178 MANUAL TOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



In the outer circle drive two door giiy pins 3 feet apart. At 

 intervals of about 3 feet drive the other guy pins. 



In other respects conical tents are erected practically as in 

 the case of pyramidal tents. 



TO STRIKE COMMON, WALL, PYEAMIDAL, AND CONICAL WALL TENTS. 



STRIKE TENTS. 



The men first remove all pins except those of the four corner 

 guy ropes, or the four quadrant guy ropes in the case of the 

 conical wall tent. The pins are neatly piled or placed in their 

 receptacle. 



One man holds each guy, and when the ground is clear the 

 tent is low^ered, folded, or rolled and tied, the poles or tripod 

 and pole fastened together, and the remaining pins collected. 



TO FOLD TENTS. 



For folding common, wall, hospital, and storage tents: 

 Spread the tent flat on the ground, folded at the ridge so that 

 bottoms of side walls are even, ends of tent forming triangles 

 to the right and left ; fold the triangular ends of the tent in 

 toward the middle, making it rectangular i-n shape ; fold the top 

 over about 9 inches ; fold the tent in two by carrying the top 

 fold over clear to the foot ; fold again in two from the top to the 

 foot ; throw all guys on tent except the second from each end ; 

 fold the ends in so as to cover about two-thirds of the second 

 cloths ; fold the left end over to meet the turned-in edge of the 

 right end, then fold the right end over the top, completing the 

 bundle ; tie with the two exposed guys. 



]METHOD OF FOLDINGJ>YRAMIDAL TENT. 



The tent is thrown toward the rear and the back wall and 

 roof canvas pulled out smooth. This may be most easily accom- 

 plished by leaving the rear-corner wall pins in the ground with 

 the wall loops attached, one man at each rear-corner guy, and 

 one holding the square iron in a perpendicular position and 

 pulling the canvas to its limit away from the former front of 

 the tent. This leaves the three remaining sides of the tent on 

 top of the rear side, with the door side in the middle. 



