![]() ![]() Also I can’t really describe how awesome it is to be able to wear your nice comfy bed in the morning when you wake up like you can with the HPG Serape. I wish I could have gotten a better full length picture of it on me but it was just me out there so this will have to do. I’d have no problem running around in the woods like this and I much rather prefer it to having a larger bag with all my normal bedding and shelter in it. These old school cotton shelter halves are getting rarer by. I used a lightly loaded HPG Tarahumara for my day bag and had no issues hiking around with the whole set up.Īdding the wool blanket to the Plash Palatkas did make for a heavy bundle, but using a wider roll made the whole thing very manageable and I was happy to find the added bulk wasn’t a big deal. The Romanian Plash-palatka is just like the Soviet original but in a bit more verdant green. I don’t really think it would work well for the two of us so I’ll probably end up using a plow point, but for one person this shelter works fine.Ĭarrying it as a bedroll over the shoulder works really well. Romanian General Purpose Strap, Surplus 2.99 - 4.99 USD Temporarily out of stock. This was a trial run to see if it would be viable for me and my son to make a shelter out of. Romanian Plash-palatka Rain Cape/Shelter Half, Green, Surplus 37.99 USD. ![]() I think a taller person would have some issues and I don’t think two adults could fit. I slept more or less diagonally and had plenty of space, but I’m also 5’9. The only downside is that the whole arrangement is a tight fit. I ended up in a tangle giving up and simply unhooking one of my corners (super easy to do if you slip it of the tent pole real fast) getting everything right and then hooking it all back up from my warm little bundle. Trying to shimmy on in without messing your bedding all up is quite the feat. Overall it worked well, one issue I had was getting into it. Originally I was going to be really traditional and only use a wool blanket at the last second I added my HPG Serape and let me tell you around 3 or 4 when the temperature dropped down to the mid 40s I was really happy to not be a starving conscript with just a wool blanket and fear of the NKVD to keep me warm. Now I cheated and used two Plash Palatkas because I wanted my shelter to have a floor so I wouldn’t be sleeping directly in the dirt because I’m a delicate little Nancy. With some added vegetation it would be really hard to spot I suspect. Now days they just come with the twine so I improvised and used my Cold Steel shovel as a tent pole.Īs you can see we end up with a very low profile shelter.įifteen feet away and it’s already wanting to disappear. So I made one and spent the night in it.Īs issued the Plash Palatka comes with two tent poles, some twine, and some stakes. I suspected a low profile shelter like the one in the link above using a single tent pole would be easy to hide out in and I was curious how useable it would be. If you’ve ever read German accounts of the eastern front during WWII one issue they constantly run into are well camouflaged Russians. ![]() So instead for my latest outing I wanted to try out the shelter method outlined in the Russian manual. I will as well if I do one.I’ve been really wanting to test out a Plash Palatka shelter in the rain but all the forecasted rain recently hasn’t materialized. Looking forward to paying around with them too. Seems to be a decent multi use combination. Maybe I'll just think the originals are perfect. Bought one of the Romanian plash palatkas from varusteleka last week. I know these have been "perfected" by the military already.but I don't have to carry a radio, extra ammo, and other heavy gear, so I should be able to get away with a bigger one - if I think they need to be bigger for me. ![]() Although it might have too much circumference, and be too heavy to wear as rain gear.hmmmmm.7x7 might be the best middle ground. I wonder if you could tuck a little more hood, and tuck more tail, if you could squeak out an 8x8? Could use it for a hammock tarp, ground shelter / tent, and would replace rain jacket and pants. I've seen them "stitched" with paracord through the button holes and grommets.I'll try that.Ī 7x7 would probably be better. The Romanian Plash-Palatka is very similar to the Soviet original - now available in blue These old-school shelter halves are getting rarer by the day, so get yours now before they are gone forever This versatile age-old multi-blanket can be used as a groundsheet, shelter half, rain/camouflage cape, stretchers, or a top layer for sleeping bag. The only thing these don't look simple for is joining them. Since I haven't been able to find a construction pattern with all the details, they will also help in a DIY one. I like the 2 arm hole design of these romanian ones. I figure I should play with some before I commit to DIY'ing one. Expensive compared to a few years ago for sure. Click to expand.I literally just ordered 2 from Varusteleka. ![]()
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