shelter-half
thumb|Schematics of a German Bundeswehr shelter half (Zeltbahn) thumb|U.S. Army pup tent in World War II, and made with two shelter halves thumb|Arlington State College ROTC students setting up pup tents during an exercise on campus, circa 1950s
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thumb|Schematics of a German Bundeswehr shelter half (Zeltbahn) thumb|U.S. Army pup tent in World War II, and made with two shelter halves thumb|Arlington State College ROTC students setting up pup tents during an exercise on campus, circa 1950s
A shelter-half is a simple kind of partial tent designed to provide temporary shelter and concealment when combined with one or more sections. Two sheets of canvas or a similar material (the halves) are fastened together with snaps, straps or buttons to form a larger surface. The shelter-half is then erected using poles, ropes, pegs, and whatever tools are on hand, forming an inverted V structure. Small tents like these are often called pup tents in American English.