25 Forgotten Military Camping Tricks That Still Work Better Than Modern Gear
Old World Skills
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In this video we cover 25 forgotten military camping tricks that still work better than modern gear — the wool blanket system that kept insulating even soaked through, the canvas wall tent that never trapped its occupants in their own condensation, the waxed canvas poncho that stayed silent and could be repaired by hand in the field, the steel canteen that could go straight onto an open fire, and more, all drawn from Army field manuals, Natick Laboratories research, and the frontier equipment tradition that came before both.
Almost nobody remembers that any of this was ever standard-issue equipment.
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Canvas tent: I'm old enough to know both: canvas for childhood camping and time in the army and synthetic tents for camping later on. I hated the canvas!!! One touch to the inside of a wet tent immediately starts the leaking. And it's heavy as a rock. It will rot faster than synthetics too.
Iron casting for cooking? Are you serious? The weight, the cleaning... omg! No way!!! Lightweight non-stick camping gear all the way! <3
...well, I'm done with your opinions about "benefits". You basically favor an oak club over a modern gun, because it's more reliable, ignoring all the benefits of modern equipment. That's some serious bs! Fare well, oldtimer.
Not very fair of you to use that graph and then quickly move on.
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This earns you a "do not recommend"... as well as the whole nonsense thing about canvas, wool and cast iron being better than more midern choices.
When l go camping a don't bring a horse to carry my heavy kit, and l don't use materials that will let me down in the rain (canvas tents), or give me a hernia lifting out of my backpack (cast iron cookware).
25 Forgotten Military Camping Tricks That Still Work Better Than Modern Gear
Old World Skills
47,222 views
In this video we cover 25 forgotten military camping tricks that still work better than modern gear — the wool blanket system that kept insulating even soaked through, the canvas wall tent that never trapped its occupants in their own condensation, the waxed canvas poncho that stayed silent and could be repaired by hand in the field, the steel canteen that could go straight onto an open fire, and more, all drawn from Army field manuals, Natick Laboratories research, and the frontier equipment tradition that came before both.
Almost nobody remembers that any of this was ever standard-issue equipment.
#militarycamping #bushcraft #militaryhistory #forgottenskills #survival #camping #outdoors #army #forgotten #history