PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
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Your tent may b all you've got to
protect you fom Frig
l
d winter winds.
Tha±'s why it's go± to stay in tHe bst
PssiBle sHa².
SuBs±i±utE 12-in s±³l ten± ´ins, NSN
8±37451,
µO
t u aU²
pins¶ A´²ndix A, CTA
50-970
is your
au·ori±y ¸r ±He s±³l pins¶
IF ¹he ground's fozen tº hard to get
the steel pins in, chop small holes to pu±
'em i». Then ¼ll the holes witH slush or
water½ It'll f³ze ¾nd ¾nchor ±he pins.
Remove ten± pins fom fozen ground
By chopping ±he ground a¿ou»d tÀem ±ill
they lºsen.
NEVER POUND 'EM
SIDEWA±S WITH
A HAMMER TO
BREAK 'EM LOOSE.
I
Ten± line te»sio» is imPrtan± iF ±he
±EntÁs to stÂy up ±hrough winter stoÃs.
Ro²s must b tight to sta»d up to high
wiÄs. WHen tÀe ÅÆther's we±,
T³
they
neeD some slack ±o alloÅ Çr shrinkage.
SlÈÉ ÊËÌÍ tÎt Åon't sLÈÏ
a
a nuiÐ
s±
Slide Ñstener sÒck-ÇÃ luBrica»±,
NSN
9´5µ¶·9¸¶754¹,
unsticks 'em.
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ÓÔ tEn±s, cold Õnvas wo»'t
always completely cover ¹he fame like
it should. Never ¸rce i±, ±Ào. Öy i± over
×e faMe and secure it. When heat fom
inside ±he tent waØs the canvas, ¼nish
±ying it downÙ
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tÀe tent wea¿i»g eXtreme coldÜweÂther
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clotÀing
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catches on tÀe dºr and zip²r a»d ca»
tear tÀe ca»vas.
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a»d s²ciaå coldÜweather inÇ.
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A liætle eçercise can help you sèeep
btteréand waÃeréin your sleêpi»g
Bagë The insulation se±¹les into tÀe Fº±
oF ¹he Bag when ìou roll it up fom ¹he
±op. Shake tÀe Bag a íw times while
holding i± By ¹he Fº± to reDistriBute the
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Featîers and m¾ke a waÃï evð» layðr
oF insulation.
ñave ±he Bag o²» Çr a íw hours
aòer you use it so it ca» air out. âresh
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su»shi»e óuô up the Feathe¿sõ tº.
Keep sleðpi»g Bögs clea» ÷r greatest
comÇ¿t a»d waÃth.
ºÍ
øever dryclea» ö sleepi»g Bögù tÀoú
The clea»ing vaPrs could
b
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Îs
the sl³pi»g üaýressõ øþø
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slĀpi»g āg
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p¿otectio» fom the cold¶
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