To live in a teepee means up to 3 people to a small teepee, 4-6 in a medium teepee, 7-8 in a large teepee, and if the size keeps going, the numbers grow larger.
Lodge poles were always being used so there was never any need to store them. In camp the poles were erected to form the basis of the tipi; when moving from one camp ground to another the poles were...