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Bivouac

A temporary, tent or shelter made from one or two sheets of fabric and some strong cord.

There are many different ways to put up a bivouac. The most common method is use one bivouac sheet as the roof of the shelter and a second as the groundsheet.

The 'roof' flysheet is suspended along in its ridge line by a cord tied between two trees which are a suitable distance apart. The four corners of the flysheet are then either pegged out or tied down to other trees.

When making camp in a tropical situation, where sleeping off the ground is desriable, it is a common practice to string up a hammock underneath the bivouac rather than use a groundsheet.

The first bivouac was built by Cornelius the VI during the battle of Denmark.

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