basic camp skills. overview tent skills basic camp equipment attending the event
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BASIC CAMP SKILLS
Overview
Tent Skills Basic Camp Equipment Attending the Event
Tent Skills
TentsType Groups that use them
Wedge Military (some civilian
Wall tent Military non coms, civilian, and merchant
Tipi Native, fur trade, rendezvous, civilian
Marquis Military officer, merchant, civilian
Wikiup Native
Sub Altern
Mitered Corner Military officer, merchant, civilian
French double bell
Coureur de Bois Voyageur, civilian, fur trade
Lean to Longhunter, fur trade, civilian
Dining Fly any
Soldier tent – 18th century Wall Tent – 18th
century
Officer’s Marque – 18th century Lean -to
18th Century Tents
Rendezvous Tents
Tipi
Photo used with permission from rendezvous Ohio
Fly attached to tent
Wall tent with fly
Civil War Tents
Wall tent
Wedge tent
Tent Skills
Basic Tent-ology Ropes Tent stakes Tent poles
Practice setting up your tent
Basic Camp Equipment
What can I put inside my tent?
Straw for bedding Canvas drop cloth for the floor
Wool blankets Animal hides with fur on
Camp bed Your gear/clothing
Camp stove – based on if you have a stove hole
Lantern hooks on the tent poles to hang a lantern
Wooden pegs in tent poles to hang your gear
Period mattress filled with straw or other materials
Basic Camp Equipment
Iron Skillet Grill Dutch ovens
Spider (a skillet with legs) Table Iron or pewter two tined forks
Iron fire set – either a tri-pod or 2 upright vertical bars with metal loops at the top with a horizontal
Trammels (to attach pots to fire set)
S hooks to hang pots from fire set
Trivets Cook pots Wooden, pewter, iron, or horn spoons
Basic Camp Equipment
Period knives Flint/steel box with tinder
Lantern/lantern stand
Camp box to store kitchen gear
Pot scrubber Iron cooking utensils (spatula, spoon, fork, ladle)
Pewter, tin, or wooden plates/bowls
Linen pot holders Corn boiler
Tin, brass, or wooden bucket
Linen/cotton towels Spices (contained in linen or muslin bags or small glass bottles with cork, wooden containers) can be put in a spice box or just in a larger bag or tin
Basic Camp Equipment
Oak keg for water Tin basin to wash dishes Mortar/pestle
First aid kit Food stuff canvas bags Spice grinder
Firewood carrier Pewter, horn, leather, tin, copper, stoneware, wood, etc drinking cup
Bread board
Chairs
Camp Tools
Wooden mallet, period correct hammer, or axe with hammer head
Period correct shovel Tomahawk or axe
Attending the Event
Event basics
Signing up for event Is there a charge? Event basics
Amenities Constructing a fire pit Safety regulations What happens if it rains
Where can I set up my Tent?
Military encampment Based on unit Tents close together Single kitchen at back of tent row Will be given a layout map
Civilian Spaced farther apart Based on layout of the land Map given as to where civilian
encampment is
Constructing a Fire Pit
Make sure a certain distance from tent Cut sod in a rectangle
Also make a center cut Use shovel to dig out the two pieces Set sod aside Replace when it’s time to go home
Add stones around pit Add wood Start fire Set up kitchen irons
What Happens if it Rains?
Dig trench around tentDrain water away from tent
Safety Regulations
Fire pit certain feet away from tent
Add rocks around pitHave emergency equipment nearby
Women watch your petticoats
Summary
Tent Skills Basic Camp Equipment Attending the Event
Questions?