I love being as authentic as possible but at events I usually spend the night un a unauthentic manner.
Once or twice I slept in the corner of a fieldhospital ward on top of a few greatcoats, but in most cases there was something not correct about how I slept.
I started working on that by making my own sleepingbag.
It was very easy, I just got two old woollen blankets, folded them and sewn them together.
Its authentic and it works perfectly.
A extra bonus is of course that I can carry it with me as part of my impression as a refugee and dont have to hide it when the public arrives.
But sleeping on the ground isnt a good idea, ive done it during my survival training in Belgium many years ago (i lost a bet and was send into the woods for a week) and I dont want to be a wreck the whole event.
So then I bought a little military fieldbed, I was told it might be postwar but the model is prewar.
I havent yet checked it out but it feels good.
But I still wanted to improve something.
As a Dutch civilian refugee it wouldnt be very likely (or proper) for me to crawl into a military tent filled with soldiers :wink:
So then I bought a nice old tent, its a sweety and im madly in love with it.
Fantastic!
Now I can use it as part of my display, and next summer I can even go on a authentic holiday
Here is a little photo;
Recently I spend my first night in the tent, in the sleepingbag on the fieldbed.
Very scary as I had no time to test the tent, I had no idea if it was waterproof and of course it rained...
Everything worked perfectly.
Once or twice I slept in the corner of a fieldhospital ward on top of a few greatcoats, but in most cases there was something not correct about how I slept.
I started working on that by making my own sleepingbag.
It was very easy, I just got two old woollen blankets, folded them and sewn them together.
Its authentic and it works perfectly.
A extra bonus is of course that I can carry it with me as part of my impression as a refugee and dont have to hide it when the public arrives.
But sleeping on the ground isnt a good idea, ive done it during my survival training in Belgium many years ago (i lost a bet and was send into the woods for a week) and I dont want to be a wreck the whole event.
So then I bought a little military fieldbed, I was told it might be postwar but the model is prewar.
I havent yet checked it out but it feels good.
But I still wanted to improve something.
As a Dutch civilian refugee it wouldnt be very likely (or proper) for me to crawl into a military tent filled with soldiers :wink:
So then I bought a nice old tent, its a sweety and im madly in love with it.
Fantastic!
Now I can use it as part of my display, and next summer I can even go on a authentic holiday
Here is a little photo;
Recently I spend my first night in the tent, in the sleepingbag on the fieldbed.
Very scary as I had no time to test the tent, I had no idea if it was waterproof and of course it rained...
Everything worked perfectly.