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Customer-driven logistics solutions for remote field operations
Serving the Emergency Response, Exploration, Construction and Environmental industries worldwide, our products are operational in some of the most austere locations and harshest environments on Earth. Engineered with deployability in mind, all of our systems are designed to be portable, compact and interoperable. For over 20 years, Western Shelter Systems has led the way in remote field support with efficiently deployed solutions and packaged support systems.
Portable Shelter Facilities Western Shelter Systems provides remote site facilities designed specifically for your project requirement. Recognized for our innovative solutions to remote site challenges, we manufacture proven products arranged into unique systems to meet the demands of each challenge. As a result, facilities from Western Shelter Systems are a combination of high-quality equipment and comprehensive systems integration delivering to you the most cost effective facilities available. Our selections of aluminum-framed, fabric covered shelters are suitable for a 6-person fly camp, or a 10,000 person construction camp. A portable shelter facility from Western Shelter Systems is 1/3 the weight and 1/7 the shipping volume of a traditional trailer camp of equivalent square footage. Our shelters have been configured as individual bedrooms or dorms, kitchens, dining rooms, recreation areas, laundry or storage rooms, shower houses, ablutions, offices and medical space. A turnkey facility from Western Shelter Systems is complete from shelter to sewage if needed, and packaged to facilitate almost any transportation method.
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One of the unique features of a Western Shelter Systems camp facility is the ability of all shelters to interconnect with one another. This operational feature allows the creation of a facility with no limit to the size of the interconnected complex. The entire facility can be environmentally controlled allowing personnel to travel throughout the complex in complete comfort while limiting the amount of exposure to outside elements. Our Trailer Boot Connector allows you to transition from a trailer to a shelter while maintaining this environmental protection.
Shelter Camps
Complexed Shelter Facilities
Hybrid Shelter Facilities Western Shelter Mobility manufactures and up fits a variety of trailer systems, trucks and ISO container systems. A typical hybrid facility consists of several trailer units combined with a variety of shelters. The trailer units will have the more complex utilities such as the kitchen and ablution facilities with their plumbing and electrical systems preinstalled. Shelters stored inside these trailers during transport are then deployed on site providing sleeping accommodations, recreation areas, offices, dining and any other number of uses. A hybrid facility can ship with a footprint that is only Âź the footprint of a fully deployed complex. Trailers Systems offer over the road logistical advantages while container and pod based configurations lend themselves to air and ocean mobility.
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The Vestibule Connector allows multiple shelters to be joined together creating efficient living space not found with other types of tents. The 6’ sidewall allows every square foot of the structure to be utilized. Both fabric and/or wood partitions may be used to create rooms and/or hallways within the shelters. Multiple entrances may be used for access to segregated areas. Interior applications are designed specifically for your use and we welcome your requirements and design challenges.
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Shelter Interiors
150 Man Construction Camp with dorms and private sleepers
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Shelter Camps
24 Man Discovery Camp transportable by air
2 room dorm with 8 beds/16 bunk beds and wardrobes
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Engineered for Extreme Conditions
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Western Shelter GK1935
The Western Shelter Systems line of portable field shelters and support equipment was originally designed in the mid-80’s to provide an easily transported, simple to erect and weather secure working environment for industry operating in remote conditions. From the Arctic to the Tropics, our customers have put our systems through the harshest of tests and have proven the reliability of our designs, materials and construction. Their experiences contribute to the continual quality improvement that supports our global reputation for excellence. The Western Shelter design is based on the geometry of the octagon shape, which inherently delivers more structural integrity than a conventional square or rectangular structure. As increased loads are placed on the roof, the interlocking eave bars generate more stability to the shelter. The additional planes of the sides also tend to shed wind load, thus minimizing wall flap and creating a quieter and completely useable interior. The cover system performs independent of the shelter frame, allowing the shelter to be utilized without the top and/or wall panels if needed.
The GK1935 is the workhorse of the shelter line. Measuring 18’ 7” (5.7m) wide and 33’ 11” (10.4m) long, with 6’ (1.8m) sidewalls and a total center height of 10’ 9” (3.3m), this shelter offers 570 square feet (53 square meters) of usable floor area. This shelter can be utilized as a kitchen or dining space, or any combination thereof. They can be set up to sleep 10 persons dorm style in single bunks or up to 20 when bunk beds are utilized. Optional dividers can create from 2 to 6 separate rooms within the shelter. When utilized as office space, they will easily accommodate multiple work stations. The GK1935 works well for laundries, shower houses and combined bathroom/ablution type complexes.
GK1935 570 sq.ft./53 sq.m.
Western Shelter GK20 The GK20 is a generously sized 18’ 7” (5.7m) side-to-side octagon, with the same 6’ (1.8m) useable sidewall, and a peak height of 10’9” (3.3m) that serves a large variety of functions within a camp facility. At 286 square feet, the GK20 will sleep up to 4 people dorm style or can be divided into 2 individual rooms. They can be utilized for small kitchen or diners in fly camps, and combination shower/hygiene facilities in small camps as well. The size also lends itself for use as utility shelters, such as housing water purification where equipment can be protected from the elements.
GK20 286 sq.ft./27 sq.m.
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Measuring a huge 22’ 8” (6.9m) wide and 60’ 1” (18.3m) long, with 6’ (1.8m) sidewalls and a total center height of 12’ (3.7m), the GK2360 is the largest shelter you can set up without the aid of any tools, ladders or lifts. One trained individual with 5-7 helpers can set up this shelter in under an hour. The GK2360 provides over 1274 square feet of completely useable floor space. In larger camps, this shelter can be utilized as a kitchen or dining space, or a combination thereof. They can be set up to sleep 20 persons dorm style in single bunks, or up to 40 when bunk beds are utilized. Optional wall dividers can create from up to 10 separate rooms within the shelter including a central hallway. When utilized as office space, they will easily accommodate multiple work stations and individual rooms as needed. The GK2360 works well for large laundries, shower houses, and combined bathroom/ablution type complexes, especially where gender separation is required. The GK2360 often serves as the central “hub” within a shelter complex.
Shelter Models
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GK2360 1274 sq.ft./118 sq.m.
Western Shelter UL16 The UL16 shelter is a utilitarian 14’ 11” (4.6m) side-to-side octagon, with the same 6’ (1.8m) sidewall as our other shelters. It provides 184 square feet of useable floor space. The UL16 features our three-way windows. It has zippered doorways rather than the frame mounted double doors found on our other shelters. This shelter has a tarp style floor as opposed to a sealed floor system (as utilized in our other shelters). The UL16 can be utilized as the main shelters for smaller, highly mobile fly camps providing all functions in camp including sleepers, kitchen-diners, and combination shower/hygiene facilities as well. The size also lends itself for use as utility shelters housing functions such as pump stations, communications equipment, environmental monitoring gear, core shacks, and general storage use. This shelter can be set up by 2 persons in less than 5 minutes.
UL16 184 sq.ft./17 sq.m.
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Shelter Options
• Aircraft grade aluminum self-standing frames • Set up on any surface without tools • 6’ (1.8m ) vertical sidewalls • Double door(s) and three-way windows w/insect screen, clear panel and inner cover • Roof mounted air/condensation vents • Collapses and stores in tight packaging, easily transported by hand, ground or air • Wind capacity of up to 70 mph (112.65 kph) w/proper staking • Assemble/disassemble in less than 20 minutes with 4 persons • Most sizes connect via 7’9” (2.4m) vestibules to form limitless, contiguous tent cities • No tools, ladders or lifts needed for assembly • Floors seal to sidewalls preventing pest and weather intrusion • Each shelter has the ability to be configured with walls only or roof only
In addition to the shelter’s basic features, our team has designed a full line of options ranging from entryways and interior divider walls to trailer boot connectors, that allow you to create a custom system and configuration specific to your requirements. The Vestibule Connector is essential to increasing the flexibility and expansion capability of your shelter system. This rigid framed addition connects to each shelter (except HO 16) creating a variety of configurations and complexes. Each Vestibule Connector adds 58 sq ft to the facility footprint and measures 7’ 8” x 7’ 8” (2.35m x 2.35m). The Vestibule Entryway can be quickly installed onto an existing double door wall or sidewall to create an enclosed, weathersecure entryway or mudroom. The Entryway adds 8’ by 8’ (2.44m x 2.44m) of operational space and comes complete with roof insulation, vinyl flooring and a push-through environmental partition that can be installed between the entryway and the main room of the shelter.
Thermal Barrier
Roof and Wall Panels creates an energy reflective layer of insulation directly inside the outer vinyl layer. This layer of insulation provides noise abatement, creates dead air space and minimizes heating and cooling energy requirements.
Portable Flooring
provides a stable platform that allows furnishings and other equipment to rest on a stable floor while greatly reducing foot and leg stress. Custom-sized to fit all shelters and vestibules, the Portable Roll-Out Flooring System is fast and easy to deploy.
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Our Pre-Cut Wood Floor
Platform
Systems create the perfect base for camps deployed long term or on uneven terrain. Each platform kit includes all dimensional lumber, decking, fasteners, sealant, batting and assembly instructions. Leveling dunnage is not included. Optional vinyl or carpet surfaces can be supplied. Screen Wall Panels maximize natural ventilation in hot or humid weather by providing a natural cross-ventilation and air circulation throughout the shelter.
The Lighting Kit is preconfigured for each shelter and utilizes our 4 ft. inline Tube Lights. When lighting levels need to be adjusted or isolated to specific areas, the Tube Light Dimmer Sleeve™ allows each light to be individually adjusted to the perfect illumination. The Interior Wiring
Harness furnishes power for
lights, computers and other equipment within each shelter. Weather-tight duplex outlet boxes mount to the top of each vertical leg around the interior perimeter of the shelter, keeping the outlets off the ground. Equipped with a 15-amp GFCI device, heavy-duty wiring harnesses can be custom ordered for specialty applications and larger power demand.
Western Shelter Systems manufactures a line of shelter furnishings and equipment, to ISO 9001-2000 standards, that perform in the harshest of field environments. The Bunk
Beds are the strongest and most compact beds available. Kitchen Kart™ was designed to meet the needs of smaller camps. Heat, microwave, wash and refrigerate just about everything you need for preparing meals. The SnapTank™ series of portable tanks fit into a bag no larger than a golf bag and provides open top field storage for up to 3000 gallons of water. We even have a BBQ in a box where the lid becomes the side table.
Fuel Management Western Shelter Systems has been providing industry with portable, remote site fuel and water storage, transferring, secondary containment and pumping systems for over twenty years. The product lines are ideal for bulk fuel storage needed for exploration, remote construction or site remediation as well as portable sling tanks for fly camps. We will design and supply a system specific to your project requirements.
If you have a field requirement and can’t find the right equipment to do the job, call Western Shelter. Our engineering and manufacturing resources are at your disposal!
Features and Options
Camp Equipment
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Utilities
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Climate Control
Western Shelter Systems manufactures shelters and camps that are not only portable, but uniquely redeployable by design. We have developed, and continue to develop a full array of power generation, electrical management and distribution, water service and distribution, waste management and treatment as well as heating and/or cooling systems that are modular by design for easy field installation by non-tradespersons. By providing systems that are mostly pre-assembled, and stored in packaging that serves secondary functions within the facility, Western Shelter systems are quickly installed during set up, and then efficiently recovered and stored until the next deployment.
Providing a clean and comfortable internal environment can be pivotal during operations, especially when the facility is positioned in a hot and humid, or cold/ freezing location. From heating and cooling units to air circulation options, equip your shelters with a system that creates a comfortable environment during field operations.
Electrical Systems Outfitting a field operation with the electrical components you need to run an operation can be a daunting task. Western Shelter Systems has created an electrical system that can furnish power to a single shelter or an entire complex. Our electrical components were designed to be easily transportable and quick to deploy, providing on-scene power management to meet almost any need. We offer external components such as spider boxes, electrical distribution panels and on-scene generators. The generators, ranging in size from 3.5 Kw to 150 Kw, have a main harness that feeds the distribution panel, and then subcables feed to the various “Spider Boxes�, smaller all weather distribution hubs, which then feed to individual shelters. The entire system is GFCI protected all the way to the grounding rod at source. It is completely plug and play, no professional tradesmen needed here! All camp systems can be delivered in 110/220V 60Hz or 208/230V 50Hz configurations specific to location of operations.
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When operating a large camp or portable facility, deploying a water handling system, complete with sinks, showers and relief stations, is an important part of your overall system. The field water handling equipment line provides a preassembled modular, expandable, portable and interoperable system that covers all your camp needs. From storing water, heating it and then pressurizing and delivering it to the fixtures, our kits are easy to deploy, assemble and then store for the next project.
Water Purification Western Shelter Systems provides a variety of systems to clean the water utilized for the camp facility. Our system philosophy is one of keeping the purification equipment on the smaller and more efficient scale, and to then store the final product for distribution as needed from the storage vessel(s) throughout the camp. This system is more cost effective than providing high volume, on demand type systems, which can be prohibitively expensive, fragile and complex.
Wastewater
Systems & Utilities
Water Handling
Whether your camp will produce black and gray water sewage, or only gra y, Western Shelter Systems has a variety of components and systems to collect and take care of the wastewater discharge from the camp. Sewage from kitchens, ablutions and laundries is collected in our packaged sump pump systems for transfer to the treatment and/or storage bladders. Disposing of the collected wastewater can be handled in a variety of ways, ranging from on-site portable wastewater treatment systems to gray water bladders where the product is stored awaiting removal by tanker to a sanctioned disposal site.
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Field Showers With the ability to incorporate our pre-packaged water handling system and provide a clean and comfortable showering space with added privacy options, our interoperable shower system is easily expandable and can be configured to meet your project requirements. Each system can be deployed as a standalone shelter or as an integrated vestibule inside the shelter in configurations such as; a two shower system, a single stall shower with an accompanying private dressing room or a toilet enclosure. Built with the same durable materials as our shelters, each system incorporates shower catch basins plumbed for the recovery of gray water.
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Field Sinks
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The perfect addition to our field showering system, our line of field sinks are available in three sizes; one, two or three basin sinks. They are portable and rapidly deployed sink systems with individually controlled hot and cold water faucets. Each sink is housed in a rugged aluminum case with a stainless steel basin. Both the double and triple basin sinks come with unbreakable Lexan mirrors. These self-contained sinks can be interconnected with our showers via the preassembled plumbing kits. Hot water is supplied with any of our Demand Hot Water systems.
Field Latrines Maintaining adequate sanitation services for your field operation often poses a challenge. For fly camps and other short term operations, Western Shelter Systems has created a full line of sanitation options for the unique needs of your operation. With options ranging from single stall field toilets to portable lavatory kits, we provide the most complete selection found.
All products are stored in protective field bags. The next level of storage and protection is our optional aluminum case line, built of aluminum with a powder-coated finish, foam padding, heavy-duty recessed lifting handles and latches. All lids are removable and most cases serve secondary functions within the camp once the original contents are removed. Almost all cases are made of a unique “dimple” process which allows the cases to securely stack on each other. Storage and Transport trailers are available in sizes from 14 to 53 feet. All trailers are designed with drop-down ramp rear doors and curb-side forward man-doors. Frame-welded E-Track brackets on floors and walls are standard to maximize tie-down flexibility. Dehumidifiers are also standard while heat and air conditioning as well as awnings and exterior scene lighting are optional. All trailers can be ordered with a variety of interior functions for use in the camp after the trailer is emptied of its’ cargo. These installations can include an office space mounted in the nose, a small kitchen, bathrooms, a shower system or any other number of configurations where pre-assembled hard wiring and plumbing is advantageous to a portable camp.
Trailer Boot The Trailer Boot allows almost any trailer to connect to almost all Western Shelters creating a weather protected passage way from the shelter to the rear of the trailer. The optional double doors can be utilized to create a door protected entry to the trailer from the interior of the shelter. Ideal application for smaller camps when a kitchen or ablution is hard installed inside the trailer. Also handy for connecting office, lab, communications or management space located within the trailer to the rest of the camp.
Shipping All Western Shelter Camps that are not pre-positioned within a trailer are professionally boxed and crated for their journey to your destination. Shelters are generally packaged in individual boxes and when necessary are placed in larger crates and/ or on large pallets for a more efficient load. Crates are marked and all loads are manifested with each crate’s contents, weight and function within the camp for easy identification at the project site. Crating style ranges from disposable to re-useable based on client direction.
Sanitation/Storage & Transport
Storage & Transport
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Truck & Trailer Systems Western Shelter Mobility Systems custom manufactures trailers, trucks and motor coaches designed and engineered to serve your project and resources. Like our Shelter Camp Systems, we lead the industry in quality and innovation. No project is too big or too small. We up-fit cargo trailers to become rolling job site kitchens or laundries and more. An entire camp or just key camp functions can be installed in converted ISO 20’ and 40’ Containers. We can turn a 53’ over-the-road trailer into a high yield kitchen serving hundreds or high tech lab space for your team on the job site. Utilizing many different chassis, ranging from Sprinter to Kenworth, we have engineered and produced a variety of specialized truck configurations unique to Industry. Another benefit to you is our ability to connect most of our Mobility products with our Shelter Systems to give you the most versatile hybrid equipment available. Our dedication to customer service and support, combined with extensive knowledge, field experience and superior craftsmanship, continues to provide you with exceptional mobility solutions.
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Trailer Systems
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Overcoming the Challenges of Field Operations Western Shelter Systems has long produced innovative product solutions for professionals working in the most demanding environments. The reliability of our designs and the quality of our products, even under the harshest conditions, have consistently exceeded our customer’s expectations. All of Western Shelter’s equipment is the result of listening carefully to our customers; and then precisely engineering a solution that will perform in the field exactly as required. With continuous product improvements, we work hard to provide you with the quality, cutting-edge equipment that you need to make your difficult job a little bit easier. All the products offered by Western Shelter Systems, Western Shelter Mobility and CrewBoss are manufactured and assembled in the U.S. in our 103,000 square foot factories. Founded in 1988, Western Shelter Systems is now three ISO 9001:2008 registered divisions operating as an integrated entity:
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• Western Shelter - A manufacturer and worldwide distributor of uniquely designed shelters, pre-packaged systems and turnkey portable camp facilities. • Western Shelter Mobility – A manufacturer and upfitter of custom vehicle systems. From mobile camp facilities to temporary hospital complexes, the Mobility team has produced custom mobile solutions for government and Industrial operations globally.
ALWAYS MADE IN THE USA
• CrewBoss – A manufacturer of NFPA compliant and UL registered PPE clothing and gear for Wildland and Interface firefighters, including the Fire Rehab System newly established under the NFPA 1584 standard. 0123456789 While many of our products are field proven and off the shelf, we welcome your project challenges and offer engineered solutions providing the same high quality in delivered custom products. Whether you drive, fly or float to your next field project, Western Shelter Systems can provide a support solution designed for your specific application.
Training & Installation Western Shelter Systems’ hard-earned reputation for customer support and training is recognized worldwide for its lifelong commitment to the people and companies that utilize our products. We can train your personnel to set up your camp facility, covering all aspects of the installation from shelter set up to operating the sewage plant, to take-down and storage. Alternatively, Western Shelter has an in-house globetrotting installation team that can travel with, or meet your equipment at the project location. Whether your need is for an installation manager to direct your personnel or a full team from Western Shelter who have the facility ready when your team shows up, it is your choice. Western Shelter Systems is flexible and will work with you to provide the end result that your program demands. Contact us for further information and insights to your project planning needs.
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