The "Cabul" tent, mentioned previously, was the kind that we used in
the war in Afghanistan.
Cabul is the chief town of that country.
These tents are equally comfortable in snow and rain, or in the baking
heat of the plains of India.
[Illustration: CABUL TENT COMPLETE] It has an extra roof to keep out
the sun or heavy rain. A tent like this, with two roofs, is called a
"double-fly" tent. It is, of course, heavier and more expensive than a
"single-fly," but it is also more comfortable.
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"CABUL" TENT POLES.
The horizontal "ridge-pole," 5 ft. 9 in. long, has an iron eyelet at
each end The outer fly rests on this. The loops of the inner fly also
hang from it to hold up the inner roof.
[Illustration: INNER "FLY" OF "CABUL" TENT]
[Illustration: OUTER "FLY" OF "CABUL" TENT]
[Illustration: CABUL TENT-POLES.]
The upright poles are six feet high; each of these is fitted with an
iron cap and spike at the top to fit the eyelets of the ridge-pole.
Each is also fitted with a circular wooden disc at one foot from the
top; this supports the inner fly, the upper part of each pole having
been passed through the hole at either end of the inner fly-roof.
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