Demonstrate pitching a tent? Sure, she could try that. She rummaged around in her bag until her fingers landed on the bag with the tent. It was strange pulling such a large object out of such a small bag, but the was thankful not to have had to carry it all by hand.

Once free of the little bag, she placed the tent bag on the ground and scouted out the perfect flat spot. Tossing a few rocks and sticks to the side and seeing which way the wind was blowing from for optimal ventilation. "This is a good spot, and I think a few tents could be placed here, leaving enough room between for privacy and air flow."

She walked back over to her tent bag, opened the top and dumped the contents out. Poles, cover, stakes, and rope all fell onto the ground. It was not the kind of tent she was used to putting up. She had always used a pop up tent. Just a few twists and the entire tent was up and ready. All she ever had to do was stake it down. After taking a step back, she surveyed the unfamiliar contents and decided it give it a go.

Starting with the poles, she first connected them together, making one long pole. Realizing that wasn't going to work, she undid the poles and started over. Maybe she needed to place the tent on the ground before setting up the poles? That sounded like a better idea, so she took the tent to her level spot, placed it flat on the ground, sans poles, and crawled in to get a better look.

Once inside, she got all twisted and tangled in the light fabric, flopping and rolling around in an attempt to free herself of the mess. After what felt like five minutes of thrashing and working up a good sweat, she emerged with face flushed.

Emmalyn got to her feet, brushed her clothes off, and started at the deflated tent. "I guess I'm not versed in how to pitch this sort of tent. We always used pop up tents to camp." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled. "Maybe I can be helpful by collecting some firewood?"