We used foot wraps in the Finnish military in the 80s, with woollen socks and/or felt liners, first in our old timey jackboots and then in the spanking new winter rubber boots. Frostbites on feet became (almost completely) history overnight with the adoption of rubber boots with removable felt booties. I believe the wraps were phased out pretty soon. It's a shame really, they were very comfortable.
If you wear another layer, like a woollen sock or a felt bootie, you fold the tip under the toes. If you wear snug fitting boots, the tip may bunch up but if the boot is the right size, it doesn't matter. The fabric is soft so it rarely chafes. As for warmth, you get that from other layers. The portyanki is nothing magical. It's a cheap and easily replacable.
I highly doubt that. I think hiking socks are superior in every way. And they are specifically made to air-dry quickly. The fact that you have to wrap a corner under the ball of your foot just screams PAIN to me (0:04). Good luck trying to cover long distances in that. Also when sticking your foot into the boot (0:58). It peels back, like foreskin. Frostbite potential +35. But they do make excellent surrender flags.
@@zdspider6778bro these were around where armies still forec march in crappy parade style boots. From the servicemen that used them i gather they are more comfortable than socks
@@thesayxx Bro, nope. Not even close. If you give modern soldiers a choice between these or modern socks, socks will win 99.9999% of the time. These were issued because they were cheap. That's it.
i think if you use thinner cloth it will not get so high. i mean thin in way of long but thinner not thinner fabric... ah fuck i hope that was understandable
Now show me how a Russian WWII soldier could sleep while "sharing a GreatCoat" during zero F. weather! I still can't believe they didn't all freeze to death.
" В чём сила, брат? Сила в правде! ". Поэтому были упрямы ( от слова - прямой ) и поэтому они не могли замёрнуть! Добро побеждает зло! ! Иначе эта планета так долго бы не существовала!
Read this whole explanation so you don't get yourself dead trying it half right. They'd sleep covered in snow. When it's cold enough the snow is dry and the crystalline structure means there's a lot of air space (melted down 10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of water). This air space can act as insulation. So long as your clothes are warm enough to keep you alive at the freezing point burying your body in several feet of snow will get you through the night much the same way an igloo can keep you warm enough even in the arctic. *You have to keep your head out to breathe so you'll need a warm scarf and a knit cap/toque to keep your head warm.* *Do not try this if you are in snow that is too close to freezing point as it usually has a high moisture content and doesn't have the insulating value of the dry crystalline snow.* *Sleeping with other soldiers helps with shared body heat. (Insert homophobic joke in a frantic effort to sound macho here then get over yourself and stay alive.)* *"Sharing a great coat" from your quote probably refers to soldiers sleeping in groups alternating with one using there coat to cover the upper body and the next wrapping the coat around the legs.*
I think I'd prefer wraps if in a cold country with harsh winters like Russia or Finland, but since I am in the tropical humid Southeast, socks are more desireable.
Yes wool is great put in jack boots there's a better chance of wearing the heels out from the loose fit..foot wraps often dry faster. And you can reverse them..(wrap the other end) ...
For winter time, we have a woolen foot wraps. They have their merits. The main one is the ability to dry part of the foot wraps on the shins. If your feet are damp, you simply rewind them with the wet side to the top and your feet are dry again. And the top is dried due to the heat coming from the lower leg. This is the standard way to use them.
There are about 300K Russian conscripts who will be watching this video as they find out that they will no longer be wearing socks...and they will then have to look up another video on how to use tampons to treat gun shot wounds.
@@badhomecooking5102 a tampon is meant for small amounts of blood in tight spaces. Foot wraps have far more material making it more practical for large number of blood
The most efficient way to save the most feet. Simple, solid, reliable Russian ingenuity. If I was a vet of the red army, I would have chosen to stick with portyanki. Tradition is important to the esprit de corps and morale of soldiers.
Socks issued in 2013 (absurd). It’s 2022 and the Russian military still can’t supply socks to all conscripts - so these silly towels are issued once again.
In Russian war movies the Russkies all use footwraps, at 1st I thought what the heck, the poor bastards couldn't get or afford socks. Wool or flannel makes sense.
What if your feet are wet? I rewound the footcloth with the wet end up and my feet are dry, but you can't do that with socks and you'll get your feet bleeding.
During the time of the Tsars until 2012 the Russian Army used portyanki instead of socks because socks can be used elsewhere while you can make portyanki out of a teared shirt.
Not always. I use the Russian winter flannel foot wraps a lot with pull on boots, and the German type with lace boots very often. I recommend you go to SURVIVAL-RUSSIA on youtube.com You can learn a lot about the advantages of foot wraps. I do love socks also, as does Lars who runs Survival-Russia.
Ruzzians right now: *_Write that down, write that down!_* Kind of poetic to be playing Nirvana in the background. Kurt Cobain... didn't end well for himself.
It was used because it's better for the jackboots, when you wear regular socks with jackboots they tend to slowly fall down your leg because the heel of the foot moves up and down in these boots, this isn't a problem with footwraps. Also, footwraps are easier to clean, last longer, and can be refolded if they get soaked with sweat while in the field. The Russian army started using regular socks when they adopted laceboots.
We used foot wraps in the Finnish military in the 80s, with woollen socks and/or felt liners, first in our old timey jackboots and then in the spanking new winter rubber boots. Frostbites on feet became (almost completely) history overnight with the adoption of rubber boots with removable felt booties. I believe the wraps were phased out pretty soon. It's a shame really, they were very comfortable.
Question
can footwraps be used for sports shoes or loafers?
@@ZastavaM70AB2Depends. Are you comfortable wearing it? So yes, you can
Question do they slide up at the toes I noticed it wasn't tucked in on the toe end wouldn't that be less effective at keeping in heat too?
If you wear another layer, like a woollen sock or a felt bootie, you fold the tip under the toes. If you wear snug fitting boots, the tip may bunch up but if the boot is the right size, it doesn't matter. The fabric is soft so it rarely chafes. As for warmth, you get that from other layers. The portyanki is nothing magical. It's a cheap and easily replacable.
@@trikyy7238I just learned about this and tried it. Finally I have warm feet, I've ditched the wool socks for this during winter
It's magical! ❤️🔥.
Best example I've seen thus far. Thank you for sharing.
See best /watch?v=Ie6TN4HNmn4
Very comfortable when worn correctly, l used foot wraps for reenactment,
I use this everyday in america for my work boots i thought everybodys grandpa taught them this with whool wraps for duck hunting boots
Cool tree cutting videos you have. Why don't you make one how you wrap your feet in footwraps?
Когда я ношу мои сапоги с портянками, я лучшее говорю по-русски! 😁 Это правда!
Ха-ха!
Very practical for field output.
Доступно и легко для восприятия !
Supposedly this is superior for cold and wet weather allowing for quick drying.
I highly doubt that. I think hiking socks are superior in every way. And they are specifically made to air-dry quickly. The fact that you have to wrap a corner under the ball of your foot just screams PAIN to me (0:04). Good luck trying to cover long distances in that.
Also when sticking your foot into the boot (0:58). It peels back, like foreskin. Frostbite potential +35. But they do make excellent surrender flags.
@@zdspider6778 idiotic comment.
@@zdspider6778Jesus Christ man
@@zdspider6778bro these were around where armies still forec march in crappy parade style boots. From the servicemen that used them i gather they are more comfortable than socks
@@thesayxx Bro, nope. Not even close. If you give modern soldiers a choice between these or modern socks, socks will win 99.9999% of the time. These were issued because they were cheap. That's it.
thx. i was curious how foot wraps were put on. was so not expecting nirvana tho. NICE!!
@ 00:30 seconds, I like that inside out twist of the cloth !
Stalin does not approve of degenerate western musik!
***** Do you really not know what song this is? Or are you trolling haha?
Kenzie Abbott Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
Thank god this bastard has left the show.
And as a Giant robot
@@cietai9843 Quit Stallin' ...
We still use wraps in coal mines in upper silesia, extremely comfortable in rubber shoes, ill never switch to socks.
Could you make a video of how you do it?
I have not tried them but I suspect feet do not sweat in freezing temps like socks?
That's cool. I wonder if there's a version for tennis shoes?
i think if you use thinner cloth it will not get so high. i mean thin in way of long but thinner not thinner fabric... ah fuck i hope that was understandable
@@jebise1126 😆
There is a version for tennis shoes! It is called a sock.
In a summer I recommend to wrap with fingers open.
Now show me how a Russian WWII soldier could sleep while "sharing a GreatCoat" during zero F. weather! I still can't believe they didn't all freeze to death.
They didn't freeze to death because they were too stubborn.
It is good idea)
They survived out of pettiness, spite and pure hatred for the germans
Russians are too angry to die
Just research "attack of the dead men"
" В чём сила, брат? Сила в правде! ". Поэтому были упрямы ( от слова - прямой ) и поэтому они не могли замёрнуть! Добро побеждает зло! ! Иначе эта планета так долго бы не существовала!
Read this whole explanation so you don't get yourself dead trying it half right.
They'd sleep covered in snow. When it's cold enough the snow is dry and the crystalline structure means there's a lot of air space (melted down 10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of water). This air space can act as insulation. So long as your clothes are warm enough to keep you alive at the freezing point burying your body in several feet of snow will get you through the night much the same way an igloo can keep you warm enough even in the arctic.
*You have to keep your head out to breathe so you'll need a warm scarf and a knit cap/toque to keep your head warm.*
*Do not try this if you are in snow that is too close to freezing point as it usually has a high moisture content and doesn't have the insulating value of the dry crystalline snow.*
*Sleeping with other soldiers helps with shared body heat. (Insert homophobic joke in a frantic effort to sound macho here then get over yourself and stay alive.)*
*"Sharing a great coat" from your quote probably refers to soldiers sleeping in groups alternating with one using there coat to cover the upper body and the next wrapping the coat around the legs.*
I would think that it would be a lot easier using a longer narrow strip of cloth, but what do I know.
I'm thinking "socks" might be easier.
@@BS-vx8dg no comrade, socks is western propaganda
Best part of this video is the music
Kind of poetic to be playing Nirvana. Kurt Cobain... didn't end well for himself.
@@zdspider6778 ....good point
How long and wide is the warp?
The link in the description says 70x90cm (27x35 inches).
tighter friend!
It's a great skill to have but good quality, wool based socks are way more convenient and will keep your feet warm even when they get wet.
I think I'd prefer wraps if in a cold country with harsh winters like Russia or Finland, but since I am in the tropical humid Southeast, socks are more desireable.
Yes wool is great put in jack boots there's a better chance of wearing the heels out from the loose fit..foot wraps often dry faster. And you can reverse them..(wrap the other end) ...
For winter time, we have a woolen foot wraps. They have their merits. The main one is the ability to dry part of the foot wraps on the shins. If your feet are damp, you simply rewind them with the wet side to the top and your feet are dry again. And the top is dried due to the heat coming from the lower leg. This is the standard way to use them.
That's pretty ingenious
@@bobo8620 Or you carry two pairs of socks??
Зачем штанину сверху?
А на брюках внизу утягивающая тесемка
the name of the song is, smells like teen spirit by narvana. ps I like foot wraps, nice video! thanks
Yes, it is Nirvana)
С сапогами носили галифе, а брюки , как здесь показано , с ботинками.
Is this ^PORTIYANKI^,?, i apologize if i have spelt it wrong!
Yes, it is portyanki:)
There are about 300K Russian conscripts who will be watching this video as they find out that they will no longer be wearing socks...and they will then have to look up another video on how to use tampons to treat gun shot wounds.
Funnily enough they'd be better off using the wounded soldiers portyanki as a gauze as compared to a tampon
@@bro-pf5yl why would it be preferable to use the foot wrap rather than a tampon?
@@badhomecooking5102 a tampon is meant for small amounts of blood in tight spaces. Foot wraps have far more material making it more practical for large number of blood
Well, smart boy, pay attention...if China decides to stop sending us socks?
@@nomadmarauder-dw9re good point. I am smart
оу!! мир к этому движется
The most efficient way to save the most feet. Simple, solid, reliable Russian ingenuity. If I was a vet of the red army, I would have chosen to stick with portyanki. Tradition is important to the esprit de corps and morale of soldiers.
Footwraps are as old as canvas itself, its not a russian invention. But youre right, footwraps are absolutely better than modern socks
Finns also used these :-D
What are you yapping about 💀
Wow, I just presumed there wore really long socks
What material is that?
Summer portyanki cotton or cloth, winter baize or 50%cotton-50% wool.
Ok. Thanks!
@@sovietboots Вы продаете ли летние портянки? В Канзасе, зимние портянки слишком жарко! [извините за мою ужасную грамматику.]
@@Whammytap Из простыни вырежь.Зачем покупать.Я из детской пеленки сделал 100 % хлопок
@@andrewlosseff2361 Проще простого! ) Спасибо.
Looks like blisters everywhere after long marches?
You think you know better than hundreds of millions of people spread over more than 16 countries within a generously small window of about 100 years?
If there's wrinkles then yes
Submission you boots!!!!
Два года прослужил а портянки правильно так и не научился наматывать. Вот что КМС животворящий делает.
More comfortable than socks.
Eh, that actually looks like it would work alright.
What about the exposed toes!…”rub rub “……🥶🥶…🤷♂️🤣
И кто приказал этоу роскош применять всем и каждому?Где взяли ?На каком заводе сделано?
надо чуть ногу наискосок ставить когда наматываете .
You are doing it in the wrong direction, you'd have blisters, it will come off and so forth.
Porque calça um meia?
JC
на пять минут марша. на шестой минуте этот солдат сядет на дорогу со стёртой лодыжкой. никаких утолщений у портянки в районе голени быть не должно.
Ty ne prav.Vsjo otlicho namotano.
Да, иалость не правильно мотает!
It’s to big,you don’t put it correct
And there you have it - the reason communism failed...........no socks !
When it comes to jackboots portyanki is more efficient and comfortable than socks.
Maybe that was the reason communism, being a horrible system, persisted for so long!
No
are there any advantages to this over socks? I see russian soldiers are using this in the war in Ukraine.
can be taken off for makeshift white flag
@Aqua Fyre sorry dude wagner is on your side.
Сухие ноги. При намокании одной части портянки, перематыаешь её и стопа опять сухая, а мокрая часть сушится на голени.
@@MikeBrin96 или заткнуть рот особо разговорчивым оппонетнтам.
Where did you see it, can you post a link?
Неправильно, носок подворачивать надо.
ему просто не жалко пальцев на ноге и ногтей на них)
What a PITA..by the time you're done, the enemy is marching through the encampment.
2 ГОДА проходил в парашуте(одевать так портянки).ни единой мозоли
So.....why again does a grown adult need to see how to wrap their foot? Its sorta self explanatory.....you wrap it up and throw a boot on
Не правильно намотал портянку 😉😅, в сапоге будут голые пальцы 😉. Литва 🇱🇹
И сзади не поддернул, складки будут 😅
Socks issued in 2013 (absurd). It’s 2022 and the Russian military still can’t supply socks to all conscripts - so these silly towels are issued once again.
Вероятно вам просто не довелось сравнить состояние ног в портянках и в носках при долгом нахождении на улице.
The footwraps are better for wearing jackboots, although yes the jackboots are a little outdated now.
In Russian war movies the Russkies all use footwraps, at 1st I thought what the heck, the poor bastards couldn't get or afford socks. Wool or flannel makes sense.
What if your feet are wet? I rewound the footcloth with the wet end up and my feet are dry, but you can't do that with socks and you'll get your feet bleeding.
Better if you use just socks
During the time of the Tsars until 2012 the Russian Army used portyanki instead of socks because socks can be used elsewhere while you can make portyanki out of a teared shirt.
+Viktor Rokosov Или из шинеля убитого фрица.
Правилно
Not always. I use the Russian winter flannel foot wraps a lot with pull on boots, and the German type with lace boots very often. I recommend you go to SURVIVAL-RUSSIA on youtube.com You can learn a lot about the advantages of foot wraps. I do love socks also, as does Lars who runs Survival-Russia.
@@genegarren833 Umm..... no.
Tutorial for the 2022 Russian army
Umm..... no thanks
takes too long.
Communism/socialism at its finest.
Absolutely NYET!! Unless you’re keeping one in your sack to tie to a twig to wave around as a flag when surrendering...
this thing will become the new fashion of russia after sanctions
It never went out of fashion.
Ruzzians right now: *_Write that down, write that down!_*
Kind of poetic to be playing Nirvana in the background. Kurt Cobain... didn't end well for himself.
@@LukeKeeganN Cope. 😆
Hahaha
All I want is to service a great pair of boots, sweaty socks and feet! foot slave here, offering complete servitude!!!!!
Because socks aren't easier to use? Were they not available? Was Russia too poor to manufacture socks back then for soldiers?
It was used because it's better for the jackboots, when you wear regular socks with jackboots they tend to slowly fall down your leg because the heel of the foot moves up and down in these boots, this isn't a problem with footwraps. Also, footwraps are easier to clean, last longer, and can be refolded if they get soaked with sweat while in the field. The Russian army started using regular socks when they adopted laceboots.
Sexy arms btw
yeah-nah i reckon i will go with socks dude. maybe THIS is why they getting whooped by Ukraine!!!!! its 2022- not like 1793