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. Toi44 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTlets at ends of tent ridge. Place uprights at frontand rear, at right angles to ridge, spindles inserted inridge pole and passing out through peak grommets.If a fly is to be used, lay it out flat over the tent,spindles passing through grommets as in the tent.If end guys are to be run out fore and aft, or thestorm set is used (Fig. lo), slip the loops of thelong guys over the spindles.A man at each end now takes hold of an upright,and the two raise tent and fly together. Then oneor two men hold the tent in position while one ortwo others guy out the corners (beginning on thewindward side) so that the tent will stand by itself.See that the uprights stand truly perpendicular.Tie up the door and peg down the corners of thetent wall.Guy out the sides to stakes, tightening or slackeningthe ropes alternately with their slides until thetent stands true and the guys draw evenly.Stretch the fly similarly, making sure that ittouches the tent nowhere except at the ridge. Itshould clear the eaves by at least 6 inches, preferably9 or lo inches. This requires an extra set of stakesdriven outside the wall stakes, or a single set of longstakes with double notches (army tents). In thelatter case there is not enough clearance for hotweather, unless the fly ropes are propped up oncrotched sticksON Tents). A better method, without any stakes,is described later.(see further under Action of WindFinish pegging down the tent wall ; or, If there isa sod cloth, weight It down with flat rocks or poles,which is a better rig, not only to exclude draughtsand Insects, but also because then the tent wall canreadily be clewed up to the eaves, In fine wxather, tosun and air the Interior.The tent now stands Gquare and taut allaround(Fig. 9), secure against all but heavy end winds.brace it against end strain you could run a pair»of long guys out fore and aft; but such a rig is a