{"id":58401,"date":"2025-01-16T21:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=58401"},"modified":"2025-10-14T02:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:25:44","slug":"the-german-armys-modular-tent-system-to-replace-its-dackelgarage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/01\/16\/the-german-armys-modular-tent-system-to-replace-its-dackelgarage\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Army's modular tent system to replace its 'Dackelgarage'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping soldiers safe from the elements has been a challenge for many armies since ancient times.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/05\/22\/the-items-a-united-states-marine-carries-in-his-backpack-on-a-72-hour-operation\/\">The items a United States Marine carries in his backpack on a 72-hour operation<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/11\/16\/the-video-of-a-us-army-sergeant-showing-how-to-configure-an-ach-helmet\/\">The video of a US Army sergeant showing how to configure an ACH helmet<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>The use of tents in armies dates back to ancient times. <strong>The Romans used leather tents to house their soldiers during their campaigns<\/strong>, while the Native Americans of North America used conical tents (called tipis), made from bison skin. <strong>The civilian use of tents has been widespread for years, with two models being particularly popular:<\/strong> the Canadian tent (with a gabled roof) and the hexagonal igloo tents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2021, the Bundeswehr<\/strong> (German Armed Forces) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswehr.de\/de\/organisation\/ausruestung-baainbw\/aktuelles\/neue-zelte-fuer-die-truppe-5218026\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched a programme to equip itself with 19,000 new tents<\/a>, using a modular system. <strong>Today the Bundeswehr has published an interesting video showing what this system works<\/strong> (the video is in German, you can activate automatic subtitles in English in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leben im Felde \u2013 Neue Zelte f\u00fcr die Truppe I Bundeswehr\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLNr40Ovcos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bundeswehr began using these tents in 2022,<\/strong> distributing the first 2,500 systems to its Very High Readiness Tactical Groups (VJTF), and then equipping other units. <strong>Until now, one type of tent widely used by the Bundeswehr was the so-called \"Dackelgarage\"<\/strong> (dachshund garage). It basically consists of two individual panels of Flecktarn camouflage fabric, which can be used separately to build a rudimentary shelter for a single soldier. <strong>Joining two panels together results in a very basic Canadian tent,<\/strong> as seen in this photo (you can click on the images to enlarge them).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270350754_124dfa46a6_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270350754_74095de4e0_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dackelgarage will continue to be used by the Bundeswehr, but will be replaced by <strong>new, more comfortable and robust, single-person tents<\/strong> that are in line with what is found in civilian models. The main advantage over the Dackelgarage is that <strong>the new tent offers better insulation from the ground and better ventilation<\/strong>, as well as additional space for a backpack and other gear. Lieutenant Colonel Carsten Kai Schulke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswehr.de\/de\/organisation\/ausruestung-baainbw\/aktuelles\/neue-zelte-fuer-die-truppe-5218026\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emphasized<\/a>: <em>\"<strong>The one-person tent even withstood winds of 110 kilometres per hour without damage<\/strong>\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270104076_a4f39dc6ba_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270104076_d87e03abc6_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another new feature of the Bundeswehr's new tent system is that <strong>German soldiers now have deckchairs, which are placed inside individual tents<\/strong> to provide better insulation from the ground. In a country where it snows for so many months of the year, these deckchairs will be very welcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54269222207_4277ea7a6e_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54269222207_47995dd1da_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another major innovation is that <strong>these individual tents are modular, with four of them being able to be joined together to form a common accommodation<\/strong>, so that two pairs can have a shared space to prepare dinner, for example, sheltered from rain and snow. This central space can also be used to house <strong>refrigeration or heating units<\/strong> in deployments in environments with extreme temperatures. <strong>This combination saves the Bundeswehr from always having to resort to its Einheitszelt des Typs II<\/strong> (Standard Tents Type II), which required a truck for transport and a forklift for unloading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270527910_4097ec8578_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270527910_ecb882ec5c_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This new Bundeswehr equipment includes <strong>a folding table and stools<\/strong> for the additional accommodation module that connects four individual tents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270346003_556183180b_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270346003_2a59ea227f_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to these new features in its field accommodation, <strong>the Bundeswehr has also renovated its central catering component<\/strong> with new cooking utensils and new water bottles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270345998_1a37c4033f_3k.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270345998_77a973927d_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the renovation of the Bundeswehr tents includes <strong>a basic hygiene and sanitation module with a dry toilet<\/strong>, so that soldiers do not have to relieve themselves in the open air, as well as a new block for collecting waste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270527805_a58f8ba12f_3k.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54270527805_036560b4aa_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswehr.de\/de\/organisation\/ausruestung-baainbw\/aktuelles\/neue-zelte-fuer-die-truppe-5218026\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bundeswehr \/ K\u00c4RCHER Futuretech GmbH<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping soldiers safe from the elements has been a challenge for many armies since ancient times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,17023],"tags":[6686,23560,16710,10929],"class_list":["post-58401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-equipment","tag-bundeswehr","tag-flecktarn","tag-german-army","tag-germany"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-12 03:02:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}