Cloak-tent - soldier's friend, and other kinds of tents

Traditionally, this element of uniform appearedRussian military back in the 19th century - as early as in 1882, the cloak-tent was part of the equipment as an indispensable attribute. But only the aggregate of that time was not much like modern light pieces of canvas: wooden stakes and racks were attached to it, which the soldier had to wear under his greatcoat along with a heavy and cumbersome tent folded into a roller. And nevertheless, the military was ready for this - finally, in the field conditions, their heads could not get wet under the rain. The idea of ​​preserving the uniform in dry form so it pleased the bosses that already in 1910 the canvas triangle officially received the status of "cloak-tent soldier" and was used during the reviews.

From the first years the raincoat-tent was issued in the coloringKhaki, which disguises the soldier's location at halt. The German soldiers of the second world era, the coloring of the cloak-tent was two-sided - under "our" dirt and under the "native". It was possible to fasten four tents among themselves and get one big, full for several people. That's the only "but": since those very early years - that is, since 1910 no one has bothered to change the design of the tent - so our brave guys are wrapped up in a short, frail cloak.

A modern raincoat and its alternatives

Today, the raincoat has a canvas size of 180cmand cords for tightening the hood and the cloak itself. It can be worn both behind the back and in the form of a cloak, but the buttons are replaced with those wooden pegs. If the standardizers had allocated at least 20 cm more to the length of the side of the tent - perhaps Russian soldiers would not have to press their feet during the rest.

With the help of a cloak-tent, the military cleans weapons,using it as a litter, and for shooting, including. It is transferred to foliage during the cleaning of the territory, it is covered with bunks in hiking shelters, etc. Due to its vivid glory and multifunctionality, the cape-tent has gained popularity among imitators of the military style - there are those who prefer to hide in hikes only by it.

As far as it is convenient, we will not argue, howeverfor people more conservative is better suited ordinary tent two-seater. They are now produced a huge number of super-light structures and materials - up to aluminum and fiberglass, they are folded into a tube that can be placed in a backpack. As for the forms - there is where to go for a walk: dome-shaped are popular, but for tall people tall rectangular ones are also suitable.

How to make a tent with your own hands?

Section for those who are particularly committed to tourism. You can make a house of six cameras from a road bike, ordinary polyethylene and tarpaulin. Such inflatable tents are mounted not on heavy metal, but on heavy-duty rubber tubes.

Cutting 4 chambers approximately in decimeter fromnipple, we receive tubes of 120 cm each, to extend them, we take another 60 cm from the remaining chambers. It is necessary to glue the chambers and seal the ends. Now we are lining the tarpaulin, to the ends fastening on a loop with a diameter of up to 5cm. nipples are left outside to pump air into the chambers.

From a piece of tarpaulin we cut out a circle and sew it tocashes - this will be the bottom of the tent and at the same time fixing the racks. Everything, now we prepare the awning from polyethylene, we glue "Moment" to racks and in addition we sew with kapron thread. Weigh such a tent no more than 2kg, and the installation process will not take more than 10 minutes.

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