Mick MacAnselan Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 In another thread, I think it was established that wedge tents were period for GAoP, but suspect for use by pirates ashore. Be that as it may, what would the wedge tents of the day have been made of? TIA. The Dread Pyrate MacAnselan aka Mick
Capn_Enigma Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Ship's canvas. After all, there was an abundance of sailcloth stolen from enemy ships. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Mick MacAnselan Posted July 29, 2006 Author Posted July 29, 2006 Thanks Capt, but what I was trying to ask was... "what would land lubbers' wedge tents have been made of?" The Dread Pyrate MacAnselan aka Mick
Capn_Enigma Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Sorry, same answer: Heavy canvas. "The floggings will continue until morale improves!"
Mick MacAnselan Posted July 29, 2006 Author Posted July 29, 2006 Sorry, same answer: Heavy canvas. Capn, Would that be Cotton Canvas, Linen Canvas, or Hemp, or something else? Reason I ask is that most/all the wedge tents sold for reanactors seem to be Cotton Canvas, but I don't think cotton sails were used much (if at all) in the GAoP, and Cotton was banned for clothing in England. Though I don't know if it was banned for other purposes (like tents). The Dread Pyrate MacAnselan aka Mick
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