The shelter half is made of water-repellent and mildew-resistant cotton duck. It is 154 1/4 inches long and has a triangular fly at each end. It is issued to you with five tent pins, a guy line, and a three-section tent pole. The shelter half, when joined to another shelter half by buttons or snap fasteners, forms a shelter for two persons. Be sure when you are issued your gear that your friend has

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Figure 2-27.-Procedures in pitching shelter half tent.

the same type of fasteners that you do. (See fig. 2-27 for the proper procedures to follow in pitching the two-man shelter tent.) Six shelter halves can be joined together to make a six-man tent (fig. 2-28). You can also use the shelter half by itself for shade or shelter. To fold the shelter half, spread it out flat with the button side down. Next, place the tent-pole sections, pins, and guy lines in the center and follow the procedures in figure 2-29. Carry the rolled shelter half under the expandable flap of the field pack or attach it to the bottom of the field pack.

Figure 2-28.-Procedures for pitching six-man tent.