"Living Anachronism independently rediscovers half-shelters, a long-standing piece of military kit, and that it was issued for centuries for a reason. More at 11."
Ww2 pup tents, german and American (I don't know about other armies). Ww2 US tents, each guy gets a shelter half, a pole, some stakes and rope. The tents button together to form the ridge line. German tents, 4 guys each get a triangle tent piece. One pole in the middle, 2 guys sleep, 2 on watch. The getma. Tents can be buttoned together into very large shelters because they are triangle pieces
Combinations of the us Army shelter half tents and the Polish Lavvu …. The lavvu creates a tipi style shelter out of two segments with a single triangle door… BUT you can make a larger shelter with additional sections …. A two section lavvu and a two panel shelter half tent gives you a canvas igloo , and you can convert the lavvu into a hot tent . Lavvu can have four sections with two doors. Shelter halves can be made double long using four sections. Lavvus can also use six panels and have the three openings be at 120 degree from each other… suddenly you have a canvas structure with a main central room with a protected entrance , side tunnels for sleeping, or leading to smaller secondary chambers
The biggest issue with the American shelter halves is that they are not long enough, I really got tired of waking up with my feet out the bottom of the "tent". I really think they were designed for people about 5'6" to 5'8" or so, being even slightly over 6' you simply can not get inside the tent and straighten out. Let alone at 6'5". And if you bend your knees your going to hit the other guy in the tent with them.
I was issued a shelter half in the Marines in the 90s. I don't think I used it in the Fleet, but those things made it to the late 90s before they got phased out.
Civil war reenactors use some pretty nice tent halves as a system to create a lot of variations of set ups. They used buttons, but since everyone was made to the same specs, the bittons always lines up no matter who in the unit you were paired with. In a fantasy setting i think that would require the party to buy the tent pieces from the same guy at the same time.
In weather where the ground may be saturated, you almost certainly must get off the ground. Consider a cot or flat packed bed (skill tree) which is why I suggest a hand cart.
There are dozens of solid bushcraft shelter building tarp discussions. Many full coverage tarp layouts for a 10'x10' square tarps with sewn tabs in the appropriate places.
Adventuring party should be base 3. Each has a shelter half (one to be used as a ground cloth) that doubles as a poncho. Shelter halfs measure 8x6 rectangle with equilateral flaps on both sides. Two people sleep while the third has watch and they switch watch half way through.
The guy from modern history tv says most medieval travelers did not camp, they stayed at inns…I seem to recall. Consider a hand cart rather than backpack to haul sufficient gear for survivable comfort.
I used the first example for the past years Reckoning, it survived and protected me from the torrents of rain and wind, staying dry through the tornado. The fix for the door issue I accidentally found when making it, was to have the canvas be rectangular, 12x9 in my case which when put into a square made plenty of fabric to temporarily stake to the ground for a door. A raised cot fixed the no ground cloth, which tbh wasn't going to fix anything besides just getting mud soaked and destroyed. Glad to see a regular schedule, keep it up! God bless your adventures!
Nice tarp setup! I will have to try that out on my next LARP. I usually go for the first setup you showed (is there a name for that setup? Doghouse sounds about right), or I set up a plow-sheer next to a tree. Tarps in general are a good flexible way to set up camp. If everyone carries one, you can make the tent bigger an bigger to fit you party. In general though, historic camping gear is just heavy. I think for some serious adventuring you have to bring a mule, or some other beast of burden. Saw an american with pack-goats on TH-cam once, and while looking funny, it also looked very practical for adventuring.
I would make a boat of the ground tarp, get stakes and use the guy loops to hold the ground tarp lip up 3-6 inches but only on the edge as a wind/water break ( u shaped). You can then use the top as a normal A cover right to the ground, but the raised lip underneath it will help as a barrier. You could even make a simple pot hook and hang the lip of the ground cover up to your guy wire as a door, if the ground tarp is long enough.
It's called a Plough Point, a Shelter Half, or most commonly a Diamond Fly and there are a number of TH-cam presentations on different ways to set them up, in singles and in pairs. They are easy to make, but there are also a number primitive style tentmakers who sell them ready-made (waterproofed with gromets and ties points). My favorite is Spring Valley Lodges. My son bought one from them many years ago for LARPing and it still is as solid and waterproof as new (though well used). However, he made his first one using the information he found in a 1920s Boy Scout Manual. Boy Scouts 100 years ago were a lot tougher than today.
Oh man this is perfect timing my friend just got three 10x10 waxed canvas tarps, we both kept one and turned the third into some waxed canvas raincoats and pants. Perfect for the winter and rain.
A wagon. Once a party is established as a group and has at least one retainer - preferably two, then a wagon is the way to go. You can store tents, rations, lanterns, oil, etc. in a wagon.
Idealy you want a tent like that with a camp fire and reflector (rock, logs/ wattle) at the open end. Far enough away that theres no fire risk. Also do anything to get yourself off the floor that sucks heat from the body.
If you do the folded taco set up, try overlapping them and using buttons (the stone tied up inside style) to make secure tie points to suspend the ridge down from your line. This way you only need to carry some small bits of cordage and a handful of pebbles or marbles in addition to your main line to set up.
It isn't just a "secure feeling" or even avoiding drafts that makes me want my head opposite the door. It's also more convenient to crawl into the tent and kick your boots off if you don't need to turn your whole body 180° (and possibly track in snow/mud from your footwear OR get your socks wet trying to do it). You just crawl halfway in, kick the boots off just inside the door, and then wiggle into your bedroll. This is especially true when you don't have much headroom to even kneel (I spent years maining a tiny $20 off-brand [Stansport] pup tent that packed tiny and was lightweight... there were tradeoffs).
A suggestion for you is to hunt at least 6 inches of compressed material to keep you off the ground, its good padding and your not losing heat to the ground. As for fantasy i love the idea of the hand carts the Mormons used to get to utah, you can easily carry 300 pounds of gear and supplies between the group
Hemlock (AKA Tsuga) boughs work wonders for making a debris bed. Obviously location dependent, but they're all across North America and Asia. Other options are cedar and fir.
@MisterKisk yes sir, we have used everything from corn stalks whitch is in high supply here to reeds, I learned the hard way about staying off the ground won't do that again
How about in a fantasy adventure, you have a magical item that is a wearable cloak that transforms into a tent? Take it off, put it down and poof, instant tent. After you're done using it, just pull it down and sling it over your shoulders and poof again, instant cloak. I call it "The Cloak of the Traveler". Yes, a lot of people would probably think it's pretty useless as an item, but I think people who want a little more roleplay without having to figure out all the details might like it. =^x^=
I do historical reenactment and i honestly don’t advise to have a tent with no bottom or door. It can be dangerous depending on the environment. I mean even if you are on a budget there are plenty of medieval looking tents that are kinda modern but still pass enough for medieval reenactment. It depends on the reenactment group you are in. Not all groups are very strict and as long as it passes for looking medieval it’s okay.
I’ve been making my own roaming kit to do walk-in camping(my nearest camp site is 24 miles away by trails) and my goal next summer is to walk-in and walk-out in the fall. I have… an over designed canvas tarp tent plan im saving up to put together and your end point is very similar to what i have!
3:00 I've seen the same configuration with a tripod, both internal and external, giving way more room. I usually use a floored style if I'm going to 'close' it in.
At higher levels, a wizard or sorcerer should invest in Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion. ^_^ And if you have a cleric who can cast Heroes' Feast, your party can go anywhere in the realms while always having shelter and food!
When talking about openings I would take the vent at the bottom versus the top anytime. Some have mentioned the shelter half style of tent and those all have some sort of closure to the ridge to keep out rain or snow in most instances.
German "zeltbahn" shelters were 4-man tents, each section being something of a triangle shape that doubled as a poncho. Obviously, the US shelter-half that I used in the Marines, as well as the numerous other countries that copied the basic pattern. There's ways to rig shelters from military-issue ponchos, as well. I've also seen a number of bushcrafter shelter designs that were modular enough to allow for adding in "tent-mates" to expand your shelter. Looks like y'all had fun!
With a 10x10 a 3ft wide bottom gives you 2 3.5ft sides 10 ft long or 3ft sides w a foot of overlap. A tubular triangle. The end can be closed off, the side can be opened. Basically your taco shape but a little narrowed.
The best pattern for an adventurer tent is the soviet tent cloak pattern. In essense, it is is a rectangular piece of cloth that can be worn as a cloak by a person, hung as a tarp or groundclotH or buttoned together with however many others the squad has into a tent. The lone one is big enough to make a ground shelter for one man in a fetal position.
I've got one of the (somewhat) more modern German tents - two parts, multi-section poles, all for two persons including door/flaps on the end. Each shelter half can be used as a rain cloak of sorts, including door/flaps on the end. I can see it working for a medieval version for sure.
A very simple way to use a tarp for shelter is to lay it out on the ground, using between 1/3 and 1/2 for your sleeping arrangement and gear, and then simply fold the rest over the top, and have enough to tuck under on the other side. Granted, you get no head space, but it is very simple, and usable when there are no convenient trees or rocks to string lines to.
Combine to build something bigger and better...sounds like a metaphor for life! As for the ridge, can you get one to fold slightly over the other? The one-man variation of this is to have the ridge line run down the center of your tarp. If you had a second tarp, you could use it as a groundcloth. Of course, then you have a seam at the lower edge, but that seems (no pun intended) preferable to me.
It's called a shelter half. You have half the shelter (tent) and one collapsing tent pole. Your battle body has the other half and his collapsing tent pole. You did make me smile, though.
Plenty of #36 bank line, bungee cords for quick set up. Definitely 2 guy lines and prussik loops. Bug netting if necessary. Ground cloth, A large plastic garbage bag stuffed with leaves to create insulation from the ground as a no frills sleep pad. A sharp knife to make tent stakes. A fire with wet plant materials to make it smokey for mosquitoes.
2 square tarps, with a few extra tie points, could be combined into a rectangle then pitched in a tipi style. 2 8x8 ft tarps would fit 3 adventurers without being too tight, leaving a 3rd tarp for the floor. Or splurge for 10 ft. squares for a roomy 3 man tent.
If you had enough people each with their own tarp, you could easily have constructed a makeshift pavilion tent. You would just need a few long sticks and like 5 tarps, and a surprisingly small amount of rope
Who is cooking the tomatoes, sausages, and nice crispy bacon? Not bad for a BARD I guess Kramer You are blessed to have the friends you do. It must of been a thrill to brave the wild with that company.
Someone mentioned shelter halves- they make a lot of sense, it's not like there as was no standardization of designs. The Romans built flat pack forts that they carted into location and put up. If you can do the equivalent of an Ikea fort, you can make those. rather than buttons, probably reinforced eyes and toggles might be even easier. And always carry more rope. On the list of things I"m always glad I packed but carried home, only thing I'm happier to not need than all my cordage is my first aid kit.
You did about as good as you could with out more trial and error. It's good when there's more gear and hands, but you do need a way to go it alone too. Just find a good set up you like and roll with it
Medieval? Bushcraft aside, canvas tents and tarps are still widely used. Also, real life survival doesn't involve role-playing, always take a NOAA radio if you go winter camping.
If I saw that space on the top I'd be like, this isn't happening, and have an inch or two overlap at the top. That said "How to Build a Teepee | The Pioneers/ National Geographic" Also "Native Americans Teepee Homes/ The Ancient Library"
This is also interesting, "YOU CAN set up a traditional TIPI with no help | Simple step by step guide through the process./ Makers Movement" Though it does mean, it would take at least 2 people to carry the tent supplies, it could hold several people comfortably plus a fire. Regardless I love your videos. A ranger would be self sufficient, but the fellowship would need to share supplies.
If you want closer to historical, wrap yourself in your cloak and sit under a tree, or have a wagon on which you can transport very long poles and a bimetric square-ton of canvas or hides to create a proper marquee tent or teepee.
First: don't mention Shad, please. Second: if you set of an A-frame and tuck the edges inside the tent, staked at the ends and maybe use rope and stakes to run along the corner that meets the ground to keep it's A shape crisp. Third: Hammock and tarp.
@@TeacherinTraining39 I stopped following Shad when I saw the vitriol and bigotry on Knights Watch. I have to wonder if Kramer is aware of Shad's misogyny and racism and if so does continued engagement imply apathy (at best) to his bigotry?
@@zsDUGGZ If I found out someone was a racist misogynist with questionable views on age of consent I would NOT continue to associate with them, but maybe I'm just built different I guess.
"Living Anachronism independently rediscovers half-shelters, a long-standing piece of military kit, and that it was issued for centuries for a reason. More at 11."
Yes I am aware of things such as the polish Lavvu cloak I mention it in the video 😉
Still used in the swiss army.
British basha
Ww2 pup tents, german and American (I don't know about other armies). Ww2 US tents, each guy gets a shelter half, a pole, some stakes and rope. The tents button together to form the ridge line. German tents, 4 guys each get a triangle tent piece. One pole in the middle, 2 guys sleep, 2 on watch. The getma. Tents can be buttoned together into very large shelters because they are triangle pieces
This is how you do it.
Combinations of the us Army shelter half tents and the Polish Lavvu …. The lavvu creates a tipi style shelter out of two segments with a single triangle door… BUT you can make a larger shelter with additional sections ….
A two section lavvu and a two panel shelter half tent gives you a canvas igloo , and you can convert the lavvu into a hot tent . Lavvu can have four sections with two doors. Shelter halves can be made double long using four sections. Lavvus can also use six panels and have the three openings be at 120 degree from each other… suddenly you have a canvas structure with a main central room with a protected entrance , side tunnels for sleeping, or leading to smaller secondary chambers
I was just typing something similar when I glanced down and saw this, LOL. It's what I used when I did SCA events.
The biggest issue with the American shelter halves is that they are not long enough, I really got tired of waking up with my feet out the bottom of the "tent". I really think they were designed for people about 5'6" to 5'8" or so, being even slightly over 6' you simply can not get inside the tent and straighten out. Let alone at 6'5". And if you bend your knees your going to hit the other guy in the tent with them.
I was issued a shelter half in the Marines in the 90s. I don't think I used it in the Fleet, but those things made it to the late 90s before they got phased out.
Sounds like you had an actual adventure, brilliant!
Civil war reenactors use some pretty nice tent halves as a system to create a lot of variations of set ups.
They used buttons, but since everyone was made to the same specs, the bittons always lines up no matter who in the unit you were paired with.
In a fantasy setting i think that would require the party to buy the tent pieces from the same guy at the same time.
nah, they can add buttons on the road while camping, lots of time to burn, so they would only need the same size fabric
In weather where the ground may be saturated, you almost certainly must get off the ground. Consider a cot or flat packed bed (skill tree) which is why I suggest a hand cart.
Rename this video 'Kramer rediscovers the shelter half'
LOL,exactly! 😂
There are dozens of solid bushcraft shelter building tarp discussions. Many full coverage tarp layouts for a 10'x10' square tarps with sewn tabs in the appropriate places.
Adventuring party should be base 3. Each has a shelter half (one to be used as a ground cloth) that doubles as a poncho. Shelter halfs measure 8x6 rectangle with equilateral flaps on both sides. Two people sleep while the third has watch and they switch watch half way through.
The guy from modern history tv says most medieval travelers did not camp, they stayed at inns…I seem to recall. Consider a hand cart rather than backpack to haul sufficient gear for survivable comfort.
Yes this is true, but I'm coming at it from the more fantasy perspective rather than directly historically accurate
I used the first example for the past years Reckoning, it survived and protected me from the torrents of rain and wind, staying dry through the tornado.
The fix for the door issue I accidentally found when making it, was to have the canvas be rectangular, 12x9 in my case which when put into a square made plenty of fabric to temporarily stake to the ground for a door. A raised cot fixed the no ground cloth, which tbh wasn't going to fix anything besides just getting mud soaked and destroyed.
Glad to see a regular schedule, keep it up! God bless your adventures!
Nice tarp setup! I will have to try that out on my next LARP. I usually go for the first setup you showed (is there a name for that setup? Doghouse sounds about right), or I set up a plow-sheer next to a tree.
Tarps in general are a good flexible way to set up camp. If everyone carries one, you can make the tent bigger an bigger to fit you party.
In general though, historic camping gear is just heavy. I think for some serious adventuring you have to bring a mule, or some other beast of burden. Saw an american with pack-goats on TH-cam once, and while looking funny, it also looked very practical for adventuring.
Off topic but that sheepskin(?) coat is dope 🔥
I would make a boat of the ground tarp, get stakes and use the guy loops to hold the ground tarp lip up 3-6 inches but only on the edge as a wind/water break ( u shaped). You can then use the top as a normal A cover right to the ground, but the raised lip underneath it will help as a barrier. You could even make a simple pot hook and hang the lip of the ground cover up to your guy wire as a door, if the ground tarp is long enough.
It's called a Plough Point, a Shelter Half, or most commonly a Diamond Fly and there are a number of TH-cam presentations on different ways to set them up, in singles and in pairs. They are easy to make, but there are also a number primitive style tentmakers who sell them ready-made (waterproofed with gromets and ties points). My favorite is Spring Valley Lodges. My son bought one from them many years ago for LARPing and it still is as solid and waterproof as new (though well used). However, he made his first one using the information he found in a 1920s Boy Scout Manual. Boy Scouts 100 years ago were a lot tougher than today.
Experience will always be a great teacher through life. Especially when camping.
You definitely find out what does and does not work in a hurry, when you camp out.
First shot I see; Beautiful color grading and focus blur
I did find it amusing you came up with the shelter half solution on your own without prior exposure through the military. Good on ya!
Worst camping weather is near freezing yet not freezing. Any solution must address this situation, if not, misery is a constant threat.
Oh man this is perfect timing my friend just got three 10x10 waxed canvas tarps, we both kept one and turned the third into some waxed canvas raincoats and pants. Perfect for the winter and rain.
A wagon. Once a party is established as a group and has at least one retainer - preferably two, then a wagon is the way to go. You can store tents, rations, lanterns, oil, etc. in a wagon.
Or at least a pack animal or two. Wagons can't go off-road very well.
Idealy you want a tent like that with a camp fire and reflector (rock, logs/ wattle) at the open end. Far enough away that theres no fire risk. Also do anything to get yourself off the floor that sucks heat from the body.
If you do the folded taco set up, try overlapping them and using buttons (the stone tied up inside style) to make secure tie points to suspend the ridge down from your line. This way you only need to carry some small bits of cordage and a handful of pebbles or marbles in addition to your main line to set up.
With a 10x10 you can make an A frame and instead of staking the corner tie outs, go one in from the corners and you can close the ends for doors.
It isn't just a "secure feeling" or even avoiding drafts that makes me want my head opposite the door. It's also more convenient to crawl into the tent and kick your boots off if you don't need to turn your whole body 180° (and possibly track in snow/mud from your footwear OR get your socks wet trying to do it). You just crawl halfway in, kick the boots off just inside the door, and then wiggle into your bedroll. This is especially true when you don't have much headroom to even kneel (I spent years maining a tiny $20 off-brand [Stansport] pup tent that packed tiny and was lightweight... there were tradeoffs).
If you want a historic and easy to carry ground cloth, try usin a shepherd's plaid and/or a fly plaid.
A suggestion for you is to hunt at least 6 inches of compressed material to keep you off the ground, its good padding and your not losing heat to the ground. As for fantasy i love the idea of the hand carts the Mormons used to get to utah, you can easily carry 300 pounds of gear and supplies between the group
Hemlock (AKA Tsuga) boughs work wonders for making a debris bed. Obviously location dependent, but they're all across North America and Asia. Other options are cedar and fir.
@MisterKisk yes sir, we have used everything from corn stalks whitch is in high supply here to reeds, I learned the hard way about staying off the ground won't do that again
How about in a fantasy adventure, you have a magical item that is a wearable cloak that transforms into a tent? Take it off, put it down and poof, instant tent. After you're done using it, just pull it down and sling it over your shoulders and poof again, instant cloak. I call it "The Cloak of the Traveler". Yes, a lot of people would probably think it's pretty useless as an item, but I think people who want a little more roleplay without having to figure out all the details might like it. =^x^=
I do historical reenactment and i honestly don’t advise to have a tent with no bottom or door. It can be dangerous depending on the environment. I mean even if you are on a budget there are plenty of medieval looking tents that are kinda modern but still pass enough for medieval reenactment. It depends on the reenactment group you are in. Not all groups are very strict and as long as it passes for looking medieval it’s okay.
I’ve been making my own roaming kit to do walk-in camping(my nearest camp site is 24 miles away by trails) and my goal next summer is to walk-in and walk-out in the fall. I have… an over designed canvas tarp tent plan im saving up to put together and your end point is very similar to what i have!
3:00 I've seen the same configuration with a tripod, both internal and external, giving way more room. I usually use a floored style if I'm going to 'close' it in.
You can also do it with a bipod, so just two sticks bound with a bit of rope. That leaves the middle of the tent free.
At higher levels, a wizard or sorcerer should invest in Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion. ^_^
And if you have a cleric who can cast Heroes' Feast, your party can go anywhere in the realms while always having shelter and food!
When talking about openings I would take the vent at the bottom versus the top anytime. Some have mentioned the shelter half style of tent and those all have some sort of closure to the ridge to keep out rain or snow in most instances.
German "zeltbahn" shelters were 4-man tents, each section being something of a triangle shape that doubled as a poncho. Obviously, the US shelter-half that I used in the Marines, as well as the numerous other countries that copied the basic pattern. There's ways to rig shelters from military-issue ponchos, as well. I've also seen a number of bushcrafter shelter designs that were modular enough to allow for adding in "tent-mates" to expand your shelter. Looks like y'all had fun!
Consider: hammock.
With a 10x10 a 3ft wide bottom gives you 2 3.5ft sides 10 ft long or 3ft sides w a foot of overlap. A tubular triangle. The end can be closed off, the side can be opened. Basically your taco shape but a little narrowed.
The best pattern for an adventurer tent is the soviet tent cloak pattern. In essense, it is is a rectangular piece of cloth that can be worn as a cloak by a person, hung as a tarp or groundclotH or buttoned together with however many others the squad has into a tent. The lone one is big enough to make a ground shelter for one man in a fetal position.
I've got one of the (somewhat) more modern German tents - two parts, multi-section poles, all for two persons including door/flaps on the end. Each shelter half can be used as a rain cloak of sorts, including door/flaps on the end. I can see it working for a medieval version for sure.
A very simple way to use a tarp for shelter is to lay it out on the ground, using between 1/3 and 1/2 for your sleeping arrangement and gear, and then simply fold the rest over the top, and have enough to tuck under on the other side. Granted, you get no head space, but it is very simple, and usable when there are no convenient trees or rocks to string lines to.
Combine to build something bigger and better...sounds like a metaphor for life!
As for the ridge, can you get one to fold slightly over the other? The one-man variation of this is to have the ridge line run down the center of your tarp. If you had a second tarp, you could use it as a groundcloth. Of course, then you have a seam at the lower edge, but that seems (no pun intended) preferable to me.
It's called a shelter half. You have half the shelter (tent) and one collapsing tent pole. Your battle body has the other half and his collapsing tent pole. You did make me smile, though.
Plenty of #36 bank line, bungee cords for quick set up.
Definitely 2 guy lines and prussik loops. Bug netting if necessary. Ground cloth, A large plastic garbage bag stuffed with leaves to create insulation from the ground as a no frills sleep pad. A sharp knife to make tent stakes. A fire with wet plant materials to make it smokey for mosquitoes.
First great way to improvise adapt and overcome take what you've learned and do better now wild bear has a tarp set up for 1 woth a floor and door
2 square tarps, with a few extra tie points, could be combined into a rectangle then pitched in a tipi style. 2 8x8 ft tarps would fit 3 adventurers without being too tight, leaving a 3rd tarp for the floor. Or splurge for 10 ft. squares for a roomy 3 man tent.
If you had enough people each with their own tarp, you could easily have constructed a makeshift pavilion tent. You would just need a few long sticks and like 5 tarps, and a surprisingly small amount of rope
Cold.
Cold.
Who is cooking the tomatoes, sausages, and nice crispy bacon?
Not bad for a BARD I guess Kramer
You are blessed to have the friends you do. It must of been a thrill to brave the wild with that company.
With the first setup. Making a tripod to stand over it works well.
I do tarpology videos on my channel using a 10x10ft tarp. Many options for great shelters with a tarp.
Your videos are always so helpful! Thank you for the new knowledge! 💖😘
Someone mentioned shelter halves- they make a lot of sense, it's not like there as was no standardization of designs. The Romans built flat pack forts that they carted into location and put up. If you can do the equivalent of an Ikea fort, you can make those. rather than buttons, probably reinforced eyes and toggles might be even easier.
And always carry more rope. On the list of things I"m always glad I packed but carried home, only thing I'm happier to not need than all my cordage is my first aid kit.
(I think the main characters in The Road used a hand cart…or one of those post apocalyptic movies.)
The german army zeltbahn triangles 2 or more is good too. And with a 10x10 square tarp i prefer the low tetra set up
Kramer, toss a ball or roll of tarred marline in your kit. Strong enough for shelters and lashing work, but takes up little space.
#36 bank line.
Where did you get that jacket/coat from?
Thrifted!
Far north bushcraft, a tent with a floor. Is a good vid on a tarp tent.
Useful 👍
I dont know if you should cover content thats so..... intents
Sometimes I'm simple: I see Living Anachronism, I watch xD
wonder what having a third or fourth person and tarp would be like, spear-poles as tent-poles maybe. how big if it was the whole party?
You did about as good as you could with out more trial and error. It's good when there's more gear and hands, but you do need a way to go it alone too.
Just find a good set up you like and roll with it
Where did you get the tarp? or is this something you made?
Medieval? Bushcraft aside, canvas tents and tarps are still widely used. Also, real life survival doesn't involve role-playing, always take a NOAA radio if you go winter camping.
If I saw that space on the top I'd be like, this isn't happening, and have an inch or two overlap at the top. That said "How to Build a Teepee | The Pioneers/ National Geographic" Also "Native Americans Teepee Homes/ The Ancient Library"
This is also interesting, "YOU CAN set up a traditional TIPI with no help | Simple step by step guide through the process./ Makers Movement" Though it does mean, it would take at least 2 people to carry the tent supplies, it could hold several people comfortably plus a fire.
Regardless I love your videos. A ranger would be self sufficient, but the fellowship would need to share supplies.
The random changing of POV is distracting. Please, stick to the front view.
Historical reenactor discovers a shelter half that was used in our civil war and every world war since.
Anyway…there’s no harm in checking out Bronze Age caveman ASSYRIAN ARMY! It only hurts for a minute.
if you are going to use the first setup again instead of a ridge line use a tripod
If you want closer to historical, wrap yourself in your cloak and sit under a tree, or have a wagon on which you can transport very long poles and a bimetric square-ton of canvas or hides to create a proper marquee tent or teepee.
fwi a 100 nlbsw of gear is average for the currant infantryman tho that can vary
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Very interesting and informative video! Thank you for your hard work! 🍭💝
12 pounds for a tent would be a nice roomy modern tent.
"50 feet of rope" goes really fast...
First: don't mention Shad, please.
Second: if you set of an A-frame and tuck the edges inside the tent, staked at the ends and maybe use rope and stakes to run along the corner that meets the ground to keep it's A shape crisp.
Third: Hammock and tarp.
You know he and Shad often collab, right?
It's okay to associate with people you disagree with.
@@TeacherinTraining39 then I must ask if Kramer agrees with Shad's very public misogyny, racism.
@@TeacherinTraining39 I stopped following Shad when I saw the vitriol and bigotry on Knights Watch. I have to wonder if Kramer is aware of Shad's misogyny and racism and if so does continued engagement imply apathy (at best) to his bigotry?
@@zsDUGGZ If I found out someone was a racist misogynist with questionable views on age of consent I would NOT continue to associate with them, but maybe I'm just built different I guess.
You need to take a course on how to survive , your coming off like an amateur who’s gonna die horribly !!