Hitler Jugend tent

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Dietmar
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Hitler Jugend tent

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A bit of zelt porn for those that are into that sort of thing (and I know a few of you are!). An original HJ zelt.
Unfortunately, it's a bit too fragile for normal use.
We had to put it up in our yard, because if the owner's wife finds out he bought it, he's dead meat. :lol:

Out of interest, note the little spy hole at the back. It's got a leather patch on the inside that swings over the viewing hole, so you can see if anyone's sneaking up from behind. Must be an Ernst Roehm alarm.

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The estate is looking good Tim!! Still got the Trabby as well... :lol:
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Oh yeah. You can just see her peeking out of the barn. And she's running now. Just need to get her legalised and I've got me a fun run-around. Anyway, enough about Trabis. Back to zelts.........
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Surely that's more correctly a HJ pyramidal tent rather than a "zelt"??

I'll switch off pedantic mode now...
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Dave. I'm shocked. "Zelt" is German for "tent." "Zeltbahn" means "tent piece."
Here endeth the Kraut lesson.

Now who's the pedant? :D
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You learn something every day! :lol: :lol:

(Today I learned that Tim is even more pedantic than I am! :lol: :lol: )

Seriously - I didn't know that, thought 'zelt' was always an abbreviation of 'zeltbahn', not a word in its own right...
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Oo, nice find! Do you have any idea if the peeking hole has any real purpose, like maybe for a mini stove?
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'Fraid not. It's a piece of transparent cellulose sewn completely into the leather surround. Can't see any other use to it other than looking through.
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very nice! if it goes up for sale let me know..
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