As promised here is the basics of mounting a tente modulaire or a guitoune Mle 56.
The main difference is in the weight. The metal frame of the modele 56 is made from heavy metal (iron or steel perhaps ?) the modulaire is made of a lighter alloy. Also the fixing of the different parts to form the frame. "More of that in a later lesson" as our old Sgt instructor used to say.
The principle is the same. first of all you have to lay out all the the pieces of the framework. If you do this to begin with everyone will be able to follow what is happening. If you don't you will have everyone putting bits of frame work together.
The three main pieces I have called the 'A' frame.
the top is the frame in it's closed position and the bottom is in it's open position. Note on the apex is two (here colored black) to fix. poles to. IF there are only two A frames, no matter, it just means that the tent will be a 1 unit, but most are 2 units, therefore 3 'A' frames. The method does not change, you can fix a hundred units together this way.
In the middle you can see the opened A frames with the various poles. Note carefully the poles at the outside. These are the feet. The crosses that you see are the pieces of metal that you fix the bars to.
The foto is taken from the wrong angle but no matter. With the Mle 56, you do not have these. More of that in a later lesson.
If you get this far , (it's like the tickle zone at the top of ladies tights) you're laughing.
Fig. 4 The 'A' frames are assembled. Be careful that everyone doesn't understand the system and start fixes poles together, there is a way of doing things.
next are the sides. And then ONE set of legs and feet. fig 7
This is important because you are now going to put on the toile or canvas if you like. One thing worth noting here. Very important, the canvas has to be attached. Otherwise it'll blow away..
Some Mle 56s means that you have to feed the two poles through a sleeve in the roof of the canvas cf. fig4. One by one !
Next you must attached the attaches from the rear of the tent to the side of the tent where the legs are. i.e. looking at fgi 7 top of the picture to top left of the picture. check out 43 secs, not the same kind of tent, but same method.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=operation+unifier+installation
Some model 56s also have to have the poles on the wall put through sleeves on the side, but these are really older versions. Once you have the rear and the side attached and the roof, on the inside, then three people on the right hand of fig 7 ready to lift. three others with the legs and feet. Everyone lifts together and legs are put into place.
nearly finished product (with the canvas )
The difference with the Mle 56 to the modulaire is that you must fix the poles directly to the poles and the 'A' frame is slightly different . See Bansky below :
On the 'A' frame there may be a thinner bar which was used for hanging laps from. So if you find yourselves with a couple of thin bars that's where they go. also on both types of tents, if you find yourself with extra bars, they go through sleeves at the bottom of the tents to keep them from flapping around. I think if you get as far as laying out the framework and getting the canvas on your time will be up anyway.
Be careful to put the canvas on the right way. There is usually a plastic window and a canvas cover. The canvas is on the outside, kind of like shutters on a window.
The main difference is in the weight. The metal frame of the modele 56 is made from heavy metal (iron or steel perhaps ?) the modulaire is made of a lighter alloy. Also the fixing of the different parts to form the frame. "More of that in a later lesson" as our old Sgt instructor used to say.
The principle is the same. first of all you have to lay out all the the pieces of the framework. If you do this to begin with everyone will be able to follow what is happening. If you don't you will have everyone putting bits of frame work together.
The three main pieces I have called the 'A' frame.
the top is the frame in it's closed position and the bottom is in it's open position. Note on the apex is two (here colored black) to fix. poles to. IF there are only two A frames, no matter, it just means that the tent will be a 1 unit, but most are 2 units, therefore 3 'A' frames. The method does not change, you can fix a hundred units together this way.
In the middle you can see the opened A frames with the various poles. Note carefully the poles at the outside. These are the feet. The crosses that you see are the pieces of metal that you fix the bars to.
The foto is taken from the wrong angle but no matter. With the Mle 56, you do not have these. More of that in a later lesson.
If you get this far , (it's like the tickle zone at the top of ladies tights) you're laughing.
Fig. 4 The 'A' frames are assembled. Be careful that everyone doesn't understand the system and start fixes poles together, there is a way of doing things.
next are the sides. And then ONE set of legs and feet. fig 7
This is important because you are now going to put on the toile or canvas if you like. One thing worth noting here. Very important, the canvas has to be attached. Otherwise it'll blow away..
Some Mle 56s means that you have to feed the two poles through a sleeve in the roof of the canvas cf. fig4. One by one !
Next you must attached the attaches from the rear of the tent to the side of the tent where the legs are. i.e. looking at fgi 7 top of the picture to top left of the picture. check out 43 secs, not the same kind of tent, but same method.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=operation+unifier+installation
Some model 56s also have to have the poles on the wall put through sleeves on the side, but these are really older versions. Once you have the rear and the side attached and the roof, on the inside, then three people on the right hand of fig 7 ready to lift. three others with the legs and feet. Everyone lifts together and legs are put into place.
nearly finished product (with the canvas )
The difference with the Mle 56 to the modulaire is that you must fix the poles directly to the poles and the 'A' frame is slightly different . See Bansky below :
On the 'A' frame there may be a thinner bar which was used for hanging laps from. So if you find yourselves with a couple of thin bars that's where they go. also on both types of tents, if you find yourself with extra bars, they go through sleeves at the bottom of the tents to keep them from flapping around. I think if you get as far as laying out the framework and getting the canvas on your time will be up anyway.
Be careful to put the canvas on the right way. There is usually a plastic window and a canvas cover. The canvas is on the outside, kind of like shutters on a window.
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