| Tent Pitching |
| 2) Materials needed in pitching the NPCC 4-man tent � 1 x inner sheet (with flaps at both ends and walls on both sides) � 1 x outer sheet � 1 x ground sheet � 1 x horizontal pole (also known as "crossbar") � 2 x vertical poles (also known as "uprights") � 14 x metal pegs � 2 of 2.5m Twine (main guylines) � 12 of 1.5m twine ( corner/side guylines) � 1 mallet 3) Recommended Pitching Procedure 1. Lay the inner sheet on the ground, half - folded. Join the vertical and horizontal poles by pushing the nails (located on the tip of the vertical poles) through the holes at the both ends of the horizontal pole. 2. Erect the poles ensuring that the vertical poles are perpendicular on the ground. Slip the inner sheet over the poles. 3. Start by securing the corner guylines. Aim and check that the peg, the corner of the inner sheet and the centre of the horizontal pole are in a straight line. 4. Hammer the pegs at 45 degrees to the ground. Keeping a distance of about 25 cm from the tent. Secure 1 end of the guyline on the sleeved hole using a bowline. Secure the other end of the guyline to the peg using a guyline hitch. The length of the guylines should be about 1.5 m long. 5. Secure the 4 corners of the inner sheet to the pegs, fastening pairs of diagonally opposite corner guylines at a time. Tie the 2 wall guylines after the 4 corners are secured. |
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