A soldier's house is his home. by blinkings
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This was on display at The Vietnam Veteran's Museum in Phillip Island Australia. It is apparently what the soldiers at the time slept in. Someone like Bill could verify how typical this type of shelter was..........I'm no expert!
Comments (21)
jayfar
You have to be 'intent' to sleep in there! Nice shot and just shows what our soldiers have to contend with sometimes.
rocdan
home is where you make it ,,,,,great shot
Crabbycabby
Fascinating.
durleybeachbum
most interesting.
BIPOLARTWO
Have never seen a tent like this before-Another discovered and learned piece of history.
ysvry
all this comfort for just killing a few people , you got to be crazy if you didnt sign up for that. :P
DAVER2112
Cool camping gear. Nice capture. :)
Maxidyne
Never seen this before either and always thought they camped down in those military style ponchos that made a smaller tent than even this. Fascinating bit of history Andrew.
debbielove
Not seen one like it before, but on close up looks more like a 'Mossie' net than tent, so it could well be.. Great shot, well found! Rob
Faemike55
Cool capture Andrew
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
m_j_s
Nice shot! But where's the rest of the tent?
JuliSonne
not nice .... but useful! Thanks for sharing
neiwil
Very interesting, looks like slightly 'longer term' accomodation than an over night rest stop.If you want ME, I'll be kipping in the helicopter next door :-) Glad they brought the radio along, though I doubt they'll be listening to 'The Peaceful Hour'.With the hazard of punji sticks to contend with, I can't imagine any soldier being comfortable so close to so much bamboo....using all your gear as 'butt stops' for the uprights would seem a bit impracticle during a downpour too.Great capture, and as said very interesting and handy reference for 'jungle warfare renders'...thanks mate.
danapommet
It does look like it would take awhile to set up but no problem finding the bamboo.
netot
Don't looks practical to me! But I never was a soldier! My tent is more confortable!
angora
looks very cosy! -not sure about the walls tho ;-D - great shot!!!
Clearbeer
loos comfy!!
Richardphotos
looks like the walls are mosquito netting.my first trip to the Philippines, my host in a province set up the net for me.I raised it up to fresh air, but about 3 am I put the sucker down as the mosquito dive bombers was headed for me
bmac62
Oops, missed this the other day. I haven't seen this particular setup before but it looks quite practical to me. I can identify two shelter halfs (buttoned or zipped together they make a traditional tent). One on top and one underneath would work to keep the sleeper reasonably dry in hot/wet SE Asia. And of course, the typical mosquito net enclosure. The bamboo poles could have been easily procured. So, yes...throw in some Aussie ingenuity and you've got a very believable overnight abode here. Thanks for thinking of me:)
sharky_
Interesting set up.... Aloha