Anchoring Technique

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  1. Tighten the corner eave lines:
    1. The pole man maintains the vertical position of center pole.
    2. Two Soldiers take up a position at opposite corner eave lines. Each Soldier pulls on his corner of the tent (not on the lines) at the same time to tighten the corner eave lines.
    3. Continue tightening the remaining corner eave lines. The pole man can exit the tent after all the corner eave lines are tightened.
  2. Unroll the six corner lines. They are located on the seams between the corner eave lines and the tent roof apex. Attach the corner lines to the tent pins securing the corner eave lines. Tighten the corner lines. Ensure that the corner eave line and the corner line at each corner are in line with their corresponding seams.
  3. Mark spots approximately six feet from the eave lines.
  4. Drive tent pins on the marks. Attach and tighten the four eave lines.
  5. Anchor the two door eave lines:
    1. For each door, drive a tent pin in the surface approximately six feet from the tent.
    2. Hold the door pole vertically about three feet from the tent door, between the driven pin and the door eave line.
    3. With the door eave line, position a clove hitch approximately five feet up on the door pole and secure and then tighten the end of the line to the pin. The door pole raises the effective door height to about four feet, allowing more clearance for entering and exiting the tent.
  6. Spread the snow cloth on the ground outside the tent. The snow cloth should not be weighted down; doing so could prevent soldiers from rolling out of the tent in the event of a fire. The snow cloth should not be spread inside the tent for the same reason.

CAUTION

If the snow cloth is spread inside the tent, it may prevent personnel from rolling out in the event of a tent fire.
  1. Open the four ventilators from the inside by pushing them outward.
  2. Position the fire extinguisher at the center pole.
  3. If you will be using a stove to heat the shelter, roll open the stove pipe opening flaps and secure them in this position.

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