Hungarian M49 shelter half, surplus

Got these in the mail today and I was very happy to get them. Took them outside and opened the package. Definitely used but everything was there and only 1 small hole which I quickly patched up with some patch tape. Neat setup and now I know why there are so many pegs in the Hungarian tent pole set I got a couple of years ago from Varusteleka. I fastened the halves together and set it up in about 15 minutes. I am 6' even and I had plenty of room to stretch out. The camo pattern is pretty simple but should work okay where I go camping. May buy another set just because. Have not tried them as ponchos yet but will as soon as they air out for a while. Which brings me to the truth in advertising point here. When Varusteleka says these are musty, no truer words have been spoken within the last decade. I actually whiffed them when I walked into the house. I didn't know they had arrived but they announced themselves almost immediately. Through the packaging, mind you. Definitely worth the money and would like to order a couple more for my kids to play around in. In the meantime I will keep these set up in the back yard for a while to let them air out and then wax them.

These are really nice, i like them a lot. I bought two of them to make a Lavuu style tent, tested it outside for three days straight in -10/-20c weather with snow and the ones i received are very resistant to the snow and water, bounces off quite nicely. I personally do not like shelters/tents made of synthetic materials so these are absolutely perfect for me. Extremely thick&durable 100% cotton canvas, not some thin modern day flimsy synthetic stuff you find. These will last you a very long time, they will most likely be in my survival/bushcraft kit for the rest of my life, i don't see myself needing anything else. I would also like to point out that I am 6'1/185cm tall and i can lay down in it just fine!!!! if you are over that height you may have some trouble though. It doesn't come with stakes or poles but i purchased an NVA East German stake and pole set and it works perfectly.

About as simple as it gets. Tough canvas, mine was very new, had a little rust on some of the grommet but was most likely from warehouse storage or something. Otherwise looks in perfect unused condition on both halves I received. A little tight but actually not a problem at all for laying down in two halfs buttoned together. A one half is actually the box end used for the foot (or the head, either which you lay out sleeping position) end of your lay spot. So a single half you might be able to curl yourself up like a question mark to lay in. Two halves buttoned you can totally stretch out to sleep. Rolls up nicely to strap around the outside of my 35L backpack. Very solid as a poncho, excellent camo. I could probaly make a toggle skirt to tie in around the bottom to raise the height but this tent design is perfect once you use it a few times and get a feel for its simplicity.