Mors Kochanski survival scarf

[Man of Tanith]

[video=youtube;LG7WPDmy0AU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG7WPDmy0AU[/video]
Has anyone made themselves one of these? tried em out?
saw it on his clothing dvd i got through post the other day and i like the idea

please note this was the first vid i found

 

[Corso]

kept meaning to make one either that or the one Kephart describes in his books

 

[Man of Tanith]

remind me of Kepharts?

 

[TinkyPete]

seen this video a while ago, and had the same idea will it work?

I now have some sil nylon and debating between this or a tarp

 

[Man of Tanith]

Scarf
then say how it works to save me doing it for no benefit

 

[Corso]

kepharts was called a browse bag

its the same sort of thing but bigger - used as a matress but you could get in it too if needed

 

[Man of Tanith]

ah yeah remember now thanks

 

[Shewie]

Interesting, I think the fabric would be too much for me around my neck but it's a useful idea.

I suppose if I'm out for the night then I'm carrying a pack containing my sleep kit anyway, if it's cold enough I'll have a wool headover with me too.

How does Mors use it Sam, is it something he grabs if he's going light and might get caught out for a night?

 

[macentyre]

We make a Bivy Hammock that is a Mors Scarf. When Mors showed me his scarf, Jason and I looked at each other and said, "Gather the ends and that's a hammock!"

www.MollyMacGear.com

- MacEntyre

 

[tombear]

Sorry i dont have speakers on the comp at the moment so excuse me if Im repeating something thats on the video but thats a awfull lot like the Pallesse/market wallet I made from thin flax canvas for my so far unused period trekking gear

If I ran it through the washer a few times it would be soft enough to use as a scarf if a bit heavy.

I'm wondering if some pertex 6 would be strong enough to make one in as I have some squirrelled away some where that should be big enough?

ATB

Tom

 

[Ogri the trog]

I made something similar, just to use up a length of parachute material I had laying around.
Its three layers "Z" folded and measures about 10 foot long by nearly 5 foot wide. Works as a hammock but crumples small enough to use as a scarf when doubled over a few times - not tried it as a mattress/bedding but its very warm as a scarf/hood.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Chiseller]

Waiting for the Bilmo Brand Build

 

[Bushwhacker]

Just watched that video and I didn't get anything out of it at all.

I have no sound on my computer and all I saw was a man unwrapping some cloth, putting it around his neck ......... erm ...... like a scarf ..... then laying it on the floor and gesticulating a lot.

 

[oldtimer]

I had the same reaction as Bushwacker. However, it made me get out the length of parachute silk my Dad liberated during WWII: it'll be ideal for the job as multi purpose scarf, ground cloth and camouflage cover.

My Mum asked my Dad to get some of this new-fangled nylon stuff from parachutes during the war as all her friends were making petticoats and knickers out of it. He duly obliged, but being a bit slow on the uptake didn't realise that white nylon undies are great, but camouflaged frillies were not quite the thing.

Her loss was our gain though. Over the years, the piece of nylon he brought back has bee sleeping bag covers, sheet for warm weather sleeping and camouflage for pigeon shooting. Looks is if 65 years later its going to have another lease of life.

 

[sasquatch]

Ha ha, a survival scarf! That really is next level preparedness Sam! I use a shemagh sometimes but that's as far as I go myself. A full on survival scarf would fall under my soup fork category-completely useless for my purposes...I do recall Nessmuk having something that could be stuffed as a pillow or similar though, I could well be wrong of course.

 

[Man of Tanith]

its a curiosity thing at the moment Mate
hence asking before i invest time or effort or worse yet money into the idea

 

[sasquatch]

Nothing wrong with trying new kit ideas. You might even start a trend.

 

[Roger]

I have one of those in my collection of bit and bobs from years ago. It is a well thought out bit of kit with a multitude of uses. It could be a scarf,mossie head net, hat, bag, water strainer, and all kinds of things and I carried it for years and never used it. It does seem to do most things a shemagh would do only quicker drying. I prefer a shemagh or sarong as they are even more useful and more comfortable near the skin.
(Don't ask, it isn't for sale, one day when I retire I'll sell of all knid of gems but not yet .)

Roger

 

[Mastino]

I considered making one when I realised that a military poncho (with snaps) will perform no better or worse than a browse bag. Snap it closed, fill it up and off you go... and it doubles as a poncho as wel