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Description

Pitch the troop's mess tent to ensure it is ready for camp

Resources

Complete Mess Tent per patrol

Instructions

We have a practice of putting them up in a standard way:
1. Enough people for one for each leg, about 12 I think.
2. Fit the roof together, then then everyone on the left fits their first
leg section, then same on right.
3. Now the canvas goes-on. We always fold it in a long strip, inside out.
So the roll is possitioned in the middle, and rolled out in each direction
along the ridge. Next it is folded outwards to the sides. This way the roof
never touches the muddy ground. We fold it the same way, keeping it on the
roof poles, and refold it on a piece of clean ground.
4. Next on a given order all the right side lift and fit their second pole,
souting "I'm in"
5. Finally the other side lift and fit their second section together.
6. Fit centre poles. Peg out and tie the inside tapes.

Tags

• mess tent
• tent picthing

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