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2. Bell tent - Wikipedia

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   Bell tents used by the British cavalry during the Crimean War in 1855. Photograph by Roger Fenton. A bell tent is a human shelter for inhabiting, traveling or leisure that has been used since 600AD. [1] The design is a simple structure, supported by a single central pole, covered with cotton canvas.

3. List of homeless encampment sweeps in the United States

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   In September 1995, homeless and antipoverty protestors led by Cheri Honkala established an encampment on Independence Mall next to the Liberty Bell, in protest of plans to sweep an encampment on Fourth Street and Lehigh Avenue in West Kensington. Campers agreed to take down their tents after one night and returned to the West Kensington lot ...

4. Sibley tent - Wikipedia

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   The Sibley design differed from other conical tents, or bell tents in a number of ways. Sibley's design is supported by a central pole that telescopes down into the supporting tripod so that it takes less space to pack and store. The tripod could be erected over a firepit for cooking and heat.

5. List of council camps (Boy Scouts of America) - Wikipedia

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   Fishing is also available in our lakes. The property includes many open areas for arts, crafts and games. There is ample room to just run and play. Other amenities include permanent tents in some campsites, a new bathhouse facility, stage area with flag pole, a fire ring and an open air chapel. Camp Reed: Pinellas Area Council: Clearwater, FL

6. Tent - Wikipedia

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   Roman Army leather tents (centre left), as depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome (photo of plaster casts). A form of tent called a teepee or tipi, noted for its cone shape and peak smoke hole, was also used by Native American tribes and Aboriginal Canadians of the Plains Indians since ancient times, variously estimated from 10,000 to 4,000 years BC.

7. Bivouac shelter - Wikipedia

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   Rock climber Chuck Pratt bivouacking during the first ascent of the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in September 1961.. A bivouac shelter or bivvy (alternately bivy, bivi, bivvi) is any of a variety of improvised camp site or shelter that is usually of a temporary nature, used especially by soldiers or people engaged in backpacking, bikepacking, scouting or mountain climbing. [1]