ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13
AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101
Figure 4-12. Folding the Large Tent Liner.
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Erecting Vestibule on Small Tent. (figure 4-13)
(1)
Remove door guy line from door pole at tent door where vestibule is to be erected, then pull door guy line
pin from ground.
(2)
The small tent door has two parallel fabric lugs all around its edge, a grommet lug and a becket lug. The
vestibule has a grommet lug around the edge that joins the tent door. Fasten lugs of door and vestibule
together by inserting grommet lug of vestibule (1, view A) between grommet lug and becket lug of tent,
then chain-lace beckets through grommets of vestibule and tent lugs. Begin chain-lacing at bottom (near
ground) of lugs and continue until bottom (near ground) at other end of same lugs is reached, securing last
becket with a knot (view B).
(3)
Drive vestibule guy line and footstop tent pins straight up and down as shown in ground plan (figure 4-2).
(4)
Attach vestibule guy lines to guy line tent pins.
(5)
Extend two eave poles to five foot length and insert spindles through grommets at corners of vestibule.
(6)
Extend one eave pole to seven foot length and insert spindle through center end grommet of vestibule
eave (figure 4-2).
(7)
Tighten all guy lines. Adjust at tent slips as necessary.
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