Using the Polish Poncho in the atrocious weather it was designed for...

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Really nasty alpine weather.
0-2c
Continuous heavy rain.
Possibly several more days of it
Not sure of a fire or a dry camp.

This is what the Polish Infantry Poncho was made for.

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sunndog

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May 23, 2014
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These are great cliff. Cant believe you've not had one yet tbh
I'v used mine for a few winters now for my night hunting. Worn 3 nights a week almost all winter long

The hood leaves a little to be desired but the length and arm holes are perfect, i usually just do a couple of buttons up at the top and theres plenty of material to swoosh over the rifle and n.v gear to keep the rain off

Susanne, if you are handy with a needle and thread it might be worth you speaking to mary (toddy) on here. She was selling some wool cloaks on here a while ago (i had one, truly awsome) the pattern would Be equaly good in cotton as wool
in fact i got the cloak as a replacement for the polish poncho and one day i will make a waterproof cotton over cloak for it

Thread here

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132101
 
As a shelter the things just ROCK...

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I enjoyed that video Susan, thanks.

I like the look of that tarpaulin backpack too, any comment on that ?

Hey - Oh I LOVE that thing.

Its a Semptec Urban Survival Drybag. Completely waterproof as in Immersible... Awesome tough.

I use it for Canyoning and Canoeing/SUP Expeditions and anything else where its gonna be wet and nasty one way or another.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B008Y9ZM5W
 

rorymax

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Jun 5, 2014
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Hey - Oh I LOVE that thing.

Its a Semptec Urban Survival Drybag. Completely waterproof as in Immersible... Awesome tough.

I use it for Canyoning and Canoeing/SUP Expeditions and anything else where its gonna be wet and nasty one way or another.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B008Y9ZM5W

Thanks for that Susan, it does indeed seem a great bag.

I would buy at that price but hate being ripped off.

39 Euros on your Amazon Link Susan, that seems like a good price.
Amazon UK = 91 Euros delivered, that seems like typical UK rip-off, I cannot use my amazon account on the german amazon site :(, oh well, I will put it on hold.

Thanks for the reply and the link.

rorymax
 

Johnnyboy1971

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Dec 24, 2010
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Tried mine as a simple shelter for when the weather is ok. Not enough room when it rains though.
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Testing setup in the garden first.
 

Laurentius

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Aug 13, 2009
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Knowhere
Although the dual purpose nature of the polish poncho/shelter half appealed to me some time ago, in practice I find it altogether too heavy. I prefer the swiss army poncho, which needs no proofing to keep the rain out. It may not be much use as a shelter but wearing it in the cold and wet, it is like walking around in your own mini tent, you create your own microclimate. It packs down reasonably too, and for the weight saving you can carry a decent tarp for shelter.

Disadvantages, I wouldn't fancy using it too close to an open fire.
 

sunndog

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Thanks for that Susan, it does indeed seem a great bag.

I would buy at that price but hate being ripped off.

39 Euros on your Amazon Link Susan, that seems like a good price.
Amazon UK = 91 Euros delivered, that seems like typical UK rip-off, I cannot use my amazon account on the german amazon site :(, oh well, I will put it on hold.

Thanks for the reply and the link.

rorymax


Just come across these while looking for something else.......might be of interest

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Travel-Sh...357222c&pid=100033&rk=1&rkt=4&sd=361054660073
 

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