A PORTABLE TENT 



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Photography beyond what is written in our two 

 former books, and as a part of this book is specially 

 written so as to appeal to Boy Scouts, perhaps a 

 description of a portable tent for hiding in, when 

 watching or photographing birds, may be accept- 

 able. I have the folding legs of an old half-plate 

 camera stand, which make the three supports of 

 the tent. In place of the tripod head, I have 

 three pieces of wood, each 10 inches long, which 



Top (open and closed) for a Portable Tent. 



are fastened together at one end with a bolt and 

 butterfly nut. These can be spread out like three 

 spokes in a wheel, and fixed firmly in any position 

 by means of the nut. At the outer ends of these 

 pieces I have inserted small screws to receive the 

 eyes in the legs, so that when erected I have the 

 frame-work of a tent 18 inches in diameter at the 

 top, and opening out to 4 to 6 feet at the bottom. 



Over this framework I fit a loose bag of green- 

 coloured lining, and peg it down to the ground. A 

 slit in the bag gives me an entrance; and many 



