First Night Camping in WW2 Officers Tent
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Date: 2023-10-18
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Objective
in the states, we use that style of tent at the 19th century 'Westward Expansion' forts, and their re-enctments or rendezvous. However, the are 6 feet tall, and they use the side bar structure to support the walls. If my memory isn't swiss cheese today, you really want that canvas taut, to help keep the rain out of the tent. You should be able to bounce a coin off the roof of the tent.
The flaps are known as 'sod flaps. ' They are marketed as extra length on the wall for uneven ground levels to help keep the wind and weather out of your tent. During historic events, those flaps must be inside the tent for historic accuracy.
Another cool camp, thanks for brining us along. I would also enjoy another camp with your Lavuu [sp? ], turned into British Bell Tent. with the longer center pole.
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in the states, we use that style of tent at the 19th century 'Westward Expansion' forts, and their re-enctments or rendezvous. However, the are 6 feet tall, and they use the side bar structure to support the walls. If my memory isn't swiss cheese today, you really want that canvas taut, to help keep the rain out of the tent. You should be able to bounce a coin off the roof of the tent.
The flaps are known as 'sod flaps. ' They are marketed as extra length on the wall for uneven ground levels to help keep the wind and weather out of your tent. During historic events, those flaps must be inside the tent for historic accuracy.
Another cool camp, thanks for brining us along. I would also enjoy another camp with your Lavuu [sp? ], turned into British Bell Tent. with the longer center pole.
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Joan
When I was a child, we had a US Army Officer's surplus tent. It was heavier canvas and quite a bit larger than yours. It was also a dark Army green. I loved to camp in it on Dolly Sods, Tucker County West Virginia--the Eastern Divide. We used a heavy tarp of similar material for the floor. One time when I was about 10 and helping my 2 older brothers to install it, I did not get it up the sides inside the tent. The younger of my 2 brothers (who just turned 90) said if I did not, little Ronald Rattlesnake will come rolling right in. They had a very distinct smell which must have been something they had been soaked in to be water repellant.
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When I was a child, we had a US Army Officer's surplus tent. It was heavier canvas and quite a bit larger than yours. It was also a dark Army green. I loved to camp in it on Dolly Sods, Tucker County West Virginia--the Eastern Divide. We used a heavy tarp of similar material for the floor. One time when I was about 10 and helping my 2 older brothers to install it, I did not get it up the sides inside the tent. The younger of my 2 brothers (who just turned 90) said if I did not, little Ronald Rattlesnake will come rolling right in. They had a very distinct smell which must have been something they had been soaked in to be water repellant.
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Joe
Hello mate!
Those mushrooms are puffballs I believe and at that stage they are edible. You can tell when they're edible if you break them apart and are totally white inside, then you're good to go. I tried one not long ago. They're considered the lesser tasty of wild mushrooms, however I thought it tasted fantastic with some garlic and butter, better than the ones you get in the shops for sure.
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Hello mate!
Those mushrooms are puffballs I believe and at that stage they are edible. You can tell when they're edible if you break them apart and are totally white inside, then you're good to go. I tried one not long ago. They're considered the lesser tasty of wild mushrooms, however I thought it tasted fantastic with some garlic and butter, better than the ones you get in the shops for sure.
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James
First you should have pegged down one side of the tent. Second, installed the upright poles, then on the outside, install the ridge poles, then finish staking out the tent. Plus, you do not need poles that heavy. You can rebuild those poles out of PVC, much lighter. And yes I have one, and I have the American version, and I've rebuilt the poles, and it is a great tent. Mine also has a floor.
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First you should have pegged down one side of the tent. Second, installed the upright poles, then on the outside, install the ridge poles, then finish staking out the tent. Plus, you do not need poles that heavy. You can rebuild those poles out of PVC, much lighter. And yes I have one, and I have the American version, and I've rebuilt the poles, and it is a great tent. Mine also has a floor.
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Kidd
I finally bit the bullet last week and bought a 4m canvas bell tent (with stove. It's immense. We set it up in the garden last weekend when it was mostly dry but cold and had a little camp out with the kids. They loved it but I ended up waking up several times to keep the stove hot. Love it and can't wait to take it out properly this winter. Next time with a pile of firewood prepared.
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I finally bit the bullet last week and bought a 4m canvas bell tent (with stove. It's immense. We set it up in the garden last weekend when it was mostly dry but cold and had a little camp out with the kids. They loved it but I ended up waking up several times to keep the stove hot. Love it and can't wait to take it out properly this winter. Next time with a pile of firewood prepared.
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Will
I ve had an Officers Tent (WW2 re-enactment) for over 3 years now, it s stood up to storms, heavy rain and glorious sunny days.
I ve not treated it in any way except as you said about hosing it down when I first got it. ,
As the tent is 6x6 I place my bed across the back, then it acts as a nice seat for looking out. And yes, you do do it up the way you did with the loops
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I ve had an Officers Tent (WW2 re-enactment) for over 3 years now, it s stood up to storms, heavy rain and glorious sunny days.
I ve not treated it in any way except as you said about hosing it down when I first got it. ,
As the tent is 6x6 I place my bed across the back, then it acts as a nice seat for looking out. And yes, you do do it up the way you did with the loops
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Inge
This reminds me of my childhood. The first tents my parents used for camping trips looked like that (they had a car, a Citroen 2CV. When I was a teenager I also went to summer camps. I think it was there I saw that loop system to close the door of a large tent, that probably was second hand from the army. Yes, you did it right, loop through the hole and through the other loop.
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This reminds me of my childhood. The first tents my parents used for camping trips looked like that (they had a car, a Citroen 2CV. When I was a teenager I also went to summer camps. I think it was there I saw that loop system to close the door of a large tent, that probably was second hand from the army. Yes, you did it right, loop through the hole and through the other loop.
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taoutdoors
Another great video as always Mike! This tent design is very similar to the large patrol tents we use in the Scouts, the ones we use sleep up to 6-8 people, but pretty much exactly the same design. The hessian part is called a Sod Cloth, used to go under a ground sheet to stop water flowing under the canvas onto the ground sheet. Keep up the great work Mike!
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Another great video as always Mike! This tent design is very similar to the large patrol tents we use in the Scouts, the ones we use sleep up to 6-8 people, but pretty much exactly the same design. The hessian part is called a Sod Cloth, used to go under a ground sheet to stop water flowing under the canvas onto the ground sheet. Keep up the great work Mike!
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John
Hi, I am seventy-two years old and apart from a stint in the navy have spent all my life in the UK, but this is the first time I have heard a muntjac. I am sorry if I have butchered the name of this bird or animal. I have a caravan in the Hamsterley forest and slept outside as much as possible, it just goes to show you are never too old to learn something.
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Hi, I am seventy-two years old and apart from a stint in the navy have spent all my life in the UK, but this is the first time I have heard a muntjac. I am sorry if I have butchered the name of this bird or animal. I have a caravan in the Hamsterley forest and slept outside as much as possible, it just goes to show you are never too old to learn something.
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Rob
Wauw that takes me back 30 years to my scouting days. These tents are beasts. Very heavy but so versatile. The type we had you could roll up the doors and the sides leaving you with just the roof to really air it out. Much easier to put up with one person holding the pools up while standing in the tent as it s being put up.
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Wauw that takes me back 30 years to my scouting days. These tents are beasts. Very heavy but so versatile. The type we had you could roll up the doors and the sides leaving you with just the roof to really air it out. Much easier to put up with one person holding the pools up while standing in the tent as it s being put up.
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Noctelinger
It is tricky by yourself. i had a Saxon tent, similar profile. but your getting the general idea. stake out one side first and lift. easier said than done as you have to keep adjusting it.
I do Medieval now and have a Bell tent, one central pole. takes me 15 min to get it all set up on my own so you did well.
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It is tricky by yourself. i had a Saxon tent, similar profile. but your getting the general idea. stake out one side first and lift. easier said than done as you have to keep adjusting it.
I do Medieval now and have a Bell tent, one central pole. takes me 15 min to get it all set up on my own so you did well.
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st05002125
When I was a young scout in the 90 s these are the tents we used for our camps. I fear they were originally issued to the military!
They re were fantastic even in heavy storms, and when sleeping on the ground on a plastic tarp! Heavy bulky and old, but spacious and very sturdy! Where can I get one?
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When I was a young scout in the 90 s these are the tents we used for our camps. I fear they were originally issued to the military!
They re were fantastic even in heavy storms, and when sleeping on the ground on a plastic tarp! Heavy bulky and old, but spacious and very sturdy! Where can I get one?
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tardis
I remember these old tents. (Respectful reproduction) Excellent for weather protection, but a hell of job to wax. If I recall correctly, we dug out the floor to make the inside seem taller, because my uncle was 6'6''. Thank goodness you managed to salvage this video. Brought back some great memories.
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I remember these old tents. (Respectful reproduction) Excellent for weather protection, but a hell of job to wax. If I recall correctly, we dug out the floor to make the inside seem taller, because my uncle was 6'6''. Thank goodness you managed to salvage this video. Brought back some great memories.
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Robert
Dad got something similar for us kids in 1950 s! He set it up in the garden for us to play in! I remember the wooden pegs were beautifully made, very slim like knives, think they were made from sweet chestnut timber! The guy ropes needed constant adjusting to keep the tent in good order!
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Dad got something similar for us kids in 1950 s! He set it up in the garden for us to play in! I remember the wooden pegs were beautifully made, very slim like knives, think they were made from sweet chestnut timber! The guy ropes needed constant adjusting to keep the tent in good order!
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The
Great video as always Mike. It's essentially what we use as patrol tents for our scout group.
You mentioned a while ago you've moved back nearer your family. What does that mean it regards your own piece of woodland? Do you still have it? I don't recall seeing it in any videos recently
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Great video as always Mike. It's essentially what we use as patrol tents for our scout group.
You mentioned a while ago you've moved back nearer your family. What does that mean it regards your own piece of woodland? Do you still have it? I don't recall seeing it in any videos recently
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Stefan
Cool video yet again Mike.
The tent lol i was telling you how to put it up while watching your video but you couldnt hear me lol.
I have used one of those a few times in my army cadet days a great many years ago.
Epic campout i loved it
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Cool video yet again Mike.
The tent lol i was telling you how to put it up while watching your video but you couldnt hear me lol.
I have used one of those a few times in my army cadet days a great many years ago.
Epic campout i loved it
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Meibeon
You need to make two stiff leather patches a bit bigger than a 10p with a hole in them to tightly slip over the spikes to prevent them pulling back out out and ripping a hole in the fabric as you lift it up, had a similar tent in the 80's
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You need to make two stiff leather patches a bit bigger than a 10p with a hole in them to tightly slip over the spikes to prevent them pulling back out out and ripping a hole in the fabric as you lift it up, had a similar tent in the 80's
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Outdoor
A normal guy opening and setting up a WW2 tent, with no instructions, is probably going to make a disastrous mistake of a pitch-up, but this man has a natural talent when it comes to shelters and put the tent up with ease! .
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A normal guy opening and setting up a WW2 tent, with no instructions, is probably going to make a disastrous mistake of a pitch-up, but this man has a natural talent when it comes to shelters and put the tent up with ease! .
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SL
I think those are really cool- I just can t do the pole in the center. No TeePee s either unless you guy it from a tree branch above. Maybe add a pole to the front and create a larger opening.
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I think those are really cool- I just can t do the pole in the center. No TeePee s either unless you guy it from a tree branch above. Maybe add a pole to the front and create a larger opening.
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Bela
More to the Gruezi Bag. Its a german brand and i am from germany. You haven t pronounced it 100% correctly but it was pretty good. They make really great bags and are well known in germany
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More to the Gruezi Bag. Its a german brand and i am from germany. You haven t pronounced it 100% correctly but it was pretty good. They make really great bags and are well known in germany
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