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Harriman to AddressGroups Prepare For Bus Plan Hearings- BelowMont ClaVOL. 28 NO. 484906 W. CHICAGOiiThe Tent MakersJoe Dias 13, 3340 LeMoyne, stitches up ridge seam of tent while Edward Herring, 13, 105 S. Central (left) and George Boles,' 12, 11 N. Long, keep more than seven square yards of material moving across table. Boy Scouts ofTroop 1315 discovered work bench 50- inches wide and 15 feet long would be useful for tent-making project, but settled for available six-by-thirteen foot space on floor.Boys Get Set for Camping, »Design, Make Own TentsthC€g*aibePto\h(aiFor those who would spend as much time as they can in the open, camping out under the stars or canvas, the winter months can be something of a drag.There are those hardy souls who are always ready to go and do get out no matter what the weather or the temperature. But when you are only 12 years old or so, there are a few other problems.Like not having all the equipment needed for camping under the ruggedest possible conditions* Tike -ho adult willing to go with yon, or 'if I there is, he doesn't think yon I have enough experience to take it. And like even if a trip were arranged, yonr parents won’t let you go for those same reasons.So winter can be a drag— school all day during the week, thinking about getting out of town on Weekends—but mot going.One group of West-Northwest Side boys, members of Boy Scout troop 1315, have found a yay to keep those winter weekends from dragging too much 3V getting ready for a heavyed the quickest remedy wonld be to make their own tents.Their objective was a two-man—or at least two-boy—tent large enough for a fair amount of gear, light enough to be carried in a pack, inexpensive enough to make with immediately available money, and serviceable enough to be used the year ’round.Starting from scratch with a ball of twine and sketches of various kinds of tents, Joe Diaz, 13, 3340 Lemoyne, Edward Herring, 12,' 105’ S. Central, George Boles, 12, 11 N. Long, and Chuck Warrington, 13, and Jerry Warrington, 12, 5464 Madison, spent a drizzly day in Columbus Park tying the twine in form a full-size outline tent pattern for a design.Next they followed the twine pattern to make a scale model from paper, checking proportions and making modifications. The style they decided on is modified from explorer and forester designs popular among canoeists and others who travel light.Although they had expected to do their own water proofing, they found an alreadyer by Herring, Boles and Diaz in something like 15 hours. Naturally the pilot model was not perfect—triangular panels at both ends and a sloping ridge—make this type of tent one of the most difficult to build.It took a litte practice to get the seams the way they are supposed to be—without the fabric somehow doubling back and getting stitched up in all' the wrong places.For some reason the back and the front flaps came ©nt ' exactly' the widtmiH’ the h-sin shorter than tile sides. Hie Inside of the rear is on the outside—a comer seam looks like it is going to be on the wrong side until it is finished. But the mistakes are not so serious that the tent cannot be used.The following weekend, joined by Don Warrington, they went to work on number 2, correcting a few measurements. Skills had improved somewhat—in half the time, they did nearly as much as they had done the previous weekend. What’s more, all the seams matched up where they were supposed to, while in the pilot model they
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Mont Clare Galewood News
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, Feb 07, 1968
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