08-28-2013, 12:49 PM
Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I've written anything but I found it odd that no one mentioned that most of the campaign season would have been during good weather. Depending on the area the snow can take a while to thaw in the spring and of course there's always rain in the spring but I'd think in most cases one might not need a tent at all. As for the size of the tents and the number of occupants, did Romans sleep propped up like the middle ages(I can't think how that would work in a tent but its one of the reasons we such small medieval beds)? Also sleeping on ones side drastically increases the amount of people that could fit. I personally usually don't sleep in a tent while camping but normally carry a 2 man tent for 4 people in an emergency. The fit is tight but when you've been hiking all day and get just being dry is a lot of comfort and the problem is that it's too hot. Just some things and questions I've been thinking about whilst reading this thread. Very fascinating.
It's been a while since I've written anything but I found it odd that no one mentioned that most of the campaign season would have been during good weather. Depending on the area the snow can take a while to thaw in the spring and of course there's always rain in the spring but I'd think in most cases one might not need a tent at all. As for the size of the tents and the number of occupants, did Romans sleep propped up like the middle ages(I can't think how that would work in a tent but its one of the reasons we such small medieval beds)? Also sleeping on ones side drastically increases the amount of people that could fit. I personally usually don't sleep in a tent while camping but normally carry a 2 man tent for 4 people in an emergency. The fit is tight but when you've been hiking all day and get just being dry is a lot of comfort and the problem is that it's too hot. Just some things and questions I've been thinking about whilst reading this thread. Very fascinating.
