Tent city

We are going to get to leave here one of these days, I can’t say exactly when, but it’s coming up pretty soon. As part of our transition out of here almost everyone will move into a tent city that is being set up.

I wrote about the earth moving and dust creating a few days ago, and that was part of setting up the tent city. The field was flattened and graded for run off, and then wooden floors constructed. Now the tents are being erected.

Each tent is about 20 feet by 50 feet, and made of fabric with a rubbery coating. These are brand new tents, provided by the Air Force. They are tan, and each has a fly above it. The fly is the same size as the roof, and is held about 10 inches above the roof so air can circulate and reduce solar heating. Inside the tents are black, but all have in inner white liner, again for insulation and to lighten up the inside. A divider cuts the interior in two, with a door between.

Each tent comes with an air conditioner/heater and a light set, and a large air plenum runs down the middle of the ceiling to distribute the air. All in all, pretty nice, for tents. Way better that that nasty greasy canvas stuff we used to have to use.

The tents open onto a concrete walkway, which will be nice during the muddy season. There are lots of tents, but we also have lots of soldiers to pack into them, so I guess each tent will house are least dozens of soldiers. Exactly how many per tent remains to be seen. Our stay in the tents should be short, maybe a couple of weeks.