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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Bedroll/blanket roll 01/31/13 at 20:01:13 I am hoping to do some riding and primitive camping this summer. Any suggestions for a DIY bedroll?
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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #1 - 01/31/13 at 20:31:39 Check out the local Army/Navy surplus store.
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Reply #2 - 01/31/13 at 20:46:17

Greg, primitive to me still means a good night's sleep. I am 59 with a bad back, but I recommend websites like Sportsman's Guide, Cheaper Than Dirt, etc. We have access to Gander mountain and local sporting goods...and Army Surplus is good. But my best advice is to check out "Bicycle Camping" websites. They are crazy about size and weight, plus they recommend back pads for that good night's sleep. Have fun.

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Reply #3 - 01/31/13 at 22:58:50

Cotton... buy cotton....
I have total insomnia if I try to sleep on anything but cotton...

Used to be,.. I just pulled my arms inside the sleeves of my t-shirt,... and I was asleep...
Now,... I need cotton,... and a credit card, and a Days Inn (...at the least)...
... and a real toilet, in the morning...

bad back?...
Credit Card... Huh

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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6077 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #4 - 01/31/13 at 23:21:29 when primititve camping on horseback i found visquene was a life saver for over and under bed and head..
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #5 - 02/01/13 at 05:34:53 If where you will be camping doesn't get too cool at night, a military poncho, poncho liner and sleeping mat might do. I know all three items will roll up pretty small and are light. The military poncho liners look thin but are quite warm when used with the poncho.
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Reply #7 - 02/01/13 at 10:09:08

Thanks everyone. I suppose primitive was the wrong term. Primitive to me but still at a tent campground with a toilet. I have been thinking a 6x8 tarp, a couple of blankets, and a sleeping pad. I don't know why I always forget about the army surplus stores. Never thought of searching for bicycle camping. Visqueen is just plastic sheeting right?

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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #8 - 02/01/13 at 10:09:34 Super Thumper wrote on 02/01/13 at 09:25:18: Don't forget to wear your silver spurs when you ride Do bone spurs count?
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Reply #9 - 02/01/13 at 14:37:20

Greg wrote on 02/01/13 at 10:09:08:

I have been thinking a 6x8 tarp, a couple of blankets, and a sleeping pad.

Instead of a tarp pick up a hicking single person tent, it will take up less room then the tarp and if it rains or gets too windy you'll be sheltered. Invest in a $7 can of scotchgaurd, set up the tent and spray it. Even tents that say they are "waterproof" can leak with a good downpour, never fun trying to sleep while getting rained on and even worse in the morning when everything is soaked Undecided

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Reply #10 - 02/01/13 at 18:53:07

Greg wrote on 02/01/13 at 10:09:08:

Thanks everyone. I suppose primitive was the wrong term. Primitive to me but still at a tent campground with a toilet. I have been thinking a 6x8 tarp, a couple of blankets, and a sleeping pad. I don't know why I always forget about the army surplus stores. Never thought of searching for bicycle camping. Visqueen is just plastic sheeting right?

Greg what we used at Friendship Indiana at the National Muzzle Loaders camp was the brown duck tarp material sized and sewn to sleeping bag size and either used blankets or a modern sleeping bag inside that duck sleeve. It gave the look of the mountain Man era(and meet approval of the NMLA specs) and the option of light blankets for warm weather or the down bag for winter.

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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6077 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #11 - 02/04/13 at 09:00:09 beatduck was a member here that had a photo series of his cross country s40 adventure may give you some ideas
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Paraquat Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2206	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #12 - 02/04/13 at 17:22:18 Let me know if you're rolling through my area. I've always wanted to try that kind of thing and I have a week of vacation saved up. --Steve
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Reply #13 - 02/04/13 at 19:25:10

Paraquat wrote on 02/04/13 at 17:22:18:

Let me know if you're rolling through my area.
I've always wanted to try that kind of thing and I have a week of vacation saved up.

--Steve

We are still early in the planning stages. I will let you know when it is all figured out. Even if we don't travel up there, perhaps we can meet somewhere in that direction and terrorize some campgrounds.

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Paraquat Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2206	Re: Bedroll/blanket roll Reply #14 - 02/05/13 at 09:06:51 I'm jealous of that one guy that posted here. I forget the name. Bike + bed roll and just drive. I finally got a helmet so I can leave my state. My uncle went up to Canada and some eastern most point Eskimo village thing? last year. Poured the whole trip. --Steve
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