Shelter-half

Shelter-half

:"Shelter-half also refers to the name of a Vietnam-era GI resistance coffeehouse. See The Shelter Half."

In UK and Australia, a shelter-half, also known as a "dog-tent" or "pup-tent", is a simple kind of tent designed to provide temporary shelter and/or concealment. Two sheets of canvas or a similar material (the halves) are fastened together with snaps or straps to form a larger surface. The shelter-half is then erected using poles, ropes, pegs, and whatever tools are on hand, forming an inverted V structure.

In some armies, a shelter-half serves double duty as a raincoat, and is known as a "poncho".

It is sometimes used for concealment by snipers.


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