Wally76 Posted September 13, 2018 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2018 I came home from work today, and my Mother was here when i got home visiting with the kids. We talked for a while, and before she leaves she says oh yeah, your uncle Red found an old tent in the rafters of your Grandmothers barn. He told me to bring it to you, that you might like to have it. After she leaves i pull it out of the bag, and it smells awful. Like vomit. Ive never seen a tent like it. I look it over and find a US stamp. After more combing over i find Tweedie 1944. Armed with that i go to google. Looks like its a Mountain Division tent? Im going to set it up tomorrow so that i can get better pictures of it. Anyway im hoping some experts here can tell me more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted September 13, 2018 More pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted September 13, 2018 Pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Colt Posted September 13, 2018 Share #4 Posted September 13, 2018 Yes. 1944 Mountain tent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted September 13, 2018 Yes. 1944 Mountain tent. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtpeter Posted September 13, 2018 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2018 And those are the correct poles and pins which are harder to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 13, 2018 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2018 Nice Mountain tent. Agree the hard items to find are the poles and stakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted September 13, 2018 Share #8 Posted September 13, 2018 They do have a unique smell to them. I stopped at a yard sale once and could smell one as soon as I got out of my car. It didn't take long to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 13, 2018 Share #9 Posted September 13, 2018 They do have a unique smell to them. I stopped at a yard sale once and could smell one as soon as I got out of my car. It didn't take long to find it. About 20 years ago the surplus store in Ames Iowa still had a half dozen or so new old stock.They had "the smell" Lady who was the owner had a store in Colorado Springs too and the mountain gear seem to gravitate to the Ames store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally76 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted September 13, 2018 I got it all laid out this morning. It’s in great shape. No tears anywhere, but it does appear that i am missing three pole pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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