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TENTS FOR FIXED CAMPS 47'on the train and in a wagon, and impossible in acanoe or on a pack train unless they are jointed.Socketed poles become useless, or hard to refit, if aferrule is stepped on or otherwise dented. An uprightpole in the doorway must be dodged every timeyou go in or out. A pair of shear legs at each endof the tent, to support the ridge pole, is a stancherset.Cut four straight poles a couple of feet longerthan the distance from peak to corner of tent, anda stiff stick for ridge pole about two feet longer thanFig. 12.— Lashing for Shear Legs.(For Tent Shears it is not Necessaryto Take so many Turns)Fig. 14.— MagnusHitch.(Not Apt toSlip Along aPole)Fig. 13.— SheaLegs Spreadthe tent. To bind the shear poles, lay a pair ofthem side by side; with a small rope take severalturns around both poles near their upper ends, nottoo tightly, then pass the ends of the rope one upand the other down, to form a cross-lashing, and tiethem with a reef knot (Fig. 12). When the buttsof the shear legs are drawn apart the crossing ofthe tips puts a strain on the knot and effectually securesthem (Fig. 13).Having spread out the tent and inserted the ridgepole (or tied it outside), raise tent with the shears,