We will begin with the simplest and cheapest. Here is a one-man
"tramp" tent, which is used by a certain class of gipsy in Scotland.
[Illustration: CONSTRUCTION OF TRAMP-TENT.] You want six hazel sticks,
all exactly alike, about 3 ft. 6 in. long, just sufficiently pliant to
bend over near the top, but not so thin as to be wobbly.
Each should be sharpened at the butt, and marked with a nick ten
inches from the point to show how far to drive it into the ground. The
points should be slightly charred in the fire to harden them.
Then you want a sheet of light canvas, or waterproofed linen, to form
your tent, six feet square, with eyelets or loops along the sides.
[Illustration: ONE-MAN TRAMP-TENT COMPLETE.]
Plant your sticks firmly in the ground, in two rows, two feet apart
from each other. Bend the tops inwards to form an archway. Over these
arches spread your canvas to form a kind of tunnel tent, and peg down
the loops to the ground.
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