DIY canvas bedroll (from Tengu canvas)

[Pignut]

As some of you may have seen I was trying to trade some canvas and PVC to make a bedroll. Well I drew a blank on the pvc but Tengu and I managed to work out a deal on some light brown and bright green canvas. Anyway after a festive season of sewing here is the result.

It was never intended to be a light weight option, it was solely inteded for car camping, in the tipi, cabins, mates floors bivis etc

Once it was sewn up I dyed the whole thing OG. I am happy with the result!

Unrolled

Top "flap" folded back exposing the poppered in pertex covered fleece liner (think buffalo bag) and the lower sleeping bag (a trekka fishing bag)

Trekka bag folded back exposing the mattress, a double quilt folded in half with an area 4 layers thick at the head to act as a pillow. Encased in a box sided cover

Mattress folded back showing the foam roll matt and detailing the pull cord on the lower section of the canvass outerbag (to hold the mattress in place)

Different angle showing the canvas outerbag and boxed sides

Rolled up with an ipad for scale

It is big, heavy and bomb proof, and at 3ft x 7ft roomy!

Let me know what you think

"Sent from the back of beyond using new fangled technology"

 

[Shewie]

That looks the mutts, any chance of a pic with it rolled up?

 

[Man of Tanith]

i think-wow! i like that muchly

 

[Pignut]

That looks the mutts, any chance of a pic with it rolled up?

I will just look for my wide angle lense

 

[Pignut]

Rolled up pic now added

 

[Shewie]

I will just look for my wide angle lense

Lol, and a step ladder?

I'm inspired to have a go at mine again now

 

[Shewie]

Rolled up pic now added

Nice, much smaller than I was expecting

Or is that a 42" plasma screen?

 

[Robbi]

that's brill !

 

[morch]

Very nice, looks like it'll do the job nicely

Dave

 

[topknot]

That looks like so hard work as gone in to making that, nice one mate

Cheers Topknot

 

[Pignut]

That looks like so hard work as gone in to making that, nice one mate

Cheers Topknot

Cheers!

All hand stitched, up to 5 layers of canvas at a time!

 

[Tengu]

Im glad you got on well with my canvas. (Had it ages and never found a use for)

Ill get my kapok sorted thuis week, I promise. Im busy revising Chemistry.

 

[Pignut]

No rush!........ Managed with the double quilt for now

 

[copper_head]

Nice work!

 

[The Cumbrian]

That looks great, I'm going to find the time to make mine now.

The canvas I've got is 3' wide too, which is much narrower than the commercial ones. Do you find it restrictive at all?

Cheers, Michael.

 

[Shewie]

Cheers!

All hand stitched, up to 5 layers of canvas at a time!

Ouch, your fingers must be red raw

 

[Barn Owl]

Excellent, looks terrific.

 

[Pignut]

That looks great, I'm going to find the time to make mine now.

The canvas I've got is 3' wide too, which is much narrower than the commercial ones. Do you find it restrictive at all?

Cheers, Michael.

Not at all 3ft was the size of my fishing bag much larger then a normal mummy bag, the box sides help the dimensions are 7ft x 3ft x 0.5ft

"Sent from the back of beyond using new fangled technology"

 

[RonW]

That looks very very good!
A professional job, if I may say so!

What kind of temperatures were you intending this setup for and how much does it weigh?

 

[Ogri the trog]

Wow, inspiring stuff!

Ogri the trog