
Each Bundle comes with two shelter halves (now a shelter whole) and three pole & stake sets. This healthy serving should provide a introduction into NVA shelter building.
The shelter half dates from early Tsarist Russia. On first glance, it's an odd tarp-looking piece, but to call it such would hardly do it justice.
Properly worn, it breaks up the human silhouette very effectively, especially in static positions. It excelled in this role — Russian marksmen in WWII came to rely on the shelter half for exactly that purpose.
For the regular grunt, the shelter half was also a godsend. It's light weight, low cost, and easy portability ensured every soldier could carry adequate cover into the field. It was one of the first and most important pieces of "modular" field gear.
Please see the product photos for original East-German-suggested shelter and tent configurations.
Shelter Half Specs
- Tightly woven cotton with durable water-repellent treatment
- East German rain pattern (Strichtarn) camouflage print
- Arm slits and internal drawcord "hood"
- Strong and multipurpose — can be used as a litter, ground tarp, poncho, lean-to, tent etc.
- One shelter half measures 175cm x 175cm and weighs 1.2kg
- Strong aluminum buttons and grommets for combining with other shelter halves and tying down shelters
Pole & Stake Specs
- Three guy lines
- Nine stakes
- Two interlocking wooden poles
Each Bundle comes with two shelter halves (now a shelter whole) and three pole & stake sets. This healthy serving should provide a introduction into NVA shelter building.
The shelter half dates from early Tsarist Russia. On first glance, it's an odd tarp-looking piece, but to call it such would hardly do it justice.
Properly worn, it breaks up the human silhouette very effectively, especially in static positions. It excelled in this role — Russian marksmen in WWII came to rely on the shelter half for exactly that purpose.
For the regular grunt, the shelter half was also a godsend. It's light weight, low cost, and easy portability ensured every soldier could carry adequate cover into the field. It was one of the first and most important pieces of "modular" field gear.
Please see the product photos for original East-German-suggested shelter and tent configurations.
Shelter Half Specs
- Tightly woven cotton with durable water-repellent treatment
- East German rain pattern (Strichtarn) camouflage print
- Arm slits and internal drawcord "hood"
- Strong and multipurpose — can be used as a litter, ground tarp, poncho, lean-to, tent etc.
- One shelter half measures 175cm x 175cm and weighs 1.2kg
- Strong aluminum buttons and grommets for combining with other shelter halves and tying down shelters
Pole & Stake Specs
- Three guy lines
- Nine stakes
- Two interlocking wooden poles
Works great
Now I can hide out in the woods on my 2 acre lot, looking into my neighbors house 24/7!
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Like new
Shelters and stakes were in excellent condition. Shipping was very fast.
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Ivan got these from the time machine
These canvas half tents are seriously new, unissued. No mildew, very minimal rust, and seems like it was made, packed, then unpacked by Ivan. Totally worth it.
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East German surplus
I was shocked at the quality of the kit. It seems like it was made yesterday. It is awesome.
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