![]() ![]() I can only imagine if the Cold War had gone "hot," any Soviet soldiers who'd got their hands on captured American kit would have thought they were doing battle with guys from a science fiction novel. This was about 4 years before I enlisted, and the gear I was issued was little different from that issued to the guys who jumped into Grenada. Mine appears to be unissued, "new-old-stock," with a date stamp of 1983. Withal, it's a clever piece of kit, and it has that retro look we all seem to be nuts over. There certainly is a learning curve with it, and no doubt about it. So today is my first chance to get a good looky-loo at this thing. Mine arrived a couple days ago however, it arrived at the office and I've been working mostly from home. I do not recommend the "single stick in the center" shelter he demonstrates, as per the manual, for such a small shelter - the plow point actually gives some room. The coverage is limited, so for a single poncho shelter, a plow point or flying diamond seems to work best - either that, or connect two of them together. They're easily as, if not more versatile (due to their strength and square shape) than a traditional 5x7 nylon poncho tarp. ![]() It's traditional and sturdy as hell, fairly light weight, and comes pretty waterproof/water resistant even without waxing (not sure what they've been treated with, but something has been impregnated). In comes the Plash Palatka! It's a 6'圆' square canvas shelter half with a hood on the corner, leather grommets, and wooden toggles for buttons. I've been slowly trying to put together a light weight traditional load out. I also really enjoy natural materials, and retro gear. ![]() The wood here is quite "spitty" and will send embers shooting quite a ways. I've always enjoyed Military Poncho Tarps, but I've been wanting to try a canvas tarp for a while now, and I've especially been in need of a canvas ground sheet, because I'm sick of getting holes in everything near the fire. I wanted to share a new piece of kit that I discovered, which many of you likely know of already: The Russian Plash Palatka! I'm doing well here in Japan, and still Bushcrafting when I'm able to get out - or stay in. I hope you're all well prepared, safe, and enjoying social distancing. It was only after he unfolded it for the photos of the auction that he discovered it was a late war dated palatka.Hey guys! It's been a while. He never examined it thoroughly, as he displayed it folded, overlooking the stamp. Actually the seller thought he had a postwar cape all the time due to the leather reinforced stake holes. You are quite right about overpassing capes with leather reinforcements. Here is a picture of the other side, which only has thread reinforcement. The cape has the leather reinforcements only on one side. They are often passed over by the leather = postwar thinkers.Ĭan I ask if the leather is on both sides of the corner holes or just one? However, plasch with thin leather grommets like yours are often worth a second look. The grommets are a good place to start as virtually all postwar examples have leather grommets, but few wartime do. Your collector friends are not totally wrong. I have two sections of a Soviet staff tent that also have grommets like this and one 41 dated plasch as well. I have never seen one dated this late, but that is just what I have seen. ![]() There were a couple of factories turning out Plasch like you have with leather grommets. Leather is less common that stitched only. ![]()
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