ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13
AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101
(4)
Install two stoves (TM 10-4500-200-13).
NOTE
Step (5) below is optional. The user may elect to use equipment, cots, etc., to hold flaps down.
(5)
Place two or three inches of dirt on ground flap inside tent and liner walls to prevent drafts from entering
tent.
(6)
Keep all doors closed except when entering or exiting the tent.
NOTE
Check guy lines often during extreme weather. Be sure guy lines are taut and the tent wrinkle free.
Loosen guy lines when moisture causes the tent to shrink.
c.
Large General Purpose Tent.
(1)
Erect liner (para.4-12).
(2)
Operate stovepipe openings. Refer to paragraph a. (3) above.
(3)
Install three stoves (TM 10-4500-200-13).
(4)
Keep all doors closed except when entering or exiting the tent.
d.
Winter Climatic Conditions.
The use of tent steel pins is authorized in winter climatic conditions when temperature falls below freezing
or for erection on hard ground. Authorization is as follows:
Small Gen. Purpose Tent, NSN 8340-00-823-7451, 12" long, 29 each
Med. Gen. Purpose Tent, NSN 8340-00-823-7451,12" long, 28 each
Large Gen. Purpose Tent, NSN 8340-00-823-7451, 12" long, 32 each
Med. Gen. Purpose Tent, NSN 8340-00-261-9749, 9" long, 68 each
Large Gen. Purpose Tent, NSN 8340-00-261-9749, 9" long, 48 each
2-13. Operation in Extreme Heat.
a.
All tents.
(1)
Erect liner (para. 4-12).
(2)
Ventilate with all available ventilators.
(3)
Roll and tie sidewalls opposite direct rays of sun. Change after midday. Raise all sidewalls after sundown.
b.
Large General Purpose Tent. Open windows. Refer to paragraph 2-11.
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