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between tents. Spread tripod on the ground where the center 

 of tent is to be, if tripod is used. Spread tlie tent on the 

 grovind to be occupied, door to the front, and place the right (or 

 k^ft) front wall loop over the pin. The door (or doors, if more 

 than one) being fastened and held together at the bottom, the 

 left (or /right) corner M'all loop is carried to the left (or 

 right) as far as it will go and a wall pin driven through it, the 

 pin being placed in line with the right (or left) corner pins 

 alrea'ly di-iven. At the same time the rear corner wall loops 

 are pulled lo the rear and outward so that the rear wall of the 

 tent is stretched to complete the rectangle. Wall pins are 

 then driven through these loops. Each corner pin should be 

 directly in rear of the corresponding front corner pin, making a 

 rectangle. Unless the canvas be M'et, a small amount of slack 

 should be allowed before the corner pins are driven. According 

 to the size of the tent, one or two men, crawling under the tent 

 if necessary, tit each pole or ridge or upright into the ring or 

 ridge-pole holes, and such accessories as hood, fly, and brace 

 ropes are adjusted. If a tripod be used an additional man will 

 go under the tent to adjust it. The tent, steadied by the re- 

 maining men, one at each corner guy rope, will then be raised. 

 If the tent is a ward or storage type, corner poles will now be 

 placed at the four corners. The four corner guy ropes are then 

 placed over the lower notches of the large pins driven in pro- 

 longation of the diagonals at such distance as to hold the walls 

 and ends of the tent vertical and smooth when the guy ropes 

 are drawn taut. A wall pin is then driven through each re- 

 maining wall loop and a large pin for each guy rope is driven in 

 line with the corner guy pins already driven. The guy ropes of 

 the tent are placed over the lower notches, while the guy ropes 

 of the fly are placed over the upper notches, and are then drawn 

 taut. Brace ropes, when used, are then secured to stakes or 

 pins suitably placed. 



C0XIC.VL WALL TENT. 



Drive the door pin and center pin 8 feet 3 inches apart. 

 Using the hood lines, with center pin as center, describe two 

 concentric circles with radii S feet 3 inches and 11 feet 3 inches. 



