Camp Blankets And Other Traditional Bed Options!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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Nice job. I recall sleeping at my grandparents house as a little tyke during a dark, dry, artic cold, Minnesota winter in the early 1970's. My grandma had many blankets on my bed; one was heavy wool. After being tucked in, prayers said, and goodnight kiss, my Grandma shut off the lights and closed the bedroom door as she left. As I lay there, I soon found that, if I flipped the covers off as fast as possible, there was such a gigantic mass of static sparks that I could literally light the room.
Nice colection of Scout blankets. Don't forget you can find old wool blankets that were used in houses. They have brighter colors. I have a light green/blue, a yellow and maybe a pink. Guys back then would not have cared about the colors. Actually they liked light colors. Alpaca is nice if you can find one that honestly has a high alpaca wool content. When making that blanket setup for sleeping make sure you can skin out of it during the night and get back in. You will need at least one trip to the head if you are older.
I was in the US Army from 1986-2016. I was issued a wool blanket, but I don’t think I ever used it. The exception is when I went to ROTC Advanced Camp in the summer of 1987, I was forced to make my bed in the barracks for inspection. I slept on top of the wool blanket so I didn’t mess my bed up. I just thought of the wool blanket as something to use on a bed. It never occurred to me to use it in the field. We were initially issued these heavy cotton sleeping bags that were difficult to compress. We also had the poncho liner which younger Soldiers call a woobie. It wasn’t until the late 1990s that I was issued the wonderful Modular Sleep System. Anyway, looking back, the wool blanket would have been a good thing to use when the temperatures were in the 50s at night instead of that bulky heavy sleeping bag. The poncho liner is good when it’s in the 60s.
My late Father was a WW2 Army veteran and he so often told me about making the rack & sleeping on top of it, and just tightening it up before inspection. I did the same thing. I live in the deep south and only very recently acquired a wool blanket for camping in addition to my woobie. I threw in half a dozen binder clips to put the two together when one or the other isn't quite warm enough.
Kapok was also used as a filling for early flotation vests presumably using the air trapped within the fibres
I’m 61 yrs old and never used blanket pins - another big thanks for a great video
Shawn, Thanks for the video and your prospective on the wool blankets and Hats Off To You Young Man!
I should imagine blanket pins are also useful for emergency clothing repairs
Did you check out the D Day reenactment in Conneaut, Ohio. I loved all of the 1945 encampments and gear.
Well done!
I like to bring felt snowmobile boot liners along if concerned about cold feet. If real cold, I throw a chem hand warmer in each. Felt liners are very light and don't take too much space in my ruck.
Does anyone remember the Dutch wool blankets from the 50s and 60s? I still have a couple which come out when the winters get cold.
Good content. Thank you
I want to get a Hudson Bay blanket but the price for one of those is ridiculous. But it’s probably worth it to be warm.