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Camp Bed on Forked Stakes: Two Poles in the Crotches and Canvas Lapped Over Them (Boy Mechanic, 1915)
"A quickly made bed for a camp", from The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 (1915): four forked stakes driven into the ground with their crotches level about 1 ft up, two poles laid in them lengthwise, and canvas double-lapped over the poles.
It keeps the sleeper off the damp ground with nothing but stakes, poles and a piece of canvas.
Beginner
About 1 hour
Instructions
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Read The Boy Mechanic
Read The Boy Mechanic
"The corner posts consist of four forked stakes driven in the earth so that the crotches are on a level and about 1 ft. from the ground." (Thomas Simpson, Pawtucket, R. I.)
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Drive the forked stakes
Drive the forked stakes
Cut four forked stakes and drive them into the earth at the corners of the bed, so that all four crotches are level and about 1 ft (30 cm) from the ground. Space them to suit the sleeper (our choice).
Materials for this step:
Wooden Stake4 piecesTools needed:
Forestry Axe
Wooden Mallet
Tape Measure3
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Lay the poles
Lay the poles
Lay two poles in the crotches, lengthwise of the bed.
Materials for this step:
Wooden Pole2 piecesTools needed:
Forestry Axe4
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Lap the canvas over
Lap the canvas over
Lay the canvas over the poles, double-lapped round them so the sleeper's weight holds it. If you like, stitch the canvas along the inside of the poles.
Materials for this step:
Canvas Fabric1 piece
Sewing Thread1 pieceTools needed:
Sewing Needle5
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Camp bed troubleshooting.
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From **The Boy Mechanic, Book 2**, edited by H. H. Windsor, Popular Mechanics, Chicago, 1915 (Project Gutenberg 44585), "Bed for a Camp", sent in by Thomas Simpson of Pawtucket, R. I. He gives only the 1 ft height; the bed size, the tools and the metric figure are ours.
Materials
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