04-26-2005, 07:44 PM
Quote: "in world war 2 infantrymen carried the shelter halves 1 pole and 6 pegs, the Germans the zeltbarn 3 sections , 3 men. the reason they used these because it was practical"[size=150:3i68uvtz]G[/size]erman soldiers were even less burdoned than that, their Zelt was made up of FOUR triangular sections ([size=75:3i68uvtz]the Zeltbahn, a combo shelter/poncho[/size]) and although, people think they slept 4 in one of those, that's wrong... the fourth guy was supposed to be on watch. And... having slept THREE in one, I can tell you, it's DAMNED tight w/ those three -- whatever you do, don't do it right after eating cabbage or something ;-Þ
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