Soldier Systems had a chance to talk to Caleb Johnson of Creative Tent International at Darley Defense Day last Thursday. We weren’t able to put hands on much of their product line, but we did get to look through their catalog and talk about their shelters a little bit. The Creative Tent International shelters, such as the “Shasta Shelter® product lines” are designed to be lightweight, rapidly deployable and easy to put in place (they can be used for full-time use as well as contingency operations, of course, but the expeditionary side of things is what initially caught our eye). Their shelters range in size from small personnel billeting to a monster you can park an Osprey in with some room to spare. The latter is the FTS 200; it can be accessorized with HVAC, lighting, flooring, insulating liners and other necessities.
Features of their big boy include:
- Berry Amendment Compliant
- Hangars for CH53, P-3, Military Aircraft
- Quick installation for deployable requirements
- 90 – 115 mph wind load – certified engineering IBC (International Building Code)
- Snow loading to 20 psf ground snow load
- Re-locatable and modular
- Installs from ground level with high reach forklift
- Install on concrete, asphalt, ground or grass
- End options: Gable Ends, Full Width Doors, Open Ends
For more information, contact Caleb Johnson at calebj(at)creativetent.us or Duffy Cavanaugh of Darley Defense at Duffy(at)Darley.com.