ARMY TM 10-8340-211-13
AIR FORCE TO 35E5-1-101
4-34. Dismantling Medium Tent.
a.
Striking and Folding of the Medium Tent (figure 4-28).
(1)
If erected, strike and fold liners (para. 4-12).
(2)
Untie corner lug tie tapes then unwrap lugs from corner eave poles.
(3)
Close doors and fasten wood toggles to toggle chapes.
(4)
Untie jumper lines from center, eave, and door poles.
(5)
Remove all footstop pins except those at each corner of the tent.
(6)
Remove all eave guy lines from pins except those at corners of tent. Remove all unused pins.
(7)
Remove door eave poles and all other eave poles except those at corners.
(8)
Remove ridge guy lines from pins and lower center poles and ridge pole gently ground. Remove all
unused tent pins.
(9)
Remove center poles from ridge pole, then disassemble joined ridge and center poles.
(10) Remove the eight corner eave guy lines from pins, remove corner eave pole, then remove footstops
from pins. Remove the remaining tent pins.
(11)
Prepare tent for folding by opening corner slide fasteners, and closing stovepipe openings.
(12)
Spread tent out flat as in (view A, figure 4-28) outside up, coil guy lines, and place them on tent roof.
Fold end and sidewalls along eave line, onto roof of tent.
(13) Fold ends of tent toward center, making six foot folds as in (view B, figure 4-28). Fold one end of tent
over the other.
(14) Folded tent is now six foot by sixteen foot. Fold each end toward center in three foot folds (figure 4-28),
and lap one end over the other.
(15) Fold in half (three foot by three foot), position the folded tent on cover, then close and fasten cover
securely. Bundle tent pins and poles in bundles of similar lengths.
NOTE
Tent is now ready for movement to nearby new worksite. When movement is more distant, tent may be
palletized for ease of handling.
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