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2. Goahti - Wikipedia

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   A goahti (Northern Sámi), goahte (Lule Sámi), gåhte (Pite Sámi), gåhtie (Ume Sámi) or gåetie (Southern Sámi), (also gábma), (Norwegian: gamme, Finnish: kota, Swedish: kåta), is a Sami hut or tent of three types of covering: fabric, peat moss or timber. The fabric-covered goahti looks very similar to a Sami lavvu, but often constructed ...

3. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   Guy-wire. A sailboat's mast is supported by shrouds and stays - nautical equivalents of guy wires. A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents.

4. Kohte - Wikipedia

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   Kohtes in a camp. The Kohte is the typical tent of German Scouting and the German Youth Movement.Based on the Sámi goahti and lavvu and developed in the late 1920s and early 1930s, it is an open-topped tent assembled on-site from four characteristically shaped panels, which are traditionally black, and uses two tent poles lashed together in a V shape, from which the top of the tent is ...

5. Tent peg - Wikipedia

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   Tent peg. An aluminium tent peg. A tent peg (or tent stake) is a spike, usually with a hook or hole on the top end, typically made from wood, metal, plastic, or composite material, pushed or driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground, either directly by attaching to the tent's material, or by connecting to ropes attached to the tent.

6. Buzzword of the Week: Tent Pole

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   Generally, a tent pole generates most of an organization's income, making it possible for workers to make products that may be less profitable. The term's origins are murky: Some scholars have ...

7. Bivouac shelter - Wikipedia

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   A bivouac sack (in red) covering a man within a sleeping bag in Benediktenwand, Germany. 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 ...