Thanks Blackie, brilliant! I called Kaufman‘s and they’re sending me a bivy I will be using it in my winter Emergency kit in my car. I live in the PNW northern Cascades range. I must prepared in case I have to spend the night in my car. Love your channel.
I picked up Gortex Bivy Cover for $6 at a yard sale. They had several but I left the others for the next guy. I also picked up 2 Eddie Bauer vintage down sleeping bags and paid around $20. All found at estate sales.
My bedroll is based on a military cot sleeping pad and wool blanket with a net and tarp over everything…If you think at 61 I’m sleeping on the ground after years in the military your nuts. If you have a vehicle you can be comfortable anywhere. Have fun stay safe.
Greetings Blackie- Good tips with the bivy cover. I can attest to how well they work. Tested the original woodland como gortex covers up at Ft. Drum back in the early 90's. Sleeping on the snow at minus 20, they did their job. Very good piece of kit to have with. Nothing wrong with saving money, and having common man knowledge goes a long way. Thanks for another video. Carry On-
Blackie, your friends cowboy bedroll sounds like the Australian🇦🇺 swag which comes in a variety of styles and available in many camping and surplus stores.
Back in my younger days I used a first generation gortex bivy bag and a Snowlion down sleeping bag when mountaineering and had to hunker down on a ledge somewhere. Lightweight but uber pricy. That ain’t happening now, I qualify for “silver wolf”. Get around with a cane. But on to the bedroll… About seven years ago I bought a reproduction very heavy duty cavalry officer’s canvas bedroll with leather fastening straps for around $150 from Online Militaria and got a surplus Italian army officer’s heavy 100% wool blanket for around $35 to make a bedroll setup. The blanket was packed at the supply depot in mothballs for a loooong time so now I don’t have to worry about creepy crawlers at night. I can deal with the stink. Added a few blanket safety pins and a cotton ticking mattress cover to stuff full of leaves and ya have something similar to the cowboy bedroll. Ya need a horse, mule, truck or side x side to haul it, though. I have a Kawasaki mule to tote it so can go play in my back woods which borders National Forest land.
For my bedroll shell I use a 6 x 8 tarp, for cowboy camping I fold in half like a taco with top overlapping bottom by 6 inches, then I fold the foot end under by 10 inches to close the bottom. I can also set up the tarp in a plow point then it has room enough for 2 people or allow me to sit up and cook inside.
Way back Whenago, my first serious camping supplier was the Army Surplus, all my equipment branded US Army, including the sleeping bag cover which was a waterproof cotton twill-- a very thin canvas sheet that weighs about six pounds. Sixty years later, I'm still using some of that old military equipment, have toted it across this country and over the puddle to wander a while. Some of the only "good stuff" the government ever made. OK, gonna laff now-- after I scroll down the line and see you've several blurbs about surplus stores... great stuff there.
Great information. As boys, we would’ve never had the money for a cowboy roll like this. In the fall we used to sleep in the open around the campfire. We would lay out a small, cheap tarp, then lay an old wool blanket on top of the tarp and fold it in half like a taco. Just tuck the tarp under itself at the bottom and you’ve made a little bed - dry and warm. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve transitioned from the ground up into a hammock. Here you’ve nicely improvised a more modern version of a cowboy bedroll. I learned something. Thank you! - Tennessee Smoky
Things I like about bed rolls is custom it away you like it. Between me and mats are too thick and I need something to keep warm at night, so two layers of sheepskin rugs and carriage blanket to keep me toasty warm at night.
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos. You have just described the Australian swag, which we use on stations during mustering season, we used a tractor and trailer as chuck wagon, we used horses to drive cattle , helicopters brought them to us , due to size of the station, we used heavy canvas, it had zipps around. It was just like a bed only waterproof.
I'm doing about the same thing with my bed roll: bivi bag, 5" thick inflate mattress, MSS s /w/s+w bags, or wool blankets w/ cotton sheet. Pillow is a jacket bundle with a tick bag to stuff in some more. Wove a tumpline to sling the bag under the arm. Using the the toggle on the the 3' paracord with the bowline knot on the end for x2 cinch straps for the roll. It brings a comfort seeing that guy rolled up ready to go sitting in the trunk.
Recently bought myself a British army bivvy bag from a local surplus store for the price a common man like you or I can afford :) I have yet to test it out however I am going to use a sleeping bag and small tarp.
Hello Blackie, really good information. An item you might want to look at in lew of the Gortex Bevy Cover is A Cadaver body bag. They are water proof, size up to 90" x 36", Full length center zipper, Smaller bags start at $10.00 - Large bags around $25.00, they (mostly) come in black or white. Using a poncho or tarp as cover keeps you dry getting in or out. Food for thought. Another great video.
Any wate proof sleep system , if sealed up tight, will sweat - Gortex bags, canvas, treated sill nylon, plastic, cadaver bags etc. Like the Gortex bag, the cadaver bag has a duel full length zipper (I originally failed to mention the the dual zipper). To use a Gortex or cadaver bag inside a closed shelter, camper, trailer etc will hold more moisture due to restricted or close to total lack of air movement. You have to utilize the zipper to regulate the ability for air and heat disbursement. But, Yes, you are right if completely zipped closed the moisture will build up within th bag. I hope this helps explain.
Brilliant! This is such a versatile system. "The concept" of your system allows so many alternatives to make up a bedroll adapted to an individuals budget or needs. Those comforter tips were great.
Good tips. Even if I had to buy all the components and end ended up with the 350$, it would be worth it. The modular concept makes it more versatile and adaptable than an item that is sewed together. Cleaning that bed roll and airing to remove condensation is surely easier too.
People were a lot tougher in the cowboy days. I have a wool blanket and military poncho in the truck in case I'm broke down and have to hang out for a while.
Again with great ideas you can order these things online used for 69 bucks. I think I'm going to replace my oil tarp I have been using. This would be perfect for my motorcycle camping sleep system. Hell I have everything else
When i was 12 and younger , had a oilcloth and 2 wool army blankets , rooled up taco - burrito like . Use green limb to prop head cover up . Boots under my head , on tops of a leaf bed or pine nettle bed or such
Hey Blackie, really enjoy your down to earth and straightforward content, I was wondering if you have a video or could give some pointers on how to make an emergency shelter to keep a family of 4 warm and dry, preferably on the cheap, thanks again for all the good videos, I hope you have a blessed day.
Just got back from a solo over nighter and I was thinking about a better sleep system. Low and behold here's 🎉your video. I have everything your describing. Thank you for some great tips I'm going to do just this to my rig.😎
I have used a 6x8 canvass tarp, a cotton sleeping bag cover inside with an old blanket, all worn in a confederate style when on the move.......I though i was the only one to come up with this, Guess I aint as clever as I thought I was. Good video.
Blackie, Great Information On The Cowboy Bedroll and Tip and Trick Thank You For Sharing Your Time and Knowledge and Wisdom and Experience and Passing On The Craft. Tim L.
I only paid $60 for mine and it isn't sew together it has a way that you fold it and has d-rings and snaps it together so you can open it up to get into it easy then close it back up
I think that the Tennier Industries ACU Digital Bivy Cover was not made of goretex (that was the green one, which is heavier), but it had the same properties and was lighter.
One other option which I added was a Swagman roll. Yes, that is an additional cost but I started with a wool blanket, then later upgraded. I like the Swagman because it is adding a waterproof layer, and it is multipurpose in that I can wear it under my poncho as
That's bedroll of a long distance motorcycle rider that doesn't go from motel to motoel. The old style gum blanket which many used as a ground sheet along with their bed rolls is okay with just a blanket if you have to, but will be tight unless you have two.
I have a USGI bivy bag that someone was throwing away. I've thought about getting 2 reproduction Italian wool blankets and sew them together to make one thick blanket.
I wonder how the cleaning process goes with the high $ cowboy bed roll. I have sleeping bags rated for +40, 0 and -40. They are all warmer in a bivy sack. The bivy sack I had had a seen in tube near the head area to put a green stick or fiberglass rod in to make the area arched to create head space.
I’ve been playing about with this system for a year now. I’ve even got the usmsr bivvy bag. But I haven’t gotten it right. It never seems to work. Either I sleep on top with the bivvy as a bed or if I do get in then condensation is a killer. Haven’t tried the wool blanket. That’s next. Any help or tips welcome.
Don't know if you have seen a yt video where the guy claims or calls you and the way point survival guy who's name escapes me but I really enjoy most of his content, especially old time early settler series he did. Anyway he basically called you's scam artist who rip people off. forgot his channel name something like mountain kephart. Just thought I would let know in case you were unaware of it.
i am he is doing negative click bait for views he wants ya to watch get mad and comment but not report him for bulling that way he gets watch time views and click rate so he can get a paycheck
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thanks for watching guys
I don’t want to give the person a mention, but he is trash talking about you and waypoint survival. It’s about the silver wolves classes.✌️
yea i saw it he is doing negative click bait@@redsorgum
Thanks for creating 😊
Thanks Blackie, brilliant! I called Kaufman‘s and they’re sending me a bivy I will be using it in my winter Emergency kit in my car. I live in the PNW northern Cascades range. I must prepared in case I have to spend the night in my car. Love your channel.
@@kriscrabtree2935 PNW rules!!😉
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever watched
The MSS bivy with the patrol bag will cover you for most situations.
i agree
I agree
I picked up Gortex Bivy Cover for $6 at a yard sale. They had several but I left the others for the next guy. I also picked up 2 Eddie Bauer vintage down sleeping bags and paid around $20. All found at estate sales.
good score
That was a "real bargain".
My bedroll is based on a military cot sleeping pad and wool blanket with a net and tarp over everything…If you think at 61 I’m sleeping on the ground after years in the military your nuts. If you have a vehicle you can be comfortable anywhere. Have fun stay safe.
Greetings Blackie- Good tips with the bivy cover. I can attest to how well they work. Tested the original woodland como gortex covers up at Ft. Drum back in the early 90's. Sleeping on the snow at minus 20, they did their job. Very good piece of kit to have with. Nothing wrong with saving money, and having common man knowledge goes a long way. Thanks for another video. Carry On-
thank you for your service
Blackie, your friends cowboy bedroll sounds like the Australian🇦🇺 swag which comes in a variety of styles and available in many camping and surplus stores.
Back in my younger days I used a first generation gortex bivy bag and a Snowlion down sleeping bag when mountaineering and had to hunker down on a ledge somewhere. Lightweight but uber pricy. That ain’t happening now, I qualify for “silver wolf”. Get around with a cane. But on to the bedroll…
About seven years ago I bought a reproduction very heavy duty cavalry officer’s canvas bedroll with leather fastening straps for around $150 from Online Militaria and got a surplus Italian army officer’s heavy 100% wool blanket for around $35 to make a bedroll setup. The blanket was packed at the supply depot in mothballs for a loooong time so now I don’t have to worry about creepy crawlers at night. I can deal with the stink. Added a few blanket safety pins and a cotton ticking mattress cover to stuff full of leaves and ya have something similar to the cowboy bedroll. Ya need a horse, mule, truck or side x side to haul it, though. I have a Kawasaki mule to tote it so can go play in my back woods which borders National Forest land.
For my bedroll shell I use a 6 x 8 tarp, for cowboy camping I fold in half like a taco with top overlapping bottom by 6 inches, then I fold the foot end under by 10 inches to close the bottom. I can also set up the tarp in a plow point then it has room enough for 2 people or allow me to sit up and cook inside.
sounds good
Way back Whenago, my first serious camping supplier was the Army Surplus, all my equipment branded US Army, including the sleeping bag cover which was a waterproof cotton twill-- a very thin canvas sheet that weighs about six pounds. Sixty years later, I'm still using some of that old military equipment, have toted it across this country and over the puddle to wander a while. Some of the only "good stuff" the government ever made. OK, gonna laff now-- after I scroll down the line and see you've several blurbs about surplus stores... great stuff there.
I love that you show us how to get together great usable gear without having to spend a ton of money!
Great information. As boys, we would’ve never had the money for a cowboy roll like this. In the fall we used to sleep in the open around the campfire. We would lay out a small, cheap tarp, then lay an old wool blanket on top of the tarp and fold it in half like a taco. Just tuck the tarp under itself at the bottom and you’ve made a little bed - dry and warm. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve transitioned from the ground up into a hammock. Here you’ve nicely improvised a more modern version of a cowboy bedroll. I learned something. Thank you! - Tennessee Smoky
Being over 60 I was never so happy to find Hammock camping. I think it was 5 or 6 years ago when watching....Whoooo Buddddy Shug Merry!
Things I like about bed rolls is custom it away you like it. Between me and mats are too thick and I need something to keep warm at night, so two layers of sheepskin rugs and carriage blanket to keep me toasty warm at night.
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos. You have just described the Australian swag, which we use on stations during mustering season, we used a tractor and trailer as chuck wagon, we used horses to drive cattle , helicopters brought them to us , due to size of the station, we used heavy canvas, it had zipps around. It was just like a bed only waterproof.
Thanks for passing on your knowledge Blackie, future generations cannot yet express their gratitude, but it is there.
I appreciate that
Very cool. The us army had a sleeping bag strap that worked to roll up the sleeping bag sure you could find it now
I like it. I got a gum blanket coming, just because- I know you know 😃 nostalgia calling. We will see 🤷🏼♂️
I'm doing about the same thing with my bed roll: bivi bag, 5" thick inflate mattress, MSS s /w/s+w bags, or wool blankets w/ cotton sheet. Pillow is a jacket bundle with a tick bag to stuff in some more. Wove a tumpline to sling the bag under the arm. Using the the toggle on the the 3' paracord with the bowline knot on the end for x2 cinch straps for the roll.
It brings a comfort seeing that guy rolled up ready to go sitting in the trunk.
sounds good
Great practical information on your channel! Love the content.
Good video Blackie ,thanks for sharing, God bless !
Thanks Blackie
I already have all the components. That's a great tip. Thanks👍
Glad to help
That’s a really sweet bag idea !! Thanks Blackie 👍
No problem 👍
Nicely done thanks and take care.
Recently bought myself a British army bivvy bag from a local surplus store for the price a common man like you or I can afford :) I have yet to test it out however I am going to use a sleeping bag and small tarp.
always test new gear at home or someplace close just incase it dont work out
I also use british bivy, mine wasn't waterproof anymore and I had to re-impregnate it, works great now,
Hello Blackie, really good information. An item you might want to look at in lew of the Gortex Bevy Cover is A Cadaver body bag. They are water proof, size up to 90" x 36", Full length center zipper, Smaller bags start at $10.00 - Large bags around $25.00, they (mostly) come in black or white. Using a poncho or tarp as cover keeps you dry getting in or out. Food for thought. Another great video.
I watched a video of a stealth camper who did that and was soaking wet in the morning. A body bag doesn’t “breath”, for obvious reasons, lol.
Any wate proof sleep system , if sealed up tight, will sweat - Gortex bags, canvas, treated sill nylon, plastic, cadaver bags etc. Like the Gortex bag, the cadaver bag has a duel full length zipper (I originally failed to mention the the dual zipper). To use a Gortex or cadaver bag inside a closed shelter, camper, trailer etc will hold more moisture due to restricted or close to total lack of air movement. You have to utilize the zipper to regulate the ability for air and heat disbursement. But, Yes, you are right if completely zipped closed the moisture will build up within th bag. I hope this helps explain.
Brilliant! This is such a versatile system. "The concept" of your system allows so many alternatives to make up a bedroll adapted to an individuals budget or needs. Those comforter tips were great.
Thanks for the wisdom Blackie
my pleasure
Good tips. Even if I had to buy all the components and end ended up with the 350$, it would be worth it. The modular concept makes it more versatile and adaptable than an item that is sewed together. Cleaning that bed roll and airing to remove condensation is surely easier too.
People were a lot tougher in the cowboy days. I have a wool blanket and military poncho in the truck in case I'm broke down and have to hang out for a while.
good plan
Again with great ideas you can order these things online used for 69 bucks. I think I'm going to replace my oil tarp I have been using. This would be perfect for my motorcycle camping sleep system. Hell I have everything else
When i was 12 and younger , had a oilcloth and 2 wool army blankets , rooled up taco - burrito like . Use green limb to prop head cover up . Boots under my head , on tops of a leaf bed or pine nettle bed or such
Hey Blackie, really enjoy your down to earth and straightforward content, I was wondering if you have a video or could give some pointers on how to make an emergency shelter to keep a family of 4 warm and dry, preferably on the cheap, thanks again for all the good videos, I hope you have a blessed day.
Great suggestion!
Thank you Blackie, looks like a good sleep system.
It is!
Just got back from a solo over nighter and I was thinking about a better sleep system. Low and behold here's 🎉your video. I have everything your describing. Thank you for some great tips I'm going to do just this to my rig.😎
Wonderful!
I have used a 6x8 canvass tarp, a cotton sleeping bag cover inside with an old blanket, all worn in a confederate style when on the move.......I though i was the only one to come up with this, Guess I aint as clever as I thought I was. Good video.
lol there is very little new under the sun as soon as i think i found something 50 people will show me it was common 3oo yrs ago lol
I have the bivy bag all I need is the pad and the pillow. The funny part is when the video started I automatically thought of my bivy😅
thats cool
Great video!
I've one I used is the heavy sail cloth
nice
Blackie, Great Information On The Cowboy Bedroll and Tip and Trick Thank You For Sharing Your Time and Knowledge and Wisdom and Experience and Passing On The Craft. Tim L.
Any time
A great episode. Thank you kindly Sir.
glad to do it
I've had an original cowboy bedroll for years and have used it many times
nice they work well just often the price is kinda up there
I only paid $60 for mine and it isn't sew together it has a way that you fold it and has d-rings and snaps it together so you can open it up to get into it easy then close it back up
I think that the Tennier Industries ACU Digital Bivy Cover was not made of goretex (that was the green one, which is heavier), but it had the same properties and was lighter.
thanks for the info
And this is what’s called a Ranger roll in modern parlance. The modern evolution of the cowboy bedroll.
Very educational THANKS Blackie. I like that ! ...Alan in 🇨🇱
thanks for watching
One other option which I added was a Swagman roll. Yes, that is an additional cost but I started with a wool blanket, then later upgraded. I like the Swagman because it is adding a waterproof layer, and it is multipurpose in that I can wear it under my poncho as
Great video 👍
Thanks for the visit
Great idea!
That's bedroll of a long distance motorcycle rider that doesn't go from motel to motoel. The old style gum blanket which many used as a ground sheet along with their bed rolls is okay with just a blanket if you have to, but will be tight unless you have two.
yep many returning vets went the bike route and traveled around like that
Great information
thank you
Excellent stuff there, thank you.
my pleasure
Great video brother!
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I have a USGI bivy bag that someone was throwing away. I've thought about getting 2 reproduction Italian wool blankets and sew them together to make one thick blanket.
sounds good
I wonder how the cleaning process goes with the high $ cowboy bed roll.
I have sleeping bags rated for +40, 0 and -40. They are all warmer in a bivy sack.
The bivy sack I had had a seen in tube near the head area to put a green stick or fiberglass rod in to make the area arched to create head space.
Never mind the thermarest just get a cheap airbed/lilo. Plenty thick enough and very comfortable
i have tried them but never really slept well on one of those
If I have a us army surplus foam pad do recommend putting it inside the bivy or outside the bivy
Its crazy how mauch a Sleep system cost now much less the Bivy.
it really is
I’ve been playing about with this system for a year now. I’ve even got the usmsr bivvy bag. But I haven’t gotten it right. It never seems to work. Either I sleep on top with the bivvy as a bed or if I do get in then condensation is a killer. Haven’t tried the wool blanket. That’s next. Any help or tips welcome.
Don't know if you have seen a yt video where the guy claims or calls you and the way point survival guy who's name escapes me but I really enjoy most of his content, especially old time early settler series he did. Anyway he basically called you's scam artist who rip people off. forgot his channel name something like mountain kephart. Just thought I would let know in case you were unaware of it.
i am he is doing negative click bait for views he wants ya to watch get mad and comment but not report him for bulling that way he gets watch time views and click rate so he can get a paycheck
What kind of blanket(the red one) is that and where can I get one?
Don't forget the super cheap drop cloth made out of canvas. And soaked in mineral spirits and boiled linseed oil.
go watch the video by William Collins where he took a king size bed sheet and used silicone caulking and mineral spirits to water proof it
@@BLACKIETHOMAS I guess there isn't really much you haven't heard about!! 😜
How can I find the Surplus Market? Does anyone have a link?
Are these mss bivys all the same size??
I use and long yoga mat under me
The ranger roll is a modernized cowboy roll change my mind
exactly how I see it too.
i agree
What surplus store has MSS sleep system bivys for $75
kaufmans military surplus 334-898-1770
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Thanks Blackie, nice setup .
welterusten Blackie😴👍
thank you
Bacon grease!
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother
hello !
Hi my friend
Wool is warm when wet because of some electrical reaction in the fibre. Don't understand it but that's what I read.
thats cool
Most of the surplus wool blankets got sent to Africa and the latest were sent to Ukraine.
seems like it
Like oilcloth, perhaps?
could be