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92 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTWedge or " A " Tents.— The wedge tent Ism " old stand-by " for those who go where portagesmust be made or camp shifted every day or twocIt is light, cheap, easy to pitch with or without poles,and is well adapted to uneven ground.In wooded country the camper often may find twotrees or saplings from which to stretch a rope, abovethe level of his head, where it is out of the way.The tent is then pegged out and suspended by itsridge from the rope. This is a quick and satisfac-Fig. 53.— Wedge Tent, Outside Ridge Ropetory *' set " in level forest. On rough ground it maybe hard to find a place for the tent with trees growingjust where you want them.Common wedge tents are made with rope runningthrough, under the ridge. The ridge then sags inwhat engineers call a catenary curve. This makesthe sides sag inward, reducing the roominess allaround, and the wind makes matters worse. A betterplan is to have tapes on the outside of the ridge.(Fig- 53)> run the rope high and taut, then tie the