11-06-2014, 10:50 AM | #11 |
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Re: Basic, High-Tech, maybe Low-Tech: different tents / tent types
Hmm. I imagined that such an option is very, very situational: it takes time and effort to dig a trench large enough for a person. Let's say 2 ft × 6 ft × 1 ft, a very minimalistic deepness in the ground, will take half an hour in loose soil, an hour in ordinary, and can't meaningfully be done without a pick or an improvised equivalent in hard soil. It also might have the problem of getting flooded if there's a rain. How are these issues solved?
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11-06-2014, 11:09 AM | #12 | |
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11-06-2014, 12:15 PM | #13 | |
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11-06-2014, 12:18 PM | #14 |
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Re: Basic, High-Tech, maybe Low-Tech: different tents / tent types
I sharpened the edge of mine to the point where I could thunk it into a tree and it'd stay there. Most jarheads found that a little weird.
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11-06-2014, 12:41 PM | #15 |
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Re: Basic, High-Tech, maybe Low-Tech: different tents / tent types
Hmm. Good point. (I'm assuming the one on High-Tech p. 25 counts?) Should the rule that with a 'pick-and-shovel', one only digs 0.6×BL cf/hr in hard soil due to changing between picking and shovelling be relaxed or ditched entirely?
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