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A poncho tent is an extremely popular form of emergency survival shelter. Numerous examples can be seen published in books and on websites including official military manuals. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These are distinct from other forms of temporary emergency shelter in part because of the improvised use of dual purpose materials.
An improvised tent using polytarp as a fly, folded into two rectangles along its centerline An improvised Forester tent using an 8-foot square tarp, folded into two triangles along its diagonal A loue is a Finnish open tent-like shelter. A tarp tent is a single walled hybrid of a tent and a tarpaulin, generally used in combination with a ...
In 1998 GoLite was founded by Kim [3] and Demetri "Coup" Coupounas as an outdoor equipment and clothing manufacturer based in Boulder, Colorado. In August 1998, the company launched with 12 simple and innovative products for the ultralight backpacker, designed by outdoors adventurer and author Ray Jardine .
Suitable standing tree trunks may be used to suspend the tent if an open campfire is not to be used. This style of ''tarp tent" can best be raised using a scissors-pole assembly. [2] A pole suspension system allows for positioning an open fire in front of the shelter without the risk of damaging tree trunks or roots.
The word 'basha' is an Assamese word meaning a 'hut' but this term was adopted more generally for a makeshift temporary shelter by the British military. [2] [3] The Assamese word refers to a range of naturally fabricated shelters made of bamboo and palm materials, but it most probably first entered British Army vocabulary to mean a temporary shelter by Chindits operating behind enemy lines in ...
Ultralight backpacking (sometimes written as UL backpacking) is a style of lightweight backpacking that emphasizes carrying the lightest and least amount of gear. [1] While no technical standards exist, some hikers consider "ultralight" to mean an initial base weight of less than 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). [ 2 ]
Shelter halves are a mainstay of most armies, and are known from the mid 19th century. [2] Often, each soldier carries one shelter-half and half the poles, etc., and they pair off to erect a two-man tent. The size and shape of each half shelter piece may vary from army to army, but are typically rectangular, triangular or lozenge shaped. When ...
The Vintage Ultralight SR-1 Hornet is an American homebuilt aircraft produced by the Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association of Marietta, Georgia, introduced in the early 1980s. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, although plans are no longer available.