2-5. Personnel Door Operation
The personnel doors at both ends of the tent
will normally be closed when tent erection is
completed. To open either door, release the
toggle chapes from the toggles and open slide
fasteners. It will be necessary to open the tie
tapes on the tent liner if the liner is installed.
Close slide fasteners on outer skin and tie
tapes of liner from the inside of the tent after
gaining admittance. Keep personnel doors
closed and secure door flaps with toggle chapes
and toggles when the tent is not in use.
2-6. Window Operation
a. To open the window in either the outer
skin or liner, open the slide fastener, roll up
the windowpane, and tie with tie tapes. To
close the window, release the tie tapes and
close the slide fasteners.
b. The blackout flaps on the outer sides of
each intermediate tent section should be used
to cover the window when the tent is used at
night under blackout conditions. The top of
each flap is sewed to the tent fabric; the sides
and bottom are secured with tie tapes. To
open the flaps, roll them up and tie with the
tie tapes,
2-7. Ventilator Operation
The bottom edge of the ventilator blackout
flaps on the tent end sections and on the
liner end sections are sewed respectively, to
the tent section and liner. When open, the flap
hangs down, the tie tapes on the top edge
free. To close, raise flap and fasten the tie
tapes to the D-rings on the tent section or the
liner, The flaps should be closed when the
tent is used at night under blackout conditions.
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