Dutch one man tent, surplus

The superbly pompous one-man tent of the Dutch army may not be very portable or lightweight, but damn it is so luxurious and what's best, these can be joined together to form as big a tent you would like to have! Excellent for situations where weight is not important, but you want a bombproof shelter and want it cheap - these are very very affordable for what they are!

Generally this is like a short ridge tent. It comprises a strong canvas upper, an even stronger rubberized bottom, two poles, some guy ropes, and a bunch of pegs.

What makes this a neat "little" item is its modular design: you can either use it as a glorious one-man tent or zip a few together to make a big tent with such luxury features as internal divider walls and room to actually do something inside. Also no need to drag a groundsheet with you, as one is permanently attached to the tent.

Putting one up is very straightforward:

• Spread the tent on the ground and peg the corners.
• Erect one of the poles and peg it down. Do the same for the other one and tighten the cords.
• Now just do the same for the four corners and you're done.

For a bigger tent it's probably wise to zip them together first.

Dimensions and weight

• Length 250 cm (!)
• Height 120 cm
• Width 90 cm
• Packs to about 65 x 25 cm roll
• Tent fabric weight: ~4,5 kg
• Poles & pegs: ~2 kg

Contents

• 1 tent fabric
• 2 poles
• 6 + 4 pegs

Dutch army surplus

Used but repaired where necessary. It's entirely possible a cord or something might be missing but nothing major. The poles and pegs might not be original Dutch, but good robust stuff anyway.