I’ve used my fly over my A frame tent during the summer and it cools it down somewhat. The airflow between the tent and fly gets cooled down making it bearable when also leaving at least one door open At each end.
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."......
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
My great grandfather was a private with Company A,6th Mississippi. He was at Vickeburg (ultimately captured there) he states in his journal that prior to being captured his friend “James “ and him would sleep in a make shift tent sewn together from two federal blankets. Kind of interesting
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!
I've never understood why the shelter half was so short; even at the average civil war soldier height of 5' 7" they are still sticking out of the end. Other than sun shade... you will be getting wet if it rains unless you curl up.
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.
On the tent Tighteners you might have to go back to your to the history books on that again. I have all the pictures I seen they had metal ones the egg shaped ones The square pine ones and one’s made out of branches need to study the pictures a lot better and you never brought up the full rubber rice shelter, half, and you never really truly talked about the difference of the early shelter house where some of them were wearing between horizontal and vertical and some were made out of three pieces Yeah you need to go back to your history book. It’s quite complicated.
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.
Why have I only just now found this channel? It's excellent! 👍
I’ve used my fly over my A frame tent during the summer and it cools it down somewhat. The airflow between the tent and fly gets cooled down making it bearable when also leaving at least one door open
At each end.
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.
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."......
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
My great grandfather was a private with Company A,6th Mississippi. He was at Vickeburg (ultimately captured there) he states in his journal that prior to being captured his friend “James “ and him would sleep in a make shift tent sewn together from two federal blankets. Kind of interesting
It’s great you have a family journal? Is it published? We’d love to see it.
@ yes I have it. It isn’t published. I’ve thought about typing it out. Just don’t have the time to dedicate to it
Very fair! Still a great family treasure. Grif at Spared & Shared may be able to help you.
@ if you all are interested in any Vicksburg entries I’d be happy to share them with you all.
Great video....as always. Appreciate what you guys do.
Thanks for saying it! We are happy to help, and hopefully entertain.
Very Good - Thanks !
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Glad you enjoyed!
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 video Will
Thanks!
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
Love to find good tent slips. i don't have skills to make some
I've never understood why the shelter half was so short; even at the average civil war soldier height of 5' 7" they are still sticking out of the end. Other than sun shade... you will be getting wet if it rains unless you curl up.
Wish I had a civil war tent and a hammer
Love the top button unbuttoned! Waiting for THAT comment 😂
lol!!!
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?
On the tent Tighteners you might have to go back to your to the history books on that again. I have all the pictures I seen they had metal ones the egg shaped ones The square pine ones and one’s made out of branches need to study the pictures a lot better and you never brought up the full rubber rice shelter, half, and you never really truly talked about the difference of the early shelter house where some of them were wearing between horizontal and vertical and some were made out of three pieces Yeah you need to go back to your history book. It’s quite complicated.
Please move the camera higher so your hand waving isnt visible as its very distracting
Lost chanse look insde tents. Only blablaying its not all.
Did not watch program. Saw inside 4 out of 5..,