Anybody have any experience with these? How are they set up?
Setting up the Polish Army Poncho/Tent
Anybody have any experience with these? How are they set up?
Do you have pics?
If its at all like a Soviet "Plash Palatka" or German "Zeltbahn" there are decent tutorials out there.
Pretty much exactly like that. Two ponchos, turns into a little bell tent? Well, not quite, similar though. http://polisharmysurplus.com/ has a picture. Got a couple on a whim.
Last edited by VagabondKnight; 11-05-2011 at 01:55 AM.
Looks like the picture explains it pretty well. Botton them together. Stake a few sides down, place the center support pole, then stake the rest down and adjust as needed. Seems like a pretty basic surplus shelter to me, nothing complex at all.
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First post for a while, but had some experience of these so hope it helps.
This is how I do mine. I button one whole side together and the top three buttons of the other:
How the apex should look:
As said before, peg a couple of points out and insert pole:
Peg out the rest and adjust:
I don't usually bother (because it's a pig of a job to do) to try and fasten the rest of the open side. Looping the eyelets over a peg gives a pretty decent seal.
Reminds me to check mine over before winter...
Edit: Beaten to it by Sgt Mac
Ah so its a Plasch Palatka.
I did a GIS and pulled these pics:
1 poncho
Supposedly just 1, flying diamond maybe?
2 ponchos
Figs 3 and 4 show lay outs for 4+ ponchos
Good stuff. very versatile!
... that pics bigger than I thought. -_-
Looks like some people do it inside out and some people don't. I wonder what the actual "official" right way to do it is?
i seen the link above but the site didnt look like it took orders. Any info where to simply pick these up online?
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