ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13
AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101
Section III. OPERATING UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
2-8. General.
a.
The instructions in this section are for the information and guidance of personnel responsible for operation of the
general purpose tents, large, medium, or small.
b.
The operator must know how to perform every operation of which the tents are capable. This section contains
information on opening and closing of doors, screen doors, ventilators, screen walls, stovepipe openings, on use
of snow cloths and coordinating several motions to perform specific tasks for which the equipment was designed.
Since nearly every use presents a different problem, the operator may have to vary given procedures to obtain
maximum benefits under existing climatic conditions.
2-9. Operation of Small General Purpose Tent.
a.
Door (Front or Rear). The doors are operable from inside or outside the tent.
(1)
Opening the door from outside.
(a)
Door (figure 2-12). Remove toggles (1) from loops (2), snaphook (3) from D-ring (4), open slide
fastener (5), then remove footstop lines (6) from tent pins. When liner and screen doors are not
installed, lift either flap and enter tent. When liner and screen door installed, perform (b) below.
(b)
Screen (figure 2-13). Open slide fasteners (1) in screen (2) and liner doors if installed, remove
footstops (3) from pins, then enter tent. In mild weather, roll door (4) and liner flaps, and tie them
back (5).
NOTE
Rolling of tent and liner flaps are not recommended, except in mild weather. Better insulation from heat or
cold is provided when flaps are down and footstops are secured to pins.
(2)
Opening the door from inside.
(a)
Screen (figure 2-13). Open slide fasteners (1) in screen (2) and liner doors if installed, remove
footsteps (3) from pins, then enter tent. In mild weather, roll door and liner flaps, and tie them back
(5).
(b)
Door (figure 2-12) . Remove toggles (1) from loops (2), snaphook (3) from D-ring (4) and open slide
fastener (5), then remove footstop line (6) from tent pins. When liner and screen doors are not
installed, lift either flap for exit.
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