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98 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTit stands 6 ft. high In front and shelters 7x5 ft. ofground. A small pyramidal mosquito bar should betaken along in summer.Tarpaulin Tent.— A larger shelter cloth cutas in Fig. 61, the seams reinforced with tapes, becketsfor tent pins added along three sides, and doortapes along the other, as indicated, has many uses.It serves, as one wishes, either for a simple lean-toshelter, a wedge tent open at both ends, a semipyramidalenclosed tent, a dining fly, a tarpaulin, aground-sheet, a pack-cloth, or an emergency sail on aFig. 61.— Tarpaulin Tentboat.Referrmg to the diagram, it will be seen thatwhen the triangular corners A and B are tuckedunder we have practically the George tent, and thecloth is erected in the same way.These " tarp " tents are furnished by outfittersready-made, in various materials, and in sizes from73^x12 to 10x13 ft., making semi-pyramidalshelters from 4^ x9x6 to J xy x 6^ ft., waterproofed,weighing from 3^ to 6^ lbs.Full directionsfor making one at home are given in The BoyScout's Hike Book by Edward Cave.Baker Tent.— For a light tent in the huntingseason. East or South, Iprefer one with a shed-roof,rear wall, and a front that can be closed when one isaway for the day, or when a contrary wind springsup with driving rain. Usually the front is left open,and in cold weather a good fire with back-logs of