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To make the pack, spread the tent on the floor, fold it once with 

 the tapes inside. Fold the blankets so as to make a pad about two 

 by three feet, and lay it on the tent. On this lay clothing, utensils 

 and, if necessary, food supplies. Fold the tent over so as to cover 

 this and make a water tight bundle. Pick this up and lay it down 

 on the outspread pack straps, the long way of the bundle parallel 

 with the five-foot straps. The seven-foot straps will now encircle 

 the bundle and may be strapped securely about it. The other 

 straps with the shoulder pads go over the shoulders and are 



Fig. 7. Packing. 



adjusted properly by means of the buckles . The bulk of the pack 

 should be above the encircling straps rather than below. That is, 

 make the pack high ; it carries more easily. The blanket is against 

 your back and makes a soft cushion. 



The pack carries more readily also if a tumpline is attached to it. 

 Fasten onto the upper part of the pack a robe or strap that bears 

 a broad piece of leather like the shoulder pad so that it may be 

 worn over the head. This strap may be permanently attached to 

 the pair of riveted points on the upper part of the harness. It 

 should have one buckle on it so that it may be adjusted to proper 

 length. The tumpline is not intended to bear much weight, but 

 rather to balance the pack. The illustration above will make 

 clear the methods of making the pack straps and wearing them. 



