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If you roll up at your campsite miles from anywhere and then suddenly discover that you’ve left the tent poles at home, here’s a neat way to get Around the problem.

1. Find an overhanging tree, or a tree with a horizontal branch that is a couple of feet higher than the top of your tent.

2. Tie a rope around the tree trunk/branch and let the loose end hang downwards. This is the center point of the tent roof, so lay out your tent underneath and stake the corners of the tent to the ground.

3. Measure and cut two lengths of rope. Feed one through the front right corner to the back right corner; feed the other one through the front left corner to the back left corner, so you end up with two parallel loops.

4. Attach the two loops to the loose end of cord hanging down from the tree, using a tab (you should have one on each guy rope). Tighten vertically until the tent is taut.

5. Use your remaining guy ropes to pull the tent fabric outward to shape and secure the tent.