38 FUMIGATION METHODS 



as follows : Supposing that both tents are upon the 

 trees and the time has Arrived to make the change, 

 the first operation is to pull on the main rope attached 

 to the center of the tent and raise this as far as it will 

 go easily, and then fasten the rope again to the belay- 

 ing-pin. If short-handed, one tent is raised at a time, 



FIG. 15 SMALL HOOP TENT ALMOST IN POSITION 



but with plenty of help both go up at the same time. 

 The trail ropes are next taken in hand and pulled all 

 together, and if this becomes difficult, two (or even 

 one at a time) are pulled until the tent on all sides is 

 pulled up to the yard and cross-bars. 



While this is going on, one person (or perhaps 

 more) is kept busy seeing that the tent is clearing the 

 tree properly. His first business is to see that the 



