Ttie explorer's tent, all -purpose bnf light enough to back-pack 



outfitters to Admiral Byrcl, and one of America's best-known 

 tent designers and manufacturers. 



These tents are of a light, close-woven duck, strengthened and 

 waterproofed by a green-copper treatment that ktrps them soft 

 and pliable. They're long-lasting and light for their si/c. 



Tents have undergone a traceable evolution from simple to 

 complicated types. Perhaps the simplest is the lean-to, which is 

 nothing more than a sheet of canvas rigged at a slant. 



Put one lean-to against another, add front and rear wall, and 

 you have the wedge tent. The wedge tent, designers decided, was 

 easy to erect but you couldn't use the space near the sides. So 

 they added low walls, two or three feet high. Wall tents enabled 

 the camper to lay his bed along the side of the tent. 



Designers then added height to the walls, creating standing 

 room in all parts of the tent, and thus the umbrella tent came 

 into existence. In pursuit of ventilation, comfort and conven- 

 ience, designers went on to add bobbinet (mosquito netting) 

 doors, bobbinet windows, canopies over the entrance, and sewn- 

 in ground cloths to keep out vermin. All these items are illus- 

 trated herewith. 



The lean-to. We pitched this on the clay banks overlooking 

 Michigan's famed trout stream, the Pere Marquette. Two people 

 can sleep comfortably in this shelter three in a pinch. As shown, 

 it isn't suitable for the black-fly-and-mosquito season, but it can 

 be made bugproof with a bobbinet front and a ground cloth. In 

 the fall, with a fire in front, reflecting its heat into the interior, 

 it's a snug shelter just as it stands. 



The model illustrated is 5 feet wide, 7 feet deep, 5 feet high, 

 and weighs 6 pounds. 



The Baker tent. This is an elaboration of the lean-to, the most 

 important addition being a large canopy in front. There's a low 

 wall in back to give foot room at the rear. The Baker, too, can 

 be made vermin-proof with bobbinet front and ground cloth. 

 Tents come in various sizes. The one shown is 8 feet square and 

 7 feet high at the entrance, and weighs 16 pounds. 



Baker tents are easy to f>nt u[), can be unarmed by the fire-* 



