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I04CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTfloor sewed to Its walls ; so, when the door flaps aresnapped shut, nothing can get in. You can defy notonly rain and wind, but bugs, flies, spiders, scorpions,snakes, skunks, wood rats, and all other vermin.Ventilation is provided by four little windows coveredwith bobbinet, with storm flaps that raise orlower from the inside. The cloth is very closelywoven, and waterproofed. It may be had in tan,green, or the natural yellowish-white of unbleachedcotton.Fig. 66— "Compac" TentThis tent Is easy to set up on any kind of ground.If a sapling happens to stand in the right place, pegout the corners of the floor and suspend the peak byits cord from a convenient limb. Otherwise, pitchwith shears In front and a pole slanting backwardfrom them, as shown In Fig. 66. Only a few pegsare required.Being so low and so well braced, this pocket housewill stand up against a gale that might overthrowwall tents and send their flies a-klting. In cold