Great idea Jess! Something to consider. Where you used the bank line try using a light chain threaded through a flat rubber disk (inner tube) with a little shoo goo to seal it. This is how I suspended Hungarian shelter halves buttoned together to keep rain from wicking in so you don't have a puddle in the middle of the shelter. Another great video!
reading thru the comments it seems the pine cone /acorn trick is completely new to a lot of people. well, this is how it was done before they came up with "this tarp has 19 !!!! attachment points" marketing ;-)
Nicely done. You can't beat that old school canvas for durability that's for sure. I could even see you run it the same way but coming out the end like a long foresters tent. Nate
@@EnduranceRoom Greetings from Russia Jess🖐Nice video👍Check out this, even more options for using a Plash Palatka, the video is in Russian, but everything is clear there without translation: czcams.com/video/dot_HnPfztc/video.html
Excellent Jess, I was meaning to reply the other morning after watching this. But I've said it before, you are a pioneer of the plash. Very few people have got what you seem to get out of these.
Awesome ... ive got 6 of these, ... 4 of them are toggled together as a tent, i need to take them out and experiment on a few different configurations,
Brilliant video Jess talk about never giving up 3 years 👍once the ideas are there you will find away ,keep this brilliant content coming , btw canvas is the best for warmth keeping sparks away without damage and most of all a dark nights sleep 😴 cheers my friend 💪🏴👍
Thanks Paul! It has been a puzzle on my mind for years. Had some other setups, but this is my favorite. Perseverance is the way. Have a good one my friend. 🤝
Hi Jess, this has to be one of the best tent configurations from two Plash Palatkas. This one could be a real life saver in severe winter weather in rain, snow or strong wind. It could accommodate two persons with kit, be warmed at night with two candle lanterns and if care is taken to ensure ventilation, hot drinks or soup can be prepared and heated with a small alcohol stove. My suggestion is the use of two A frame external poles to facilitate erecting on open ground. P S, this set up could be used on two Civil War federal shelter halves which may require modifying, worth looking into?.
Hi, I have 4 plash palatkas myself. These days I would cycle to an overnight camp and erect a teepee shelter large enough for me, my kit and my old school mountain bike. I find the Plash Palatka to be a strong very well made garment, cloak or shelter sheet. I think a military shelter built out of more than 12 palatkas would require an experienced tent group commander or youth expedition leader.
@@johndoogan3712 Making a tent for 12 people from a plash palatkas To make a tent for 12 people, it is necessary: a central stand with a length of 2 m, four corner stands with a length of 1.7 m, an upper binding (poles) and a shell sewn (connected by ropes to each other) from 12 plash palatkas. If 12 people are allocated to set up a tent, then the senior of the group calculates people by numbers and organizes the work in this sequence: a) The first two numbers (1 and 2) choose a place to install a shelter, clear it and break a 3.5x3.5 m square; then stakes are driven diagonally outside at a distance of 1.7 m from the corners. b) The following four numbers (3-6) sew the shell of twelve plash palatkas with ropes; 7-10 numbers prepare a central rack, a frame of poles and install them in the chosen place; 11, 12 numbers tear off a groove around the tent to drain water. c) The first five numbers (1-5) lift the shell and put it on the frame of poles and the central rack; 6, 7 numbers support the frame; 8, 9 tie the binding poles with wire or rope to the upper ends of the corner racks; 10-12 numbers sew the panels at the corners of the tent and attract the lower edges with the ends of the lacing ropes to the pins. A tent of 12 people is set up in 2 hours. Plash palatka in Russia costs 15 - 20 bucks
Wow! it never occurred to me to use a chunk of material INSIDE the tarp to bunch up and tie onto from the ridgeline. Planning to get back out with the palatkas soon, and will definitely try this method. You could even tie another small cord onto that wood piece to provide some interior anchor points to hang lights or other items from since there's no ridgeline inside.
Bivy camping and Hammock camping definitely have that cocooned element applied, have tried both and they are enjoyable for short duration power naps, during daylight excursions. Night prowl time I tend to prefer a 2-man or larger tent, just to warn night critters that a large baseball bat is behind this canvas or nylon wall. A curious Bruin would really find a pre-rolled human snack a little to convenient. In a tent at least one can kneel and pray. Cheers!
G'day mate I recently found my setup for winter using a German shelter half not the square nva type using 1 half and me being 6"3 6"4 in height It was enough fabric length wise to cover me and my exped mat (I like to smooth it) peg out the leg end then the headend fold the triangle under your ground mat and run the paracord and prusik knots use tarp clips 1 at your upper chest 1 at your shins same as your plash palatka tent here creating a bivvy/tent but no bottom obviously and my face literally looks out the armholes in the poncho sleep right next to the fire everything's protected took me all of covid to figure it out
Hi Jess .. It looks like my original comment got scoffed by the 'Great Laotian Comment Eater' 😁. A nice setup 👍. Will be interesting to see you test it during a typical mid-winter scenario please. Canvas. Been checking out Varusteleka (my GoTo .. hassle free service) and some is no longer advertised or out of stock. Canvas lovers would be advised get while still available. Until next tine .. take care .. Tommy
Thanks for writing back, Tommy. Comments/notifications have been erratic at best. Definitely a good time to invest in canvas or anything useful. I will give the shelter a run this winter if I can. It’s gotta smooth out a bit with the boys before any overnights. It is getting there. Have a good one my friend. 🤝
Very nice set up, as for blending in to the background . . . stood out like a sore thumb to me because I'm colourblind! Seems they used people like me in WW2 to spot camouflaged installations - it's about the only thing it's any good for!
Hey to help with the center seem try a overlap fold to help with water just use a stone at the peak. And use one of the ends as a door. I have just used two ,a ridge line with the regular set up and the other with a big overlap A frame as the door . Place my pack and a light jacket at the end as a wind braker . There is some venting but no rain on me.
Nice! Thats a great idea. The button hole connection does work pretty well. Honestly, I have never had a problem with it. The canvas swells and tightens. The hemp rope is best, as it has same effect, but paracord does do a good job.
I like this a lot. I'm about to go camping for a night or two and don't have a traditional tourist tent, but I got my plasch palatka. 2 of em. The nights here get fairly cold but nothing too serious because the days are still warm. Still, I was worried about my ponchos cause I never tested them in autumn or winter, only in the summer. Even if it looks weird, it has its benefits. Low to the ground, unassuming, easy setup and most importantly very little ceiling so it warms up easier. I'm curious what do you use to sleep? Do you make a bed of material and then got like a wax mat or something? Wool cover or?
I typically use some kind of ground sheet, like a military space blanket, german elephant skin or another plash. Then a sleeping pad, either a roll out foam pad (the FDF sleeping pad from varusteleka is great and has a built in ground sheet). I also have a Klymit insulated inflatable sleeping pad that is really great. In cold weather, I use both of those pads, with the roll out one first and then a bivvy bag with the inflatable sleeping pad inside and the my sleeping bag. Warm and comfortable. Main benefit of this shelter design is the warmth. Keeps body heat. 👍
@@EnduranceRoom Ordered one to see what they, PP’s, are about. Glad CPL Kelly pushed your channel a few times. Good seeing your journey. Enjoy the fresh snow.
It lacks the ground sheet just like every tarp shelter. I wonder if the Russian bivi has it. I think it does because you actually use these things in the military. It's Russia tho and they dont care much about people.
Hey, I've got 3 of NVA ponchos like this as a hot tent. It cant be any smaller. In the summer maybe. And as an idea for SHTF/combat case that may never come. If you could combine them as a closed bivi with a ground sheet I may even try it (and I never dismantle the tent. The east German aluminium grommets are ridiculous.) The canvas is rather thin and stiches are leaking. It's highly flammable too. It took me one overnighter to find out. Really Big Monkey has a fire resistant tarp. It's either welding blanket or something for firefighters I dont remember. Too bad that it's usually some freaking glass fiber. Maybe it's not. There is a fiber used by F1 drivers. Their clothes can be in fire for minutes without melting, catching fire order cooking their bodies. There was an epic accident last year or so. Dude coming out pf the flames after some time like a boss. It's a must see I'll leave a link of I can find it
Love Cold War era gear!
Great idea Jess!
Something to consider.
Where you used the bank line try using a light chain threaded through a flat rubber disk (inner tube) with a little shoo goo to seal it.
This is how I suspended Hungarian shelter halves buttoned together to keep rain from wicking in so you don't have a puddle in the middle of the shelter.
Another great video!
Thanks Scott! Thats a really great idea. Much appreciated.
reading thru the comments it seems the pine cone /acorn trick is completely new to a lot of people. well, this is how it was done before they came up with "this tarp has 19 !!!! attachment points" marketing ;-)
Brilliant indeed! Cant wait to try this out with my 2 plash patatkas. Saved your video for future reference.
Fantastic!
Once again, you are brilliant!
Great idea. You are always thinking of ways to improve. If you want to go truly stealth you could sprinkle leaves on the tent. 👍
Thank you! Absolutely. Little brush and its done
Sweet that set up pal great thinking
Arb
Nicely done. You can't beat that old school canvas for durability that's for sure. I could even see you run it the same way but coming out the end like a long foresters tent.
Nate
Thanks Nate! Canvas is amazing stuff for sure. No school like the old school 100%
@@EnduranceRoom Greetings from Russia Jess🖐Nice video👍Check out this, even more options for using a Plash Palatka, the video is in Russian, but everything is clear there without translation:
czcams.com/video/dot_HnPfztc/video.html
@@user-ne9rx8xi9y Thank you very much my friend! Appreciate it. All the very best. 🤝
I didn't know this construction variant at all, I'll implement it in the next video. 😁👍
Cool!
Very nice set up. Surprised by how thr canvas seemed to disappear just 20 feet away.
Thank you. It is sincerely the best colored canvas I have. Very subtle and easily blends.
Nice Solid design
Exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you.
Wow that one colour canvas really works well for camo , always though you needed a pattern for it to work ,
Given me a few ideas 👍
Excellent Jess, I was meaning to reply the other morning after watching this. But I've said it before, you are a pioneer of the plash. Very few people have got what you seem to get out of these.
Thanks Will! My wife calls me “Papa Palatka” 😂
@@EnduranceRoom hahaaa! Amazing brother, amazing 🤣🤣
Nice shelter. You can’t beat a piece of canvas.
Awesome ... ive got 6 of these, ... 4 of them are toggled together as a tent,
i need to take them out and experiment on a few different configurations,
That is awesome!
Nice work as always 👍👍⛺️
Thank you!
Great Idea Jess
Thanks Manfred!
Плащ палатка 👍
Nice shelter. P.s. your sound has improved.
Very cool idea!
I dig that design. Great job amigo!
Thank you! It has been a work in progress
VERY cool!
Hey Jess, great design and idea. That's awesome and blends in great with the woods. I would like to find some Palatka's. 👍
Necessity is the motherhood of invention. Looks great. Most functional. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks Bobby! Have a good one
Very cool Jess 🤠
Thanks Herb!
Brilliant video Jess talk about never giving up 3 years 👍once the ideas are there you will find away ,keep this brilliant content coming , btw canvas is the best for warmth keeping sparks away without damage and most of all a dark nights sleep 😴 cheers my friend 💪🏴👍
Thanks Paul! It has been a puzzle on my mind for years. Had some other setups, but this is my favorite. Perseverance is the way. Have a good one my friend. 🤝
Great video, thanks 👍
Thank you!
👍 Well done! I like how you carried forward the idea from the Jerven shelter... I'll try to remember!
Thanks! It is a warm setup. 🤝
Hi Jess, this has to be one of the best tent configurations from two Plash Palatkas.
This one could be a real life saver in severe winter weather in rain, snow or strong wind. It could accommodate two persons with kit, be warmed at night with two candle lanterns and if care is taken to ensure ventilation, hot drinks or soup can be prepared and heated with a small alcohol stove.
My suggestion is the use of two A frame external poles to facilitate erecting on open ground.
P S, this set up could be used on two Civil War federal shelter halves which may require modifying, worth looking into?.
Thanks John! Appreciate it. Cold wet weather, a closed shelter is the way to go. I like your ideas. 👍
@John Doogan in Russian army, we make a configuration of 12 Plash Palatka
Hi, I have 4 plash palatkas myself. These days I would cycle to an overnight camp and erect a teepee shelter large enough for me, my kit and my old school mountain bike.
I find the Plash Palatka to be a strong very well made garment, cloak or shelter sheet. I think a military shelter built out of more than 12 palatkas would require an experienced tent group commander or youth expedition leader.
@@johndoogan3712 lik-o-dil-es.blogspot.com/2020/05/plashch-palatka.html
@@johndoogan3712 Making a tent for 12 people from a plash palatkas
To make a tent for 12 people, it is necessary: a central stand with a length of 2 m, four corner stands with a length of 1.7 m, an upper binding (poles) and a shell sewn (connected by ropes to each other) from 12 plash palatkas.
If 12 people are allocated to set up a tent, then the senior of the group calculates people by numbers and organizes the work in this sequence:
a) The first two numbers (1 and 2) choose a place to install a shelter, clear it and break a 3.5x3.5 m square; then stakes are driven diagonally outside at a distance of 1.7 m from the corners.
b) The following four numbers (3-6) sew the shell of twelve plash palatkas with ropes; 7-10 numbers prepare a central rack, a frame of poles and install them in the chosen place; 11, 12 numbers tear off a groove around the tent to drain water.
c) The first five numbers (1-5) lift the shell and put it on the frame of poles and the central rack; 6, 7 numbers support the frame; 8, 9 tie the binding poles with wire or rope to the upper ends of the corner racks; 10-12 numbers sew the panels at the corners of the tent and attract the lower edges with the ends of the lacing ropes to the pins.
A tent of 12 people is set up in 2 hours.
Plash palatka in Russia costs 15 - 20 bucks
good stuff thx
Cool idea 🖐🤠🏕
Well done looks good.
Might try something similar using two German ponchos?
Wow! it never occurred to me to use a chunk of material INSIDE the tarp to bunch up and tie onto from the ridgeline. Planning to get back out with the palatkas soon, and will definitely try this method. You could even tie another small cord onto that wood piece to provide some interior anchor points to hang lights or other items from since there's no ridgeline inside.
Thanks! That would be cool. The ceiling is a little low to suspend a light, but the idea is great and would well on another (more spacious) setup.
Well thought out!
Thanks!
Sweet!
Awesome..... Great idea.. try this with a dugout shelter....
Thank you! I may yet. It is cooling off fast here. Once ground freezes, it is rock solid until spring.
Bivy camping and Hammock camping definitely have that cocooned element applied, have tried both and they are enjoyable for short duration power naps, during daylight excursions.
Night prowl time I tend to prefer a 2-man or larger tent, just to warn night critters that a large baseball bat is behind this canvas or nylon wall.
A curious Bruin would really find a pre-rolled human snack a little to convenient. In a tent at least one can kneel and pray. Cheers!
very interesting shelter setup 👍
Thank you!
G'day mate I recently found my setup for winter using a German shelter half not the square nva type using 1 half and me being 6"3 6"4 in height It was enough fabric length wise to cover me and my exped mat (I like to smooth it) peg out the leg end then the headend fold the triangle under your ground mat and run the paracord and prusik knots use tarp clips 1 at your upper chest 1 at your shins same as your plash palatka tent here creating a bivvy/tent but no bottom obviously and my face literally looks out the armholes in the poncho sleep right next to the fire everything's protected took me all of covid to figure it out
Hi Jess ..
It looks like my original comment got scoffed by the 'Great Laotian Comment Eater' 😁.
A nice setup 👍. Will be interesting to see you test it during a typical mid-winter scenario please.
Canvas. Been checking out Varusteleka (my GoTo .. hassle free service) and some is no longer advertised or out of stock. Canvas lovers would be advised get while still available.
Until next tine .. take care .. Tommy
Thanks for writing back, Tommy. Comments/notifications have been erratic at best. Definitely a good time to invest in canvas or anything useful. I will give the shelter a run this winter if I can. It’s gotta smooth out a bit with the boys before any overnights. It is getting there.
Have a good one my friend. 🤝
@@EnduranceRoom 👍. Boys will be boys .. no responsibility at either end and in a double-barrel format, 4x the Toil and Trouble 😁.
Rab sell replacement poles for their Ridge Raider bivvy, it might be a good way to make a similar shelter.
Very nice set up, as for blending in to the background . . . stood out like a sore thumb to me because I'm colourblind! Seems they used people like me in WW2 to spot camouflaged installations - it's about the only thing it's any good for!
@@jeffreycrawley1216 Thanks! That is interesting indeed. I had not heard that before.
Good show thanks
Thanks Willis!
Hey to help with the center seem try a overlap fold to help with water just use a stone at the peak. And use one of the ends as a door. I have just used two ,a ridge line with the regular set up and the other with a big overlap A frame as the door . Place my pack and a light jacket at the end as a wind braker . There is some venting but no rain on me.
Nice! Thats a great idea. The button hole connection does work pretty well. Honestly, I have never had a problem with it. The canvas swells and tightens. The hemp rope is best, as it has same effect, but paracord does do a good job.
👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
Use heat shrink on the ends of your cord. Makes it like shoestring ends. Easier to weave.
I like this a lot. I'm about to go camping for a night or two and don't have a traditional tourist tent, but I got my plasch palatka. 2 of em.
The nights here get fairly cold but nothing too serious because the days are still warm. Still, I was worried about my ponchos cause I never tested them in autumn or winter, only in the summer.
Even if it looks weird, it has its benefits. Low to the ground, unassuming, easy setup and most importantly very little ceiling so it warms up easier.
I'm curious what do you use to sleep? Do you make a bed of material and then got like a wax mat or something? Wool cover or?
I typically use some kind of ground sheet, like a military space blanket, german elephant skin or another plash. Then a sleeping pad, either a roll out foam pad (the FDF sleeping pad from varusteleka is great and has a built in ground sheet). I also have a Klymit insulated inflatable sleeping pad that is really great. In cold weather, I use both of those pads, with the roll out one first and then a bivvy bag with the inflatable sleeping pad inside and the my sleeping bag. Warm and comfortable.
Main benefit of this shelter design is the warmth. Keeps body heat. 👍
@@EnduranceRoom love its low profile design. Thanks a lot for the info!
Call tent a stealth tent! Bit of brush, it's gone.
Would you need a Plash Palatka increased in size by about 30 percent?
For an enclosed shelter, probably about that. 7x7 would be perfect for regular poncho/basic shelter options
@@EnduranceRoom Ordered one to see what they, PP’s, are about.
Glad CPL Kelly pushed your channel a few times. Good seeing your journey. Enjoy the fresh snow.
As long as it works. Mm nothing wrong with it.
My comment disappeared 😕
I didn’t see it either. Their are ghosts in the machine...
Mine too ..
It lacks the ground sheet just like every tarp shelter. I wonder if the Russian bivi has it. I think it does because you actually use these things in the military. It's Russia tho and they dont care much about people.
Hey, I've got 3 of NVA ponchos like this as a hot tent. It cant be any smaller. In the summer maybe. And as an idea for SHTF/combat case that may never come. If you could combine them as a closed bivi with a ground sheet I may even try it (and I never dismantle the tent. The east German aluminium grommets are ridiculous.) The canvas is rather thin and stiches are leaking. It's highly flammable too. It took me one overnighter to find out. Really Big Monkey has a fire resistant tarp. It's either welding blanket or something for firefighters I dont remember. Too bad that it's usually some freaking glass fiber. Maybe it's not. There is a fiber used by F1 drivers. Their clothes can be in fire for minutes without melting, catching fire order cooking their bodies. There was an epic accident last year or so. Dude coming out pf the flames after some time like a boss. It's a must see I'll leave a link of I can find it
Oh yeah. Best F1 vid ever: czcams.com/video/7YMjw2sjXqU/video.html