the assembled tent frame on a support surface such that the base of the assembled tent frame extends along the support surface and the inner space surrounded by the outer tent fabric interfaces the support surface;
• and
• transitioning the assembled tent from the shelter configuration to a canopy configuration, wherein the transitioning comprises:
• elevating a second subset of the plurality of ground-contacting ends above a first subset of the plurality of ground-contacting ends such that the base of the assembled tent frame is inclined relative to the support surface and the inner space is accessible through the base of the assembled tent frame;
• and
• interconnecting a lift coupler with a tent-elevating support to support the assembled tent in the canopy configuration, wherein the lift coupler is operatively attached to the assembled tent.