#Plash palatka trial#

And thanks to its low profile you can still hide it easy.

The difference between this shelter and the Russian method is that you can do the Russian method any place, so if your chasing the Wehrmacht around the barren outskirts of Kursk then you’ll be set. I promise the shelter really is in the pictures. As you can see from 25 feet in the right vegetation you almost can’t see the shelter.Īnd from about 10 feet away it’s still not all that visible. Even with the higher profile of the plow point compared to the Russian way. One of the things I was interested in was conceal-ability of the system. We also used the two right and left wings of the diamond plow point to stash out gear and keep creepy crawlies out of our boots when we slept. (go figure commies wouldn’t have the best way to do something) What I liked about it was that I could stuff all my bedding in the back of the plow point and hang out towards the front of everything without messing up your bedding. The mid roll tie works and was a Russian trick in the winter when dudes were understandably trying to fit as many blankets and warm items as they could in their bed roll.Īs you can see in the photo above the plow point gave me a lot more room compared to the Russian method. The issue is over loaded not only is the bundle annoyingly cumbersome but it keeps trying to pop open midway down the roll as it rubs your shoulder. That follows along well with what I’ve seen in Russian load outs that would generally be the Plash Palatka and two wool blankets in the winter with a great coat being worn, or a wool blanket and a great coat in warmer temperatures.

On the way back I stuck the Vela in my back pack since I didn’t have water or food in it anymore.īased on my messing around with Plash Palatka bed rolls I’ve found that two Plash Palatkas and one wool blanket seem to be about ideal. I was also able to wear it as a cross body bed roll but it was really poofy to the point where it significantly hindered my movement once I got in thickly wooded areas to the point where I just stashed it found a campsite then came back for it. Using a mid roll tie down I was able to roll everything up and keep it rolled up. Using two Plash Palatkas a wool blanket and the Vela quilt was a bit much. In using the Plash Palatka I’m trying to eliminate/consolidate my sleeping system, tent, and sleeping pads all into one thing I can wear along with a small day pack for anything else as opposed to my medium ALICE ruck fully loaded out. He’d been wanting to try something “not a tent” but in an attempt to make sure it was still comfortable I packed heavy erring on the side of comfort and warmth over anything else. I like to try and keep camping fun and comfortable for my son so it’s always an neat enjoyable experience and not anything negative. With that arrangement we slept wonderfully, almost too warm, I’d expected another low to mid 40s night and instead I got 53 as my lowest temperature last night. The final layer was a Therm-a-Rest Vela quilt.

For bedding I used a bunch of leaves under the floor Plash Palatka, with a wool blanket on top of that and then the two of use on top of the wool blanket with the left over gathered on top of us. Thread on the Russian test is here: Īfter discovering the Russian way didn’t have enough actual volume for two people and likely a tight fit for one person and a half sized person I decided to go with a plow point shelter again using two Plash Palatkas.

#Plash palatka trial#

Well I ended up testing the Russian way out earlier this week as something of a trial run for a camping trip me and my son had.