Seeking Medic Tentage!!!

[Stuart Humphrey]

Been doing the medic thing for a while now and seen some excellent displays at various shows this year, and really want to get my hands on a medic tent, well I know that they are nothing like zelts, and come in a variety of sizes, I'm after one that can fit two beds in???

Can anyone help please as i can't find one for love nor money!!!

Cheers

[DAS MEDIC]

we couldnt either, a sod to find, a good size cotton white square tent just doesnt pop up, scout tents etc(usually ex mod) just arent around,
we made ours
http://www.obelink.de/home.asp
try this place, it is on the german\dutch border town of winterswyk, they have some white tents, some are polycotton,(and have metal poles too) a lot are quite big and expensive
sorry i cant help anymore

[Gott Mit Uns]

No such thing as a "medics" tent Stuart mate, medical aid units would have variations of the truppenzelt etc (I can email you some examples of tentage), but field medics used zeltbahns for verwundednesten.

Tom.

[Stuart Humphrey]

Thanks guys, good advice.

Tom sold your stuff yet?

[Feldjager]

This is our Gebirgsverbindezelt as issued to a Gebirgssanitätskompanie (marked and dated 41).



There were specific medical tents, but they would appear to have only been issued to HVP and higher echelon units, mainly due to the size and weight (they all require vehicles for transport). There were generic ones which could be used as stores, wards, pharmacies, laundries etc. and also ones specific for operations. In 1940 a new style of tent was introduced which was effectively modular and lightweight (it used a frame on similar principles to the tilt of a lorry dray bed), though these were only usually found at Feldlazarette size units and above.

[Stuart Humphrey]

Thanks for this, Das Medic gave me a site to look at which did a decent repro, although conical at the top, if that makes any sense. It's white and looks ok.

I was perhaps thinking of trying to recreate something a little closer to the battlefield, I know the wounded Nest level was just behind and basically needed a flag.

But I wanted to get away with a flysheet or similiar that I could make, well a close family member is excellent at this. Do you know or have you seen any examples of this?

BTW your tent looks fab.

[Feldjager]

That sounds like it's a bell tent. The medic tents were camouflaged/tan/grey the same as the rest of the tents - that medical one was originally grey but has faded over the years.

For a frontline set up, anything can be used - I've seen a Market Garden photo of a German medic working under a discarded British parachute canopy suspended from trees. Rather than a purpose made canopy, make a sheet from zeltbahns - 8 of them would make a large tarpaulin. Most of my original pictures are of ambulances or higher echelon units. Have a look at http://www.hvp82.co.uk (I need to update the website) - I'll see what other photos I have.

Dave