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2. Tent - Wikipedia

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   These are almost always double wall tents. Sizes range from one-person tents with very limited headroom up to eight or ten-person tents with headroom exceeding 180 cm (5.9 ft). A basic tunnel tent uses two or more flexible poles, arranged as parallel hoops, with tent fabric attached to form a half-cylinder or tapering tunnel.

3. Bivouac shelter - Wikipedia

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   A bivouac sack is a smaller type of bivouac shelter. Generally it is a portable, lightweight, waterproof shelter, and an alternative to larger bivouac shelters. The main benefit of a bivouac sack shelter is speed of setup and ability to use in a tiny space as compared to tent-like shelters.

4. Backpacking (hiking) - Wikipedia

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   A weighted carry from backpacking taxes muscles. [4] A weighted load stresses the shoulders, delts, back, abs, obliques, hips, quads, hamstrings and the knees. [4] Humans can carry weight under 50 pounds (23 kg) in a safe manner, [4] and a weighted carry is as beneficial for the cardiovascular system as a light run, [4] and for exercise, a weighted carry helps avoid injuries.

5. Yurt - Wikipedia

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   The Old Turkic yurt (' tent, dwelling, abode, range ') may have been derived from the Old Turkic word ur—a verb with the suffix +Ut. [2] In modern Turkish and Uzbek, the word yurt is used as the synonym for 'homeland' or a 'dormitory', while in modern Azerbaijani, yurd mainly signifies 'homeland' or 'motherland'.

6. Shelter-half - Wikipedia

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   Often, each soldier carries one shelter-half and half the poles, etc., and they pair off to erect a two-man tent. The size and shape of each half shelter piece may vary from army to army, but are typically rectangular, triangular or lozenge shaped. When time and space allow, some forms of half-shelters can be combined into a larger, more ...

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