Wool picnic rugs?

[Dreadhead]

Has anyone got any experience with wool picnic rugs like these:

http://www.pointerproducts.co.uk/al...Path=25_123&osCsid=8b915rajf6c7bvf4lbjb7dqjf4

got a wee polish lavvu for me and SWMBO and we have been trying tae think of something tae use as a groundsheet and we usually just use wool blankets for sleeping so thinking this could make a decent groundsheeth for waterproof and warmth.

are they any good and worth the weight/bulk you reckon?

Hamish

 

[widu13]

We've a few similar ones Hamish but not those exact ones. The wool is indeed wool, but span so thinly as to make it more or less useless for comfort. (Think very thick cotton!) The backing cracks after a few years and they aren't light or compact.

Get an IPK sheet and take your own blankets.

 

[Dreadhead]

ah right shame that. cheers for the heads up. ill check out these IPK sheets i see them reccommended in the polish lavvu thread

where can i get an IPK sheet?

 

[Tengu]

I use a blanket in my tent. it is good insulation in chilly weather.

beachmats are good too

 

[widu13]

They're pretty old school now but come up regularly on fleabay and can be found in the internet surplus shops.

 

[jimbo75]

You guy's remind me a lot of my brother and his wife. They actually had there honeymoon in a polish lavvu! I think the central pole was a bit of an issue. Also it leaked, so you might want to treat it with some wax! I dont notice much cold strike in these, but I think the more insulation the better.
But DEFINATELY waterproof it!! If it leaks, then nothing else will matter... Very miserable experience!
Yes. My bro is a bit of a hippy. As is his missus.

Has anyone got any experience with wool picnic rugs like these:

http://www.pointerproducts.co.uk/al...Path=25_123&osCsid=8b915rajf6c7bvf4lbjb7dqjf4

got a wee polish lavvu for me and SWMBO and we have been trying tae think of something tae use as a groundsheet and we usually just use wool blankets for sleeping so thinking this could make a decent groundsheeth for waterproof and warmth.

are they any good and worth the weight/bulk you reckon?

Hamish

 

[Dreadhead]

haha aye we are dirty hippies indeed. and will definitly be waterproofing the lavvu once iv patched up the holes in it and will make a tripod for it instead of the centre pole

 

[EdS]

cheap plastic sheeting / cut up orange survival bag and charity shop wool blanket. More options and easier to wash

 

[treadlightly]

Agree its better to put down a waterproof sheet then a wool blanket on top

 

[tartanferret]

IPK sheets..

http://www.army-surplus.co.uk/mm5/m...&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=IPK Shelter System

 

[Dreadhead]

yeah cheers folks were now in the mindset of IPK sheet and wool blankts. sometime in future gonnae sew 4 blankets together intae a sandwhich and sleep in between two layers should be cosy

 

[widu13]

BTW, anything cheap and disposable will do on the floor...builders tarp and so on. I only mentioned IPK as if you happen across a shop selling them they are usually about £3. The internet is murdering the prices of them! They are designed to last...in 1986 I made an NBC shelter on Salisbury plain (without boardings). On an E&E 5 yrs later I rediscovered it and used the IPK as my shelter sheet. 5 yrs buried and still usable!