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A fly sheet may refer to a lightweight pamphlet or handout, such as a Flyer (pamphlet).It also may refer to: A lightweight Horse blanket used to deter insects; Fly (tent), the outer lining of a tent or stand-alone material shelter without walls
Most of these are single-skin designs, with optional fly sheets for the ridge tents. All the tents listed here had a canvas fabric and most used a substantial number of guy ropes (8 to 18). The guys had to be positioned and tensioned fairly precisely in order to pitch the tent correctly, so some training and experience were needed.
A fly refers to the outer layer of a tent or to a piece of material which is strung up using rope as a minimalist, stand-alone shelter. In basic terms, a fly is a tent without walls. Purpose-made stand-alone flies are also sometimes referred to as bivouacs, bivvies, tarpaulins , or hootchies.
A Malaise trap is a large, tent-like structure used for trapping, killing, and preserving flying insects, particularly Hymenoptera and Diptera. The trap is made of a material such as PET (polyester) netting and can be various colours. Insects fly into the tent wall and are funneled into a collecting vessel attached to its highest point.
Coleman’s Skydome series improves upon its classic dome tent by adding steeper walls to raise the headroom to six feet, in the case of the six-person model. ... and rest easy knowing the fly and ...
An improvised tent using polytarp as a fly Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp. A tarpaulin (/ t ɑːr ˈ p ɔː l ɪ n / tar-PAW-lin, [1] also US: / ˈ t ɑːr p ə l ɪ n / [2]) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene.
“Many bites occur because the spider is hiding in folded towels and sheets, underneath a pile of clothes on the floor, or in shoes in a closet,” Potzler says. ... The spider will build a tent ...
Sheet webs: built low down on grassy fields ... moths, and fly larvae. Immature mayflies, thrips, and fleas can also produce silk as can adult silverfish, ‘raspy crickets’, and male centipedes ...