Shelter Building

Basha

A basha tent is a tent made from a single piece of rectangle plastic material, usually groundsheets, but ponchos also work fine. This type of tent is good due to its minimum weight and the multi-function capacity of the plastic sheet.

Part 1 of 3: Setting up the groundsheet

1

Lay out the groundsheet, unfolded. This will allow you to determine the correct placement of the poles.

2

Spread out the basha where you intend to pitch it up. You would want to position the groundsheet such that the length of the groundsheet is the length of your tent (as shown in picture).

Part 2 of 3: Placing the poles and string

1

Once you have done that, set up the two gadget poles and tie a string across. To set up the two gadget poles, you could either mallet them down and/or secure them to pegs pulling in opposite directions. You could set the string across higher up or lower down depending on how waterproof you want you tent to be and how easy easy it will be to move in and out of it.

• It is better to set up the basha between two trees, as they tend to be more secure than gadget poles.

Part 3 of 3: Putting up the tent

1

Pull the opposite corners first.

2

Spread the groundsheet over the middle line. Tie the four corners to the string and peg in the four corners. Pull the guy-lines tight.

3

Pull on diagonally opposite sides together for best tension (as shown in picture). Having the guy lines go away from the basha at around 45 degrees is best.

4

Adjust the corners till the tent is taut and well spread.

5

Adjust all four corners one at a time until the groundsheet is taut and evenly spread out.

6

Put a groundsheet in the middle and your shelter is complete.