French two-person tent, olive drab, surplus

The French army pup tent looks like a traditional boy scout contraption but scaled down for two persons. Made of nylon with waterproof floor.

Big enough for two persons, king size for one and barely fits three, the French tent looks like something used decades ago. Well, actually these are just that. If traditional design inspires you, this isn't a half bad option for leisurely camping or festival life: it's sturdy, reliable, neutral shade and for a this price you can't go wrong.

• Made of nylon
• Inside length about 2,1 m, width 1,4 m and height 1 m
• Easily set up by two persons, but one is enough
• Measurements packed about 50 x 23 cm
• Insect-proof!

• Tent fabric weight with guy ropes: 2140 g
• Pole set weight: 330 g
• Tent peg set weight: 900 g (!)

The ends can be opened up quickly if necessary and the closed design means nothing gets inside if every opening is shut. Additionally they included insect net covered ventilation holes on each end and sides (velcro operated).

Contents

• The tent itself
• Two poles
• A bag of pegs (17 pcs: 8 pcs for the ropes, 9 pcs for anchoring the tent base to ground)
• A bunch of cords to secure the tent to ground, but we can't promise all are there (easy to replace with your own paracord etc.)
• A nylon stuff sack

French army surplus

Used, but in good serviceable shape, sometimes even unissued.

Modifications

You can lighten your load by using lighter pegs. The ones included are definitely strong but weigh a ton. You can also use wooden sticks to anchor the tent to the ground, so you really need maybe 8 pegs. We recommend using 6 pcs smaller pegs and 2 pcs bigger ones to each end.

Additionally you can consider removing most of the tent floor if you do not need it. This will also help cleaning and drying the tent but also removes the "Insect-proof!" bit. Your call!