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Friday, March 11, 2011

How To Set up A Tent

Procedure: How to put up a tent

When a tent is put up (pitched) correctly, people can then start to move in and start to make use of it by sleeping inside it.

Materials/Equipment:
- Pegs
-Poles
-Cover
-String
-tent bag
-hammer

Method; Step 1. Check to make sure that you have all the equipment you need. Then you can start.

Step 2. Start to unpack all the equipment out of the bag and lay out the base of your tent.

Step 3. Begin by pegging the pegs on the corners of the tent with a hammer.

Step 4. Carefully connect the poles together and thread the poles through the holes on the tent. Clip them through the holes to the base of your tent.

Step 5. Start to attach or tie the string on top of the tent and tie it to where the poles cross over.

Step 6. Get the cover and spread it over the top of your tent. This will keep your tent wind proof and water proof.

Step 7. Then start to zip up your tent or if you want to go inside and look in it.
This will keep the mosquito's and anything else from creeping inside. Check once more to see if it’s stable just in case and then your doneSo this is how you set up a tent.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Helen,
My name is Ashley Franklin and I am a student at the Univ. of South Alabama in Dr.Strange's class, and I was assigned your blog to view. I can tell you from my own personal experience that putting up a tent is hard work.Great job with the instructions!