Ultra-Light Bedrolls: Pros & Cons Explained"

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

HAVE A SAFE WEEKEND !

[@smoothvern165]

Great video! Over the years I’ve tried a bunch of super compact super lightweight sleeping arrangements, and almost every time I would wake up freezing at around 2 in the morning. It kinda sucked. Now I carry something warm enough. I really like the compact bundle that you created there!

[@gregchandler900]

Camo for life!! Thanks Blackie😃

[@WayPointSurvival]

Another good one!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for watching!

[@WayPointSurvival]

@BLACKIETHOMAS You're welcome, my friend!

[@OperationTacticool-g7t]

This is an amazing break down thank you!

[@kalstreksandtrails7606]

Another great video. You and Dave Canterbury have given me some ideas

[@lens7859]

You did that like I would tie up a nice stuffed pork loin. Well done

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol I like to think it will keep things from getting messed up

[@ScottCarlson-cz7wj]

That is very neat. I like the cheap, scrounge around, make do with what you have, kind of outfits like that. Something that some kid with no money could take and run with. That kind of knowledge isn't around young, American, boys anymore. Kids need to catch that spirit of adventure. Thanks Blackie.

[@bretjohnson6188]

Me, too! But I resorted to using a 5.5' x 7.5' cheap Harbor Freight blue tarp because I couldn't locate a military poncho locally.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

I am glad you enjoyed it

[@outbackowl3040]

Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your time to make these videos, muchly appreciated thank you.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You’re welcome, mate.

[@MattThompson-x3u]

Awesome video and great info thanks Blackie

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad you liked it.

[@joebazooka-w7k]

Thanks. Good info to know

[@nazaninnaderi3783]

Happy New Year Mr Blackie. Love every thing you teach with ponchos. This also great idea!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Happy new year!

[@kalbfleisch61]

For the few extra ounces I may add a grabber space blanket. But I love your videos

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good call

[@Otis010707]

Blackie delighted to see you safe and hale and hearty! Be well my friend! Bill Doyle in Upr Grnwd Lk, NJ

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for watching, Bill. Be well.

[@rleeAZ]

Thank you Blackie!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You're welcome!

[@MichiganSilverBack]

oh Blackie, that's a lot of work for a poncho.. Happy New Year tho! Hey is Bear doin ok? Haven't seen anything from him in a while.

[@jeffrichards5106]

Great video, Black. Thanks!👍🏻

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@jamesflener6889]

Excellent.ideas, might save me sometime!!!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

I'm glad you like it!

[@katusa6972]

Good vid, thanks👍🇨🇱

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@earlshaner4441]

Happy New Year brother and your family and I'm glad you are doing better

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks, Happy New Year to you and yours as well!

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Wow. Blackie has gotten familiar enough with the WC Greyman that he can put it away without looking or cutting his jeans, that was quick.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol with use come confidence

[@Thoreau-e4l]

I hope it gets cold enough next few days here in SC, to try our my artic hunter model wiggys bag,should be warmer than my military modular system.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Hope you stay warm!

[@Thoreau-e4l]

@BLACKIETHOMAS thanks pal, if I freeze to death, you can have your pick of my sleeping bags.

[@ralphedmondson5287]

Thanks for the info. Hope you are doing well.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks, I am!

[@JohnLindsay-zg6lv]

Walmart makes these incredible fleece blankets they sell for like 20 bucks now I've used this blanket for years and it's good down to about 30 light canvas over top below 30 I use a wool blanket and if it gets really cold I break out the pilot survival down bag

[@thomasroth4695]

Get a poncho liner BLANKET Its 3X thicker than the standard wet weather liner has buttons and zipper. Used in conjunction w /standard liner. Pretty warm. Edit poncho + poncho liner ( standard wet weather) + poncho liner BLANKET Used this set up alot

[@jasongarling20]

I need a lot more.. I like to sleep! 😂 warm and cozy dragging a mss!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You and me both!

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Blackie, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You’re welcome!

[@david6920-r6z]

Good video Blackie 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@reneschaap8091]

goedenavond Blackie en ee welterusten!!!!😔👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@Richard-sb3qt]

What about those space blankets?

[@Red-viking03]

Blackie what about ripping the poncho on brush and thorns

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

since its centered behind me it will have more protection

[@mikelgeren149]

Took a road trip one time with a bed role stuffed with a change of clothes . Riding a 1962 Harley XLCH . My bedroll was tied-up not quite as good as Blackies . Every time I stopped , had to retie the bedroll . It was the run through hell . Went through a tornado . Gas stations were closed from want of gasoline , and I'm running a Sportster tank . Guy I was with traded a import 45acp for two tanks of gas so we could keep moving . When I finally made it back home the first thing I did was to purchase a canvas boyscout day pack . ( They were called Milwaukee Vibrators for a well earned reason ) I sleep under a poncho liner , a fleece blanket, and a queen size Walmart cotton blanket thats doubled . Out of the wind but my house is as cold as the outdoors . Good stuff Blackie , brought back a flood of memories . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Sounds like an adventure.

[@Thoreau-e4l]

@mikelgeren149 why your house cold?

[@kennethwilson8633]

Wow I think I would need a nap after all that convoluted mess…oh but I would have to untie all that to do it…twenty plus years of using a poncho and some blanket wool or liner I never did all that. Love your videos …have fun stay safe.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol it is a bit involved but it does pack down pretty small

[@kennethwilson8633]

@ As long as you have a cement picnic table to sit at.

[@PaulDekleva]

Blackie, do you use this type of bedroll? Or do you change sleeping gear depending on time of year? Trouble for me with our humidity and heat in the Australian summer, any sort of cover makes you sweat at night.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Both! i have used this type many times but i will change out to fit the expected conditions

[@StevenLaDrig-w1r]

I use my poncho with the liner, maybe 2 wool blankets. That's sufficient enough

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good set up

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Here in the desert it would be not so much a leaf tick as a cactus and gravel tick...

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol i bet

[@ernststravoblofeld]

The really lightweight stuff was for very specific purposes. Mountain climbers learned to sew to invent some of this, so they could climb things they wouldn't ordinarily be able to. It was never meant for rough, wooded terrain or survival.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i agree

[@davegoodridge8352]

How is Bear doing? Haven’t seen in a while.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

he is well we are going to get his channel back on track soon

[@robslagle]

His mother passed away recently, he's been taking care of family lately.

[@jmv2902]

Looks really handy. Seems like it will take time to tie up and untie for camp, but still handy if you want lightweight and movement. If I was 40 years younger and not plagued by bad knees/hips/back, I'd be making serious use of it. (P.S. the Tuff Possum Gear Multi Purpose Survival Scarf makes a great leaf tick)

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@mattflannery4448]

👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

THANKS

[@TerryDacey]

Just carry the wool & canvas

[@alphaomegasurvivalsupply6548]

I agree that saying "the more you know, the less you carry" is extremely outdated and not really applicable. I know how to make backpacks, so does that mean I don't need it? I know how to make a tarp too, so I shouldn't carry it? 🤦 Another one is people saying you pack your fears 🤦, it has nothing to do with fear 🤣. Some people aren't as smart as others 🤣🤣🤣.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

LOL TRUE

[@alphaomegasurvivalsupply6548]

@BLACKIETHOMAS right 🤣 same for knives, tent pegs, spoons, water filters etc etc etc 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@martinausterfield8597]

‘The more you know, the less you MUST carry’

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i agree

[@asmith7876]

Pack light, freeze at night!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yep

[@greywuuf]

Algorithm message.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@MrSaxojes]

I’d never call this a bedroll.