Pitching Tents
May, 1981
Sleeping in a pint-sized canvas pup tent may be fine for the Boy Scouts of America and Marines on bivouac, but when the rest of us take to the great outdoors, we like to do so with a modicum of ease. First on our list of campsite creature comforts is a lightweight waterproof and bugproof tent that collapses into a size that's easy to tote. And because of clever structural design, many tents don't need stakes or guy lines to stay up--and can even be moved from one location to another without havi...