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Great video again, Blackie! I don't use my military gear anymore for sleeping on the ground because I have a TRUE bedroll from time of working cattle in Wyoming. It was expensive as all getout, but worth it. It's the waterproof canvas sack with a ground pad built in, plus a heavy quilted fleece liner and a beautiful leather roll strap with saddle ties. I'll carry it until I completely wear it out, but through all of my use it still looks fairly new. And what I do is keep a backpacking sleep pad inside of it because it will roll up with the rest and can't even tell it's there. Then when I would sleep on the ground I would just lay my poncho out (stuff it with straw, grass, or leaves if possible like your last video), toss my bedroll on top, and climb in. And if it was summer and I didn't need the heat, I could remove the fleece quilt liner, roll that up, and have a pillow while the canvas outer kept me dry from morning dew. Good stuff, sir!

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I’m older than you now Blackie so I’m now relegated to car camping out of my Suburban. I’m also in the PNW. Pine trees means no leaves but a foot of pine needles. I still try to “bushcraft camp” once I get to my spot. I have a small leaf rake that I put a base of needles about 2-3” deep and about 7’ x 36” as a base. I use a 9’x12’ painter’s tarp that is one of those with a latex coating on one side. I lay it down in an S configuration with the bottom of the S about 3’ that I lay on top of the needles. I then stuff about 10” of needles on top of that bottom layer of tarp. I also put about 14” at the head end for my pillow. I then fold it so I have about 4’ of tarp in my S that I fold my queen size wool blanket into 3 layers and that goes on that area of the tarp under me. This gives me a good, over-flap to my bed roll. My sleeping bag or a blanket is inside, under that over-flap. I tuck a bit of the head end of the over flap underneath so I’m able to keep my face out unless it rains. The latex coating sheds light rain and dew easily enough and it works with light snow too. I’m 5’ 9” so the 9’ length of my bed roll is plenty and gives me the ability to get a good tuck at the foot end and I have enough at the head end to keep the needles contained enough to not have them getting into my sleeping area. The worst thing is that, to get the latex side to end up on top for shedding moisture, it leaves the bottom layer directly on top of the needles. Having a good base of needles under it though, generally keeps it from getting wet. I’m still protected from soak through because the latex layers are there under me. I have enough over-flap to keep anything I might need or want close by, protected by the flap. Those tarps are cheap. I use the heavier grade of tarp for a longer life and durability and they’re not that much more expensive than the lighter grade tarps. If I KNOW I’m gonna be getting rain, easy enough to fly a cheap plastic tarp overhead, which I almost always do anyway. I’ve seen that dang bed roll Dave Canterbury has shown this year but for over $500 !…I’m fine with my poor boy setup. I’d love to have one like his, but dang! Nope.

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Thanks for the demonstration. Sadly Hollywood has messed up the idea of the bedroll. It is closer to a cavalry bedroll without the great coat. On cattle drives 5he bedrolls rode in the chuck wagon and were as big as the ones you see on the running board of a Model T. They had one or two quilts made by grandma. If they were fortunate to buy a couple of Navajo blankets even better. The plainsman wasn't hoofing it or he would died of thirst cross many areas. He rode and had one or two pack horses. With that he could not only carry his blankets, buffalo robe or bearskin along with his ground sheet, but also the canvas that covered his pack saddle gear. They might sleep miserable for a bit but not every night unless they have lost everything and have no choice. Nobody wants to be Hugh Glass except from an arm chair. I bet Hugh made sure he had gear after that.

Most excellent Blackie. I have always been fascinated with the North American cow boy roll. 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

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Blackie, I sweating like a politician on Sunday just sitting on the porch, my hat is off to you for this effort. Safe travels

Great tips on the edge fold. Thanks, Blackie.

Thanks Blackie. It doesn't have to be expensive as your gear pick shows.

One suggestion: if you want a set of handy straps around your cowboy bedroll, the US M1956 Sleeping Bag Carrier is pretty great. It fits a larger diameter bedroll than a lot of the leather blanket strap rigs you can buy, and costs a lot less too.

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Awesome great video

Nice video, learnt alot 😊 Appreciate ayou Blackie ! ☆☆☆☆☆ ...Alan 🇨🇱

Excellent best description I've seen and in my life I have spent some hard nights learning these tricks

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I've been fascinated with bedroll after watching my favorite move "The Earthling" starring William Holden. Have been experimenting with Ameritex "Waterproof Dog Blanket" bought from Amazon, comes in variety of sizes & colors. One version is the 68x80 size folded in half like a taco with top overlapping bottom by 4-6 inches, I see homeless videos with people sleeping in a blanket like that. Also looking at the 52x80 size folded into 3 layers as a 52x26 torso ground insulation pad. Think I need both blankets to be comfortable.

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Thanks again Blackie

good information, a good night's sleep is well worth a bit of prep time.

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Great video.

Greetings Blackie- Great video on the common man bedroll. Cool class and instruction on how to set this up. Im glad you mentioned the fact about ventilation and how these tarps do not breath. I guess there are many schools of thought on bedrolls and how folks set their own up. Important thing is that is does its intended job for you when needed. I came up with a simple bedroll using the outer bivy cover of the MSS sleep system. Then take a foam sleeping mat and cut it into the shape of the bivy cover. Then insert the sleeping mat into the bivy cover. It can be secured with velcro tape. Last step is to insert your poncho liner, wool blanket, ect.... Its simple and works well. As you have mentioned, that us Silver Wolves need to keep simplicity in mind as well as comfort. Thanks again for another cool video and lesson. You be safe and carful out in that heat- hydrate- Carry On-

I’m glad you brought this up blackie I’ve got a lot of experience in swamp lands and desert from my time living in Arizona and Arkansas but where I am now here in Oklahoma is different hot temperatures dry grass and strong winds in the summer it’s like constantly standing in front of a blow dryer definitely takes some getting used to. A lot of respect for those that made this place their home in the past.

Excellent video. The instructions on the roll and tuck to seal were a well done detail. I hear of so many complaining of blanket versus bags. I would say they don’t know the technique.

Thank you for sharing all of the tips to make it more comfortable and waterproof. It’s really amazing how much those hollowed out places for shoulder and hips help,for a comfortable sleep!

Good stuff buddy

Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos. I use to use heavey duty canvas, a single mattress , followed by a couple blankets. What we call a swag , while I was working as a ringer on the station, as we had a tractor and trailer to carry it, we were really smoothing it.

When I started going out again, after a couple years of domesticity, I couldn’t afford a tent. A tarp and bedroll it was, and one thing that I added was a cheap dollar store 4’ x6’ tarp at a moisture barrier for the bottom layer. It adds very little to the size 32:07 or weight, but increases my peace of mind 😅

Hi Blackie, I see why the military came up with Bivy sack. It’s the modern bed roll.

Thanks for sharing! I horse pack frequently in Montana; we use a canvas manty as the outer, sleeping bag as the inner, and saddle pads as the base. Manties are used to wrap the loads attached to the horses, usually 2 per horse, roughly 7x8 sheets of canvas. We also take the riding saddles and stand them up on end by your head, they can act as a back rest while sitting up. Usually bugs are not a problem in higher elevation areas (although horse flies will find the horses), but those pesky grizzlies will get you!

Awesome video. Shoulder and hip allowances are very important. I wish I had enough depth in my mattress that I could custom cut to fit my body. When you were roughing up the ground. I thought of Jeremiah Johnson when he catches himself on fire. Bear claw says, "didn't put down enough dirt, seen it right off" 👍👍 thanks, Blackie.

Focused on disaster relief the last few years. Yep. Minimal. Yep, roll up in it! Thanks for this!!!

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Thanks, Blackie. That was truly excellent. So simple and logical that I don't think I need to practice it. Ahem. Famous last words!!! Location Location Location is almost as important as Practice Practice Practice! Thanks!

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Another great video!!! I love these bushcraft channels the most (in order in which I bumped into them) - Corporal's Corner, Coalcracker Bushcraft, Blackie Thomas.Thank you!!! Regards from the Czech Republic, Blackie!!! Thank you!!! :)

Blackie that was a great video that explained a lot your information is priceless and inspiring. Thanks Blackie 👍

Blackie, Great Video and Outstanding Information on the Bedroll. Thanks For Sharing. I Greatly Appreciate All Your Hard Work and Sharing Your Time and Knowledge and Wisdom and Experience and Passing on the Craft. I have slept in Mountain of Germany, Jungle of Panama, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Bliss ,Texas and New Mexico. Yes You Are The Master Woodsman and Bushcrafter. Thanks Again. Tim L.

😊good setup Blackie. Thanks😊

"It takes no effort to be miserable" love it ! God bless our Marines. Speaking of Marines, I had a good friend who was a former service Marine who was from Hickory North Carolina , and he spoke very much like you do sir. Might you also be from around that part of our great country? Wherever you hail from Blackie, I thank you for your great informative videos!

Blackie, this is great info, and the demo was excellent….ty sir

Good video Blackie, thanks for sharing , God bless !

Great video Blackie. Always wondered exactly what a Bedroll was. 👍

My grandfather had a buffalo hide, hair on with a wool blanket.

I remember my first time sleeping under the stars I slept in a nice depression almost the exact shape of my body and we were near the top of a hill. Best sleep I ever had outdoors.

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Thank you for this video. Yes, if one's bedding is inadequate, one will be truly miserable, with the risk of frostbite, hypothermia, exhaustion/sleep deprivation, and death. IMHO, sleeping gear is tied with water for second place, behind #1, fire.

Thanks, Blackie. There are many steps to this, and they should be written out in sequence, like a checklist. That would be my learning tool. But, this makes me appreciate my Durston tent and Wiggy’s sleeping bag all the more. And, my air mattress too. Same size and weight as the bedroll, and much better suited to my use. Just for me and my uses. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

Yep but I will stick to a hammock or cot…Done the ground stuff way too much…Now it’s just for fun. Have fun stay safe.

Good Safety Tip on the Sil/ Nylon Tarps not Breathing.

I have found that an mss bivi bag a reusable space blanket a poncho liner or two and a sleep pad or two one in and one out. I use a self inflating inside and a closed cell foam outside This takes care of three seasons or year round if I am in the trappers shack with the stove in the winter

Thank you for this Video. Wouldn't it be easier to just use your sleeping bag in between the base and top layer...like a burrito? This way you have the same principle as the bedroll WITHOUT all that weight?!? I have been thinking about ways to incorporate a sleeping system onto my bicycle trailer (tested it out already to sleep in), when I go camping with my E-Bike. I am back to watching many videos on sleep Systems and tarp Setups for my project. My idea is to build a framework with PVC Pipes that can be set-up and taken down quickly. The cover over everything is a tarp draped over the trailer AND the bicycle, like a rectangular tent, with an awning. So I am watching many camping videos to get me ideas, as to what, where, when, why and how to accomplish my goal. I am also a Planner and need to have all my ducks in a row before venturing out into the world. My camping will be done at my friend's backyard, 72 miles away, but she doesn't have place for me to sleep inside her home, so I am working on a Camping trip at her house. This way we won't get on each other's nerves...🥴

Im in Florida high water table so digging down d e pending on elevation, can be a no no here.

Off subject are you and grouch going to be doing anymore videos.

Dang! I've tried everything to keep the bivy off of my face. When I could just use boots.

Didn't otzi have a grass cape? Maybe he used that as a bedroll?

Blackie a sleeping bag cover but yeah use the same concept

Throw a hammock in the bedroll.

pretty new shovel, did the pick break off your old one? BTW, it makes me hurt just watching you use it.

DOOD!

Why didn't you get in it? I wanted to see you get in it. Lol thanks for the video! Stay.

I'm looking for someone else who's asked this, I'm not seeing anything, what kind of tarp is that???

Wife wanted to see you get in it. She did not think you could tuck it around you as said.

First time I’ve seen a channel bring up NOT sleeping on flat ground, when camping with friends they all seem to think flat ground is what they want 🤦🏻‍♂️

I can’t sleep with my head covered.

Do you ever run into snakes getting cozy with you to share your heat over night?

I like how you referred to it as a "bedroll" and not a "cowboy bedroll". To me the term cowboy bedroll implies it was something only used in the US and was invented by Americans (or Cowboys if you wish to use the term in the name!) but the bedroll would have been taken over to America by the British and French well before the time of American cowboys, it's an idea older than time. Today we have modern swags here in Australia but the original swags were the exact same thing as what you call a bedroll in the US.

Ive been working on a concept on creating a ranger roll/ bedroll that is not "big and bulky" Super compact and lightweight. Using the same concept as the 3 piece mms sleep system. Although getting some of the parts might be next to impossible and quite costly, but hear me out. bivy cover: MSR e bivy, snugpack sf bivy or mld superlight bivy Patrol Sleeping Bag: sol reflective breathable bivy or, one of those thinner, cheaper mylar bivy bags. Intermediate Sleeping Bag: yeti fever zero xl quilt 2 other things id add would be a Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite pad ( budget option would be a sleepingo pad but id add a tivek ground to that) And a T6zero tarp if you didnt want to cowboy camp. If you didnt roll the whole thing up together and separated them individually i believe the whole system would be quiet compact.

Nicely done on showing the complete setup for the bedroll . 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍