"CABUL" TENT POLES.
The horizontal "ridge-pole," 5 ft. 9 in. long, has an iron eyelet at each end The outer fly rests on this. The loops of the inner fly also hang from it to hold up the inner roof.
[Illustration: INNER "FLY" OF "CABUL" TENT]
[Illustration: OUTER "FLY" OF "CABUL" TENT]
[Illustration: CABUL TENT-POLES.]
The upright poles are six feet high; each of these is fitted with an iron cap and spike at the top to fit the eyelets of the ridge-pole. Each is also fitted with a circular wooden disc at one foot from the top; this supports the inner fly, the upper part of each pole having been passed through the hole at either end of the inner fly-roof.
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TENT MAKING.
Before starting to make your tent, you should, in the first place, have a good look at ready-made tents, and see exactly how they are made-especially at the edges.
[Illustration: TREES INSTEAD OF TENT POLES.]