heads up bedroll for £10

[Man of Tanith]

don't know if anyone is interested but military mart is selling Czech army bed rolls for a tenner!
link here for you to look at
comprising of a water resistant nylon outer, heavy weight blanket which buttons directly into the outer and a cotton liner which also buttons into the outer,
i bought one (and it has arrived) and although i have not tried it in the woods yet as i am saving it for when i go out with the lads in a fortnight i have curled up in it in my lounge and it is very very toasty warm. i also suspect i can fit a roll mat between blanket and outer for extra insulation and fit anoth blanket between the blanket and the liner for extra warmth.
there are a few minor cosmetic tears etc but nothing that cant be repaired and at a tenner you cant really complain

 

[Robbi]

they look good, any idea what size they roll up to ?

 

[Man of Tanith]

yeah gimme two mins and i shall measure it for you

 

[Man of Tanith]

69cm long
20cm deep
34cm wide
these are approx measurements and the liner was just bunged not buttoned in as i was busy when i had a nose at it.
its also not compressed t all so perhaps with straps and so on it could be made a little smaller

 

[Shewie]

I'm trying to justify buying one Sam, you're a bad lad

 

[Robbi]

cheers for that MOT, might just have to invest in one, even if it's just kept in the back of the car for emergencys, at that price you can't go wrong.

 

[Man of Tanith]

I'm trying to justify buying one Sam, you're a bad lad

HA HA HA HA HA REVENGE!!!! for all the times you've done it to me!!!! whooooo!!!!!!!!!

in seriousness for tenner it cant really go wrong even if you then do as i plan and improve or alter it

specially as a duluth one is about £200 more expensive
as robbi said just for lurking in the car its a good investment

it kind of puts me inmind of some of the pics in Kephart's book of a sleeping bag

 

[Shewie]

How much is postage Sam?

 

[Man of Tanith]

erm pass?
i bought a second hand norwegian 60ltr canvas pack at same time and it all came to about £27

 

[Robbi]

never used a bed roll before, are they warm ?

 

[Man of Tanith]

it was cosy when i got in it for five mins to test it out and it has made me confident enough that in couple of weeks time i am taking it as my only sleep kit for an overnighter.
though i may pack a spare wool blanket just in case

 

[Shewie]

i bought a second hand norwegian 60ltr canvas pack

Ooh they look nice

A couple of those would look well in my canoe

Do you think the frame would come off easily enough? It just makes it easier to cram them into spaces in the boat

 

[Man of Tanith]

having had a little nose yeah should work easy enough couple of poppers holding it in place at top and bottom

 

[Shewie]

Lovely job, thanks mate

Just spotted some polish ones with a PU base, could cost me some pennies this

 

[Man of Tanith]

yeah its a sneaky store as they are all reasonably priced then pow loadsa money spent cause you've got lots of reasonable prices

please note other than giving them my hard earnt wages i have no connection with this company

 

[Twodogs]

Interesting Sam

I was was looking at one of these last night on ebay but as it went for £77 I let it go ,

Thinking of making my own now , just need to get some canvas fron anchour suppiles and maybe a zip ,

Twodogs

 

[Andy T]

Just bought one ............

 

[Man of Tanith]

Interesting Sam

I was was looking at one of these last night on ebay but as it went for £77 I let it go ,

Thinking of making my own now , just need to get some canvas fron anchour suppiles and maybe a zip ,

Twodogs

i was going to make one for myself but i aint got the time for projects at the moment so this was a good alternative. i suspect a certain amountof customization will occour soon.

 

[Mesquite]

Looks interesting..

What are the dimensions when it's fully unrolled Sam?

 

[Man of Tanith]

gimme a few mins and i'll measure up Steve