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A tent-hammock combination, in which up to five separate structures may be formed. The first is a hammock, the second is a hanging pup tent with the hammock serving as the floor of the tent, the third a lean-to, the fourth a ground pup tent, and the fifth a family-sized tent made by transforming and

A tent-hammock combination, in which up to five separate structures may be formed. The first is a hammock, the second is a hanging pup tent with the hammock serving as the floor of the tent, the third a lean-to, the fourth a ground pup tent, and the fifth a family-sized tent made by transforming and joining two group pup tents. The transition from ground pup tent to either the lean-to or family-sized tent is achieved by disconnecting the rear wall of the tent or pair of tents and pivoting its upwardly. In the lean-to version, the rear wall is pivoted until it is horizontal. In the family-sized tent, the rear wall is pivoted until it forms one continuous planar surface with the front wall, after which two such transformed tents are joined to form the large, family-sized tent. In the family-sized tent, two trianagular material inserts are used to fill in the vacant volume formed in each tent when the tent\s rear wall has been pivoted upwardly. The two tents are joined by mating zipper portions formed in oppositely-disposed, facing edges of triangular inserts of the two facing tents. The poles for erecting each tent are the same as those used for the family-sized tent. The two tents are also interconnected along the structural tubes at each end of the hammock by an T-bar accessory. These structural tubes not only allow for the hanging of the hammock, but also serve to hold an end of the erecting pole for erecting the tent which is detachably secured to the hammock via cooperating zipper portions.

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A tent, comprising: a front wall having an entrance opening; a rear wall; a pair of side walls interconnecting said front and rear walls; said rear wall having a first and a second side edge surface, and each said side wall having one edge surface for joining with a respective one of said first and

A tent, comprising: a front wall having an entrance opening; a rear wall; a pair of side walls interconnecting said front and rear walls; said rear wall having a first and a second side edge surface, and each said side wall having one edge surface for joining with a respective one of said first and second side edge surfaces of said rear wall; each said one edge surface having first reclosable means, and each said first and second edge surfaces having mating second reclosable means for mating engagement with said first reclosable means, so that said rear wall may be alternatively attached to said side walls or detached therefrom; said tent further comprising a pair of shaped material inserts, one said insert for each side of said tent, each said insert comprising attaching means for each of the three edge surfaces thereof for attaching said insert to a respective said side wall, to said rear wall, and to the like-insert of another like-tent juxtapositioned thereto, whereby the two tents may be coupled to each other to form a full-sized tent.