Why is a "Czech bed roll" called this? History, uses?
This was actually something new I came across recently. A Czech bed roll.
I've never seen a set up like this before. I was also intrigued by the name.
Has anyone used one of these? Advantages/disadvantages?
Why are they called Czech bed rolls? Especially the Czech bit?
Edit
Yes, I know the example I tagged was Czech army surplus. I am more interested in the history/usage of these things. The post I came across this on refereed to this as a more generic title.
This post was sourced from https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/5637. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
1 answer
I am Czech! The blanket rolls were used as standard issue bedrolls in the Army. In barracks, they were also used on the cots instead of the bed blankets and sheets issued, because as anyone knows who has been in the army, making your bed in the morning and then suffering barracks inspection with roll call is a real pain in the butt!
It saved us time and made inspection much easier, so we just unrolled them at night and slept in that. Also in the field, a thermal underlay was placed between the waterproof layer and the inner layer, and then sleeping under a overhead waterproof roof, like a poncho.
The system worked very well, heavy, but bulletproof for lumbering soldiers in the field.
This post was sourced from https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/8248. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
0 comment threads
0 comment threads