Transcript GP Medium Tent Lesson

GP Medium
Tent
Instructions
U.S. Military General
Purpose Medium Tent
 Objectives 
We are learning to put up our GP
Medium tents so we can better
understand what we are doing.
 Also, we are “training” for this billet.
What that means is that we need an
understanding of WHY we train…so we
can do the BEST possible job
and be READY for it.

Measurements
Measures 32 feet long
and 16 feet wide.
Wall height is 5' 6"
with a center height of 10'.
Total of 523 square feet.
Before we begin…
It is important
to know
WHAT JOB
you have
in putting up
the tent.
Some helpful information:
Total weight of canvas only: 269
pounds.
Constructed from water resistant and
fire resistant 12.29 ounce cotton
duck canvas or heavy duty Vinyl.
Tents can be erected by four people in
about an hour.
By Col. Lou Burson
Executive Support Staff Officer
A GP medium tent is 16X32 ft in
size, designed to sleep 12
people. While in Vietnam, I
lived in a GP medium tent with
22 other guys for nine months.
We were a platoon of 40 to 60
people assigned away from our
Company. The only life support
we received was one noon meal
per day, sometimes. Three tents
were used for living quarters;
one for the 4 NCO's and two for
the other 40 to 50 soldiers
STEP 1 - Squaring The Tent.
Two opposing corner diagonal measurements will
assure a true rectangular footprint.
Step 2 - Tensioning guy line this in order will more evenly
distribute the loads most evenly. A properly tensioned tent
will have less sagging and reduce bagging in the rain.
Step 3 - Proper angle of the guy line will maximize
the structural integrity in adverse weather
conditions.
Securing to the ground.
The “New” design
Introducing the New State of the Art Design in
Tactical Tentage
Modular General Purpose Tent System (MGPTS)
Wish we had
this!
It could be worse…
The Soldier Crew Tent
(SCT) was originally
developed to provide
environmental
protection for the
billeting of combat
vehicle crews.
The BOTTOM LINE IS…
When we put up the GP Mediums,
YOUR JOB
will be the same
ON EACH TENT.
That way we can avoid confusion.
Tent-Care
Aquino sews up the holes.
Umbrella Duty
Poles in the RIGHT boxes!
Load-up.
Keep the truck neat and clean
Lay it all out.
NOT what you want to do…
RIDGE POLES FIRST.
Much better
The “Racks”
Outdoor Classroom
A Captive Audience
Fold up when you’re done.
Tethers together.
Roll it up and tie it tight.
Back into the truck.
The End
Resources
http://www.imsplus.com/ims66b.html
http://www.dod.state.ga.us/hqang/boarstale/pages/june2001boars.html
http://ct.dscp.dla.mil/ctinfo/basecamp/setup/setup.html
Lesson compiled by ENS Summerlin for educational purposes ONLY.
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