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Used German army issue tent for two. Fast to assemble and dismantle. Can also be turned into rain ponchos!
Packs into two separate but identical packages. Why this separation? Well the idea is that both fighters carry a single package - one half of the tent for each. This material can be used for personal camouflage and offers a rain shield if one is needed.
Both packages come in carrying bags and consist of one shelter half and peg bag including four pegs and three or four tent poles. The poles are the same length, they are simply constructed of 3 or 4 pieces depending on year of manufacture or something.
The tent is almost 3 metres long from one end to the other, depending on the way you set it up. Width just a bit less than a metre and a half - enough for two persons, too little for three and gloriously spacious for one. Weight 4,250 kg, so about 2 kg per man - not exactly an ultralight option.
The shelter half can be transformed into a rain poncho, with the carry bag acting as a hood.
German army surplus
Used, but in OK serviceable condition, but please note we can't check each and every little tidbit. That's the nature of used stuff.
Pitching the tent
1. Spread the fabrics and button them together. Ensure that the eyelets align at the ends.
2. Assemble the poles and poke the narrow ends through both eyelets. String some guyline over the end of the pole and peg them down.
3. Peg the sides down with stakes, three on each side. If the sides are missing loops, you'll need to fabricate them. No biggie.
4. Tighten the ridge and make final adjustments.
We recommend practicing this beforehand in easy conditions and also to check that you have everything you need, which should be as follows.
- 2x carrying bag
- 2x tent fabric half
- 8x peg
- 8x or 6x poles (same length anyways)
- 2x guy line
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mobi 20.07.2016 (Edited 26.07.2016)
Kari B. 24.08.2016 (Edited 23.05.2019)
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Liam B. 08.02.2017
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Elliot M. 24.03.2017
the only annoying thing about it is when you pack it up and dirt and mud gets in the bottom tent pole so you cant put a peg inside it for packing away, you have to poke a stick though to get all the packed dirt out. still worth it
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Nelson S. 26.07.2017
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William W. 14.09.2017
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Hunter L. 11.02.2018 (Edited 17.09.2018)
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David F. 28.02.2018 (Edited 03.03.2018)
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Sam t. 21.04.2018
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Peyton B. 12.07.2018
The carry pouches have loops on the back that can be used to attach them to a belt, utility rig, pack, or (as I field-tested myself) a bicycle cargo rack, pannier-style. You just don't want to put little extra things in the pouches, because the sides button up, and small items may slide out.
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Eero P. 26.11.2018
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calvin l. 13.12.2018
The poles and stakes are in really good condition. I am very happy with the overall product. No tears, rips, missing buttons or stray threads. One half was made in 2001, the other in 2003, so the halves match up really well. The pouches were both made in 1991 and are obviously faded more than the halves.
Once the weather warms up I will assemble them again and hose them down and then waterproof them with some wax.
As an aside, I have heard that some former BW guys hated these "Dachshund garages" and said they were overly complicated and not effective. Said if 2 people slept in them and it rained, expect to get soaked because anywhere you touched it inside would leak. All I have to say is our U.S. shelter halves did the same exact thing but is easily remedied.
Great product and shipping was within a week. Thanks, Varustaleka!
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calvin l. 13.12.2018
The poles and stakes are in really good condition. I am very happy with the overall product. No tears, rips, missing buttons or stray threads. One half was made in 2001, the other in 2003, so the halves match up really well. The pouches were both made in 1991 and are obviously faded more than the halves.
Once the weather warms up I will assemble them again and hose them down and then waterproof them with some wax.
As an aside, I have heard that some former BW guys hated these "Dachshund garages" and said they were overly complicated and not effective. Said if 2 people slept in them and it rained, expect to get soaked because anywhere you touched it inside would leak. All I have to say is our U.S. shelter halves did the same exact thing but is easily remedied.
Great product and shipping was within a week. Thanks, Varustaleka!
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Raymond M. 20.01.2019
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Larry A. 08.04.2019
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Eric A. 27.05.2019
1) Military Canvas, check
2) FLECKTARN, check.
3) Its 2 ponchos and becomes a tent, German Transformers, Check.
4) Military Surplus Smell™, check.
5) German Construction, not Czech, Check.
Its actually really good as a sunblock, in climates where you need a "Sun Shade" shelter. You can buy sunshade with the UV blocker, but I find canvas works really nicely for it and cools. I cleaned it based on the care instructions. I used the Särmä Fabric Wax on the -inside- of the ponchos. Since in my application, it will receive higher than normal, UV. I think that is where the original coating was applied. I love for items I carry to have many uses, but not to the point that is terrible at all of them. This dackelgarage combined with the Finnish Army sleeping mat, is perfect. I see people concerned about the lack of a bottom and water pooling inside if it rains. Well first you have to place your tent on the high ground. If you place a tent in a valley, then any tent you use, will be in a puddle. Don't place your tent based on "its purdee' here" or other TV style decision making processes. In high winds or heavy snow or ice, don't camp in a forest of falling or rotting trees, unless you want to get crushed in the middle of the night. Its not ultralight, of course, but I am a person that likes a large, heavy pack. Its just not fun for me, unless my hike and camp isn't a death march into hell.
Mine came in nearly new condition, no repairs, and was dated 2001. its awesome. If you are concern about the poles picking up mud in the bottoms, make tent pole booties, if you cannot sew two lines, get baby socks, and use those, just ask the baby first.
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Army surplus
Military equipment is traditionally excellent stuff; it combines durability with very affordable prices. Army surplus finds its way to the civilian market in the following way: the armed forces of one country or other decides to get rid of big batches of perfectly serviceable gear due to cuts in military budgets, said gear becoming obsolete or redundant or some other similar reason. Some of this stuff then finds its way to our storehouse, sometimes directly, sometimes through a third party. Every once in a while we even get random batches of collectibles and rarities from obscure corners of the world.
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