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TYPES OF LIGHT TENTS 93middle tapes closer to the rope than the outerones.The bottom of a wedge tent with rope ridge shouldbe pegged in such way that the sides will be in arcs ofa circle, instead of straight along the ground (Fig.54): this takes up slack. The ground-cloth, if thereFig- 54-— Pegging Bottom of Tentis one, should be cut accordingly. The thinner thematerial, the more a tent will sag when erected withouta ridge pole. Partially to obviate this, and tostiffen the tent in a gale, it is a good scheme to attachparrels (Figs. 55, 58) to ropes or strong seamsin the sides. These pull outward and turn theFig.55.— Side Parrelswedge into a semi-wall tent. Referring to Fig 55,C shows the theoretically straight side of a wedgetent and E the actual inward sag from ridge droopand wind pressure. The dotted line F indicates theopposite side without parrels, and A is the same wallheld out and made taut by the parrels BG. The