Two Army Cots the Basis
The basis of the Huntington tent structure is two ordinary army cots placed side by side, six inches apart. A hole is bored in each crosspiece at the end near the adjoining cot, both at the head and at the foot of the bed. The next step is to take two brass rods about three-eighths inch in diameter and twelve inches in length. Have a machinist bend each rod into the shape of a double-pointed matting-tack, with the horizontal part eight inches in length. Thread the ends of the two side pieces so that they become screw bolts. Then insert these two devices into the holes aforementioned. Secure them with nuts fitting the threaded ends of the rods, and [[40]]you have the two cots fastened securely together (Fig. 1).
Basis for home-made tenting outfit built by Mr. Frederick W. Huntington of Brooklyn, N. Y. Note the two standard army cots, the canvas trough, the sticks of the frame work, and the design of the joints.