Then wide, stout tape should be sewn along the edge of the canvas
wherever there is to be any strain on it, such as eyelet holes for
ropes, or hooks and eyes, or strings for closing the ends of the tent,
etc.
Often in woods you can find two trees standing, say, eight feet apart.
If you have a six-foot tent, you can use these for tent poles by tying
("lashing" is the word used by sailors and Scouts) each end of the
ridge of the tent to a tree.
This can be more easily done if your ridge is strengthened with a tape
sewn inside it, and made into a loop at each end. It is always as well
to make these loops on your tents, as they come in useful in other
ways.
A strip of canvas is often stitched on to the foot of the tent, as
shown in the picture, either to hold it down with pegs or stones, or
to be turned inwards underneath your ground sheet to prevent draughts
coming in under the wall.
A tent should not be made wider than its height, because the roof will
not be steep enough to run the rain off quickly, and so will let it
through more easily.
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