Just remember I have access to the pictures of you with long flowing locks 
and drain pipe jeans 
DOH!
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Don't be ashamed of the flowing locks, brother! 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Eeeeeeeeeeeeh I'd forgotton how funny Che's pictures are some lovely stripey shirt things going on, tight trews 
, mullets (of a rather orange colour) and lots else ah if only I could share them with you all
nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooo let it be
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Go on Helga.. we will give you FG immunity and protection.
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just to pre-empt things whislt I'm at work tomorrow cos I know he'll want to wind me up with the same idea HA beat ya too it
And Guy, see that look, thats my stroppy one, perfected since well however old I was there and then some (4 I think)
never a absence of coppers when you want it 
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A youthful piccy of you would be copper too ... topped
There is a very good reason the Germans didnt recommend building more than 16 section tents. They are a nightmare over 16 sections. The 24 section tent I made for a display the other year at Beltring was for a display. 16 wasnt enough to display the bedding of the landser and get the public in and out. They were all original zelts as were the sectional poles and every peg, the improvised centre poles were a branch for the display end and the 'visitors' end had a pole made from 4x2. I thought it best to keep the punters safe? I spent most of the week sewing buttons back on and mending tears or touring the vendors looking for cheap gash zelts for patching.
The stresses on a 4 or 8 section tent are nothing compared to those at work on a 16 or 24 section. You will build a massive sail. Pegging at the corner grommets isnt enough if there is any kind of wind. You will need to use the rope loops on the centreline. These are missing from most repros.
I certainly would not recommend going over two levels high. So for big tents you want 16, 24 or 36 sections and so on, you need to add 8 sections each time plus spares. I needed them. Not all repro zelts will button to originals or other repros. I have 2 like this.
I found it easier to build the lower level and then add the top section, there is a goodly weight of canvas involved.
Use the picture on zeltbahn.com esp. the one that shows the door way. Fold the sides back as shown. Some clot will trip over the 'threshold' and a zelt will get damaged.
If there is a chance of rain dont peg out too hard. You might need to find some slack here and there. Try buttoning the door closed last thing at night on a wet zelt tent that was pegged out as tight as possible.
And buttoning these things together is not the most humourous way to spend your time fingers are going to hurt.
Get some straw for the floor, warm and helps a little to control any mud.
Good luck and enjoy your creation. Take some photos, I didn't.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
many thanks poacher i was hoping you would post as Ive herd you've had experience in these mater's .unless the weather conditions are perfect i wont bother as i carnt afford to replace that many zelts i will now be taking spare buttons sewing kit para cord and my tools for making strong center poles out of taffys 4x4 posts. 
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and i will defently take lots of pics as i can only see this happerning once
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Bloody blinkin heck just found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-GERMAN-C ... 286.c0.m14
Is it coz I is Welsh
Welsh and proud
Your all fekin bonkers
Bloody blinkin heck just found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-GERMAN-C ... 286.c0.m14
erm dont think i will be using that one just cheaper repros me thinks
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I think £50 is a fair price for an original in good condition with all its grommets and most of its buttons. Original buttons are between 50p and a quid, thats £30 in buttons alone. Dealer price is normally around the £70 mark.
Good luck with this project. The lack of guy lines is an issue, your para chord might be handy.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
All my waffen SS repro Zelts have the middle rope loops fitted and i have some zelt guylines
yes much strapage required me thinks and we can put some on the zelt tent too
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Hmm given Poachers sage advice, and the fact nonoe of us have tried this before perhaps a "16 skinner" would be an appropriate start. ?
We could always build two ...one for the pissheads and one for the others
surely that should be two 16 zelt tents for piss heads and a 4 zelt for the sober
but on a serious note you may be right we could always make a zelt tunnel betwixt the two
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