PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-705
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 705
AUGUST 2011
50
PS 705
AUG 11
MORE
Ordinarily,
use longer
pins to hold
down guy
lines.
close the doors
before you peg out the
tent. let enough slack
in the fabric so doors
open and close easily.
one good method of pitching
a tent is to use
a chalk line
and reel,
nsn 5210-00-2
7
3-
9
7
93, to mark where to plant
the guy line pins.
pound in
guy line
pins at
about a 45°
angle with
the heads
pointing
away
from
the tent.
that angle
helps hold
the tent
stable.
how far in
should you
drive a pin?
until the notch
keeps the guy
line just off
the ground.
at the base
of the tent
walls, pound
in pins straight
up and down
through
the loops.
vertical
pins help
keep walls
anchored.
always
drive in pins
with the
notch
away
from the
tent.
when you pitch an a-type or ridge tent,
peg out corner guy lines and eave
lines
first.
this helps shape the tent.
finally, drive in pins along
the tent walls. now give the
tent a few tugs; make sure
the guy lines don’t have
slack and the pins are snug.
each line should have about
the same tension.
push the tensioners (also known
as runners)
away
from the tent
to
slacken
the guy lines. loop the lines
over the pins.
push tensioners
toward
the tent to
tighten
lines. set pins for the side
guy lines straight out from the tent.
tighten the lines.
all guy lines should pull on the pins
at an angle of about 90 degrees.
a well-pitched
tent should stand
straight, with an even
slope and no gaps
between the ground
and the walls.
the tent should have
no wrinkles or sags
that can trap water or
condensation. side guy line
pins should run parallel
to the ridge pole.
after
pitching
the tent,
gather all
tools and
spare pins.
Put them in
the canvas
bag and
store it in
the tent.
pitching
your tent on
loose soil,
sand
or
snow?
tie guy lines
around rocks or
logs. Bury them
if you have to.
you can also tie
lines to trees.
in some cases,
you can use
two or even
three pins for
each line.
Sometimes the
condition of the ground
dictates
what size pins to use.
use
shorter pins
through the
loOps at
the base of
the walls.
Longer
pins
seem
to grip
better
in clay
or
sandy
soil.
Shorter
pins
hold
well in
hard or
frozen
soil.
your tent tm should have measure-
ments on the locations of these pins.
next, pound in the pins. once they’re all
in the ground, center the tent fabric
and erect the tent.
this method
works well,
especially
when the wind’s
blowing hard.
Tensioners slacken or
tighten guy lines
705 50-51.indd
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7/5/11
5:10 PM
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