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50 CAMPING AND WOCTOCRAFl'row boards, on the outside, corresponding to thebase-boards (Fig. 17).Such a frame helps to hold the tent in shape.The upper boards are convenient for hanging upwall-pockets, guns, etc., where they are handy butout of the way., . 1 1Loop the tent-pin beckets over nails in the baseboards:then the walls can be clewed up in warmweather.Before laying a floor the tent first should be setup without it and accurate measurements taken (orthe measuring string previously mentioned may beused). If the floor is too small there will be en-Fig, 17.— Tent Floor, with Wall Rail, Base-board, andEnd Joists Projecting that Corner Stakes May Be Nailedto Themtrance for draughts and Insects; If It projects, thecanvas will not fit over It, and rainwater will run In.A portable tent floor may be made in sectionsthat bolt together. The sections should not be toolarge to lie flat in a wagon box (for standard roads,wagon boxes are usually 42 inches wide ; for narro\^tracks, 38 inches; length of box usually 10^ ft.).Dimensions and number of sections will depend, ofcourse, upon size of tent.Tlxts on Rocky or Sandy Ground.— If theground is too rocky to drive stakes in it, or is hardfrozen, erect the tent on shears and guy it out torocks or growing bushes.Tent stakes do not hold well in sand or in groundthat has been soaked by rain. It Is customary, Insuch cases, to attach the guys to a double row oi: