PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
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Tents Need Love ±oo!
If yOu ²EED ³O rOu³E a wirE Or cablE
³hrOugh ³hE ³E²³, pu³ i² a grOmmE³
FOm ³hE rEpair ki³. ´EVEr juS³ pOKE
a hOlE i² ³hE ca²VaS a²D µEaVE i³.
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Loosen tent lines when it rains.
WateR puts additional weight on the
tent. Tight, stRained lines tear canvas.
If youR tent ±eaks and theRe are no
ho±es, treat it with a 50/50 mix of can-
vas coating pReseRvative, NSN 8030²
³0²281´2346, and dRy c±eaning so±µ
vent, NSN 6850²00²264²9038.
A gallon of this pReservative wil±
cover about 90 squaRe Fet of canvas.
You can spRay, b¶ush oR Ro±l it on.
·o±±ow the wa¸ing in Para 4¹29c in
TM º0»8340²211²13. The preseRvative
contains zinc, which wil± iRRitate youR
skin and eyes.
Take caRe of the lines, too. They
wear with use and Rot ¼om weatheR.
Wash them in c±ean water and hang
½hem up to dry.
Check the seam and gRommet areas
¾R signs of sp±itting.
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±ightweight
eXpandab±e
¼ame
tent is identi¿ed by NSN 8340²00²782²
3232. But you can't oRder that NSN
and get a complete tent. To get the
teÀt, order by components. TÁ 10²
8340²220¹23Â does not show which
components to oRdeR.
M
issing tHe ±ocking cÃips or Retaining
RÄngs ÅR the poles on youR Á1950
lightweight hex tent oR ARctic tent? A
tent
repair
kit,
NSN 8340²01²176Æ
6404, gets you both an uppeR and lower
locking c±ip and two Retaining rings.
FEB 89
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ITEM
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8340-00·
End frame section
234·4708
Expandable Frame
seCtion
234±4712
18
9²n aluminum
³ent pins
261´µ74µ
6
12·²n st¶l ten³ p²ns
823·7451
10
16´²n wood ten³ p²ns
261´µ750
1
Tent Canvas
w/Cover
782·3425
The kÄt is a loca± puRchase item, so
oRdeR it with CAGE 63422, PN 8413²
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