Description
The tent-cloak is made of thick cotton material, which is an exact copy of German tent fabric. It works against water due to the very dense weave of threads, which swell when wet and, remaining wet, do not let water in. In this fabric, if you look at the sun, you can’t see any gaps between the threads (on any other cheap copy, they are).
The camouflage completely copies the original pattern, with one half printed in the middle of the canvas, and the other with a shift, which often happened on the originals due to manufacturing errors. On one side, the colors are for autumn (brown-red), on the other for summer (green leaves against the background of the earth). On cheap copies, the pattern is usually incorrect (something similar is simply drawn).
A line of similar spots along the center allows you to join the camouflage when assembling the halves of the tent. An idea developed before the war specifically for raincoats, but did not survive it due to technical complexity and low practical utility, but nevertheless interesting and unique.
The canvas has the Dub-A camouflage in its earliest version. The edges and neck are trimmed with Dymka camouflage, which also uses Dub-A as a base for dark spots. That is, this tent, according to historical logic, could have been produced in 1941-1943. It has the stamp RB-Nr.0/0765/002, an exact copy of the original, such a stamp was put after the start of the war for unification and secrecy, and the specific manufacturer was encrypted in the number.
Steel buttons with three holes. The canvas is stitched with thick gray thread. The buttons are sewn on with thick white thread for leather (as on the original).
The ropes that are used to attach the pegs when setting up the tent are already included!
Why the discount?
This tent has a drawback: extra holes from sewn and ripped buttons along the bottom edge. Sold at a discount. Photo below.
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Whether the Zeltbahn is waterproof?
At the beginning of the XX century, the material for tents was a dense fabric: the tighter lay the threads to each other during the creation of the fabric, the worse it passes water. It's about drops of water or rain, they flow down from the surface of the tent, and do not seep inside. But at the same time the tent does not remain dry, the threads from which the fabric is made, absorb water and become wet. That's enough to get shelter from the rain. However, every tourist in the twentieth century knew: if, being in a tent in the rain, to touch it from the inside, soon a drop will begin to gather at this point. Also with a Zeltbahn: it will get wet faster in the place where it touches the shoulders. As a result: the material of the tent can be wetted, it can be washed, but with proper handling it saves from the weather. The material of the tent does not have a coating of rubber or nano-materials, it is a product of the XX century technology, designed for reenactment! Therefore, it does not give 100% protection from water, which gives cellophane, but allows you to hide from the rain or the sun.
Historical reference.
The "Oak A" camouflage was produced by machine (roller) from about 1941. In 1943, "Oak B" also appeared with a slightly different pattern of spots. The difference between them is difficult to notice without careful study. Read more historical information here.
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