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TENT TIPS FOR HAPPY CAMPING Tuck the edges of your ground cloth under your tent so water dripping off the rainfly won't collect and pool underneath. Or buy a F0OTPRINT, a ground cloth made to fit the tent floor without Stoke out your rainfly using a handy TAUT-LINE HÍTCH Loop the guyline around a tent stake. Bring the end under and over the tight line and twice through the loop you just made. extending beyond the fly. Then, again, bring the end of the rope under, over and through the new loop you formed and slide up on the line until thee knot holds. Many tents have TWO GROMMETS at the corner stake-out tabs. Poles normally fit snugly in the outer grommets when you set up the tent. On SNOW, anchor your tent by burying a trekking pole or ice axe,"deadman" style. Tie into the center of the pole or axe, then bury it so that the line and stake form a "T". Be sure to bury seve- ral feet deep or they can melt out. NO STAKES? If you have stuff sacks handy, fill them with rocks and attach to the guylines. At the beach? Fill the sacks with sand and bury them. TRAVEL LIGHT! Carry just the poles, fly and foot-print. This setup won't fend off mosquitoes, but it's cool and airy-and with the room you save in your pack, you'll be able to bring along your tiny designer canine. OUTWIT MOSQUITOES! Wait, do mosquitoes have wits? Anyway in breezy weather, face your tent door into the wind. Always dry out your before packing to prevent smelly MILDEW! Too late? It's possible to remove the door by soaking the tent in a tubtul of water and Mirażyme, or similar product. And hanging it out of direct sunlight to dry completely. The buggers will be hiding on the downwind side of the tent to keep from being blown away, so your clever scheme will prevent them from following you in. SHOCK-CORDED POLES Don't shock the cords, man! Collapse poles starting in the middle, not the ends. And flinging poles like light sabers? Fail! Each time you put your tent back in it's stuff sack. FOLD it differently. Or simply stuff it in. This helps prevent creases that can wear out the waterproof coatings. SURVIVAL MASTERY Source: survival-mastery.com