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=== Pop-Up Shelter Accessories === | === Pop-Up Shelter Accessories === | ||
[[File:2013.05.22.PACE Setter (4).jpg|thumb|350x350px|''Figure 11: This canopy has one of the white sidewalls affixed.'']] | |||
Each canopy should include a number of accessories located in the cache: | Each canopy should include a number of accessories located in the cache: | ||
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* Stakes (usually located in a small pocket on the side of the shelter bag), for securing the shelter down if deployed on soil. | * Stakes (usually located in a small pocket on the side of the shelter bag), for securing the shelter down if deployed on soil. | ||
* Sandbags to help the canopy resist wind. A significant wind gust will [[Media:FlyingCanopy.gif|turn the canopy into a sail]] and volunteers should use the weight bags if they expect any wind. Sandbags are not as effective as water weights, but sandbags are easier to store and more versatile in what you can put in them to add weight (i.e. gravel or rocks if sand is not available). | * [[File:Tent 9.jpg|thumb|350x350px|''Figure 10: A completely deployed pop-up shelter.'']]Sandbags to help the canopy resist wind. A significant wind gust will [[Media:FlyingCanopy.gif|turn the canopy into a sail]] and volunteers should use the weight bags if they expect any wind. Sandbags are not as effective as water weights, but sandbags are easier to store and more versatile in what you can put in them to add weight (i.e. gravel or rocks if sand is not available). | ||
