U.S. Army tent

[baileyrockfellerBGZ]

i baught the same pup tent from mills fleet farm yesterday for 18 dollors learned today im missing the tent stakes lol oh well can get em for a few bucks and walmart great video!

[sbflash311]

I should have watched the video before commenting. What you have there is two shelter halves.

[sbflash311]

I was in the Army from 1972-78 and I was just issued half a tent; it was called a shelter half

[q1qeu]

I bought my US Army tent from the Netherlands (1956 year of making)

It's a great tent for the summer, I used it on open air festivals a lot. I love it, but since I have discovered lightweight tarp camping, I don't use it anymore. but I will never give it away.

[FixedByDoc]

i have recently put up a video series on this shelter that shows many different ways it can be setup. to include it being setup in the back of my truck. it is a great shelter and used it quite a bit in the army. i love the canvas. it can be water proofed with the right spray sealant but wash thuroughly first. i use a third shelter half for the floor because it is the right shape. my wife and i plus 2 dogs have slept in mine. i use it as emergency shelter for bug out car kit.

[Isellboxes185]

Is there one that comes with the floor and dose it smell in there because I went camping one time and it smelled like really bad

[dannyoif04]

The tent stakes are orange so you can find them on the ground in the woods if you lose one. Green? Not so much. I used these tents multiple times while in the military. Works great but is not fully waterproof.

[mrkeenway88]

LOL warren you sound so young

[SnoopyBlexican]

@mrkeenway88 yes i do bitch



[bobsr3]

It is called a Shelter Half. Each man carries a Half. These are designed to sleep two men and gear, when snapped together. You can also set up a half by itself in a lean-to fashion for one person. This one is from the Cold War Era( 80's or 90's). Those tent pegs are from that time.They are great tents. Heavy to carry and very durable.

[santamanone]

The pegs are orange because they're not the originals. The originals were un-painted wood when this tent first went into inventory back before WWII. Yeah, they're small enough for backpacking but they're heavy. The Army had each man carry one half so the could pair up and snap them together. They actually didn't call them tents but they called them "shelter Halves" since they came as two identical halves.

[PACER2320]

Thnx. How do u like the tent what do u use as a floor. Bought a new in box on eBay $26 free shipping. Hasn't arrived yet.

[ZZsnarlyPWN]

@PACER2320 i put down a tarp or use camping cots

[xTheSpiritx]

@ZZsnarlyPWN We set these up in basic and used our ponchos to line the tent. It takes two people to put this thing together because each person carries half of the tent, so then we use both ponchos (one over the tent to add to the waterproofing and one on the ground with a water runway, if you're on an incline).

[OrovilleTim]

Thanks for the video. I see these for sale online and wanted to see what it looked like set up.  Good job!

[childrenofmen1970]

does the door snap together to keep out bears?

[rellirTnoraa1]

The pegs are orange so you see them and don’t trip over them

[BradyB1995]

cool dude i just spent like 30 min. trying to find this tent. i bought one and its surprisingly easy to put up and take down i love it.

[ZZsnarlyPWN]

nvm



[ZZsnarlyPWN]

lol the background music is too loud but overall very good-from zzjakethesnake