Love my W&W shelter half blank that I got to put together, I've never understood the A tent obsession. I love just rolling into my shelter half at the end of the day lol
If you take the picture at 11:32, take it out of the civil war and put it into the context of the 21st century, you are looking at a heavy, smelly, a BSA camp canvas platform tent for summer camp staff quarters. While there were no flames allowed in a BSA staff tent, theefore no stoves or smoke outlets, these look identical right down to the tent numbers at the peak, to the accomadations assigned to a camp staff person; seen them in use from Philmont all the way down to a local counsel camp. Government surplus stuff just never goes away; recycle, reuse and make do. Respectfylly, W.S.
I spent 10 years in some of these tents and the enlisted men would arrive with giant tents, almost like canvas palaces with folding chairs and enough personal equipment that they arrived at site with a pickup to carry it all!!! Officer's who suggested we all go downsize to smaller tents where met with lots of grumbles and people saying "as most of us are between 40-75 we need a little bit of more comfort."......
Great overview! I appreciate the effort that goes into handsewing a hospital tent fly as I’ve got one. I would like to make a common tent for myself at some point as I know I’d get a lot more use out of it! I also appreciate the effort it takes to get every one of these tents into the same place at the same time. Hopefully when you guys wrapped up the shoot, you could put away the canvas dry!
Nice work, Will! Nice to learn of your earlier cadet days; I'm a fellow former cadet from the US Army ROTC commissioning class of 1985. What is your commissioning class/year group Will?
Sadly, they were only cadet days. I made the choice not to commission. Andy did and is still in service. Although the choice not to commission set me up to meet my wife and prepare me for everything, I have done thus far in the motion, Picture industry, I still consider the choice a bit of a loss.
Do I understand correctly that the tent pin would be used in place of the modern metal stake to secure the common tent to the ground? What are the specifications of the wood pins? Were they notched to hold the tent loops in place ?
You understand that correctly. The term in the 19th century is not stake, rather pin. In relation to the shelter tent, there is one example in Fred’s book, but it does not come out of the quartermaster manual.
Can’t beat these videos about every day logistics and life during the Civil War.
Glad you enjoy! This will air on HistoryFix this Friday as well.
Love my W&W shelter half blank that I got to put together, I've never understood the A tent obsession. I love just rolling into my shelter half at the end of the day lol
If you take the picture at 11:32, take it out of the civil war and put it into the context of the 21st century, you are looking at a heavy, smelly, a BSA camp canvas platform tent for summer camp staff quarters. While there were no flames allowed in a BSA staff tent, theefore no stoves or smoke outlets, these look identical right down to the tent numbers at the peak, to the accomadations assigned to a camp staff person; seen them in use from Philmont all the way down to a local counsel camp. Government surplus stuff just never goes away; recycle, reuse and make do. Respectfylly, W.S.
Thank you
I spent 10 years in some of these tents and the enlisted men would arrive with giant tents, almost like canvas palaces with folding chairs and enough personal equipment that they arrived at site with a pickup to carry it all!!! Officer's who suggested we all go downsize to smaller tents where met with lots of grumbles and people saying "as most of us are between 40-75 we need a little bit of more comfort."......
Excellent video Will!! The content you guys put out is outstanding!!!
Glad you enjoy! This one will land on the streaming platform HistoryFix this Friday as well.
Great video....as always. Appreciate what you guys do.
Thanks for saying it! We are happy to help, and hopefully entertain.
I do French and Indian war, revolution, war of 1812, and Santa Fe trail, 80 years and my one wedge/a frame fit it all
Great overview! I appreciate the effort that goes into handsewing a hospital tent fly as I’ve got one. I would like to make a common tent for myself at some point as I know I’d get a lot more use out of it! I also appreciate the effort it takes to get every one of these tents into the same place at the same time. Hopefully when you guys wrapped up the shoot, you could put away the canvas dry!
Good catch! We had to lay some out after. Lol
Great video Will
Thanks!
Love to find good tent slips. i don't have skills to make some
Wish I had a civil war tent and a hammer
Nice work, Will! Nice to learn of your earlier cadet days; I'm a fellow former cadet from the US Army ROTC commissioning class of 1985. What is your commissioning class/year group Will?
Sadly, they were only cadet days. I made the choice not to commission. Andy did and is still in service.
Although the choice not to commission set me up to meet my wife and prepare me for everything, I have done thus far in the motion, Picture industry, I still consider the choice a bit of a loss.
@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Thanks Will and Andy for all you do with the CWDD!
Do I understand correctly that the tent pin would be used in place of the modern metal stake to secure the common tent to the ground? What are the specifications of the wood pins? Were they notched to hold the tent loops in place ?
You understand that correctly. The term in the 19th century is not stake, rather pin.
In relation to the shelter tent, there is one example in Fred’s book, but it does not come out of the quartermaster manual.
Can we get a Confederate shelter situation video?
Please move the camera higher so your hand waving isnt visible as its very distracting