What type of shelter tent is correct?

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4 ай бұрын

The federal issue shelter tent has a drama filled story of its design and adoption into the regular army. Part of that history during the American Civil War was the different types of tents produced through the war. Whether it's the Type 1, Type 2, or Type 3 shelter half; they all have their place in the material culture of the American Civil War.
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@lanced3256 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing post. Really scratched my Civil war itch for today. Very comprehensive. Thank you so much for bringing this to us. Can't wait for the next one!!

@joshuathomas8529 3 ай бұрын

On a modern note, the shelter half stopped being issued sometime after 2008. I was issued a shelter half tent in 2008 when I was going threw traning to become a UAV pilot but we never used them. When I was stationed in Korea in 2005 we were not issued shelter Halfs even though most of our gear was of 1980's-1990's design. My dad used shelter halfs when he was in the army in the 1980's threw the early 1990's. I think the bivy cover is what replaced the shelter half, but I am not sure. When I went to basic training in 2005, we used bivy covers and ponchos no shelter halves. I do have I guess what could be considered the last version of the shelter half tent which I used in the late 1980's early 1990's when I was in the boy scouts. I took it on one back packing trip in 2001 with full at the time current U.S army field gear and at 13 pounds with poles and stakes it was heavy.

@jedidls 4 ай бұрын

9:20 Touch fabric feels like the reenactor's equivalent to touch grass

@kevinsullivan3448 4 ай бұрын

I still have an OD green shelter half (I lost the rope and poles at some time in the twenty-teens) that I have both slept under while on active duty and used as a ground cloth, lean-to shelter, or a shooting mat in later years. I never thought to research when the cold war version was actually designed and 1st used.

@josephgonzales4802 4 ай бұрын

Great video, however you forget to mention the buttons, bone white and black, early/mid war as oppose to metal buttons for late war. Also the dimension of the shelter tents. I also have that book. Keep up the great work. 👍😌

@Elk6903 4 ай бұрын

Lol. Hold your horses! We definitely didn’t forget. Each one of the topics you mentioned will be a video by themselves! Lol. The original cut of this video was 1.5 hours! Lol. We decided to break it up. The dimension conversion is definitely a fun one!

@guynemer53 4 ай бұрын

Glad I picked up Gaede's book when I did. I think theyre $100+ on Amazon now.

@danieljosiahcotton 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff. Thanks for posting.

@kidhammer2567 3 ай бұрын

Steve, thank you ever so much as always.

@ding_dong_and_charile 4 ай бұрын

Keep up the epic work

@carlclink9993 4 ай бұрын

Great and informative video. Fun to watch but the great question still lurks. Were tent pins issued and what were they? Thank you for your productions.

@stevenjohnson2273 3 ай бұрын

2nd USSS has a video on period correct issued tent steaks

@MrJeep75 3 ай бұрын

Great video

@Mis-AdventureCH 4 ай бұрын

Good to see OVC pop up in my feed!

@scottdunkirk8198 3 ай бұрын

Doing our early Indian wars events we use a shelter half SOMETIMES and sometimes just a blanket and gum blanket and that’s it lol

@jillatherton4660 4 ай бұрын

Shelter hard. 👍

@SuperU571 3 ай бұрын

Where did the shelter half go on the saddle

@tomhenry897 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t realize so advance Thought just got traps

@tommythetemplar 3 ай бұрын

I really want to get into reenacting. What are the usual age requirements?

@duncant.2570 3 ай бұрын

Depends on the unit and event, but typically 16-18 for combat roles. Non combat roles vary to a much greater degree. Youngsters still have a place in camp/drill, though it depends on the unit. I'd recommend asking any units you'd like to join.

@joedyer5486 3 ай бұрын

If you do Confederate impressions 14- 70 years old with a starving look about you

@tommythetemplar 3 ай бұрын

@@joedyer5486 😂

@MeRawhide 4 ай бұрын

This is very interesting but I would prefer if You didnt speak so hard (fast) as You ride😂. Those images go so fast that for a elder person like me its very hard to follow and really comprehend what is being said and shown. Glad that there is no banjo music raging on top of the narrative though😅

@thomasbaagaard 4 ай бұрын

you can try chancing the speed of the video to 0.75x that might help.

@MeRawhide 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip