Plash Palatka Bushcraft Shelter and Swiss Alpenflage Camo M70 Gear 

Good camo utilizes red... which is complimentary to the color to green, which is to say they are opposites...which is to say they vibrate when in visual proximate to one another. Black one of the easiest colors to see, and that it creates visual contrast that is counter productive to visual stealth. Gray best all around color for anyplace or situation...best camo is Bobcat, no mammals are green. Dont match camo to that of sunlit trees, after all why would someone be walking around out in sunlight when they should be in the shadows where the colors are grayed down.

Swedwoods used a large toggle in one of the arm holes to increase room under a ddr tarp. That incorporated into your design would be a great combination. Thanks to all of you putting this information out there!

Nice setup, I have a couple of Swiss ponchos. Thanks and take care.

Best part is..you are always arm n prepp..safety first!! 👌👍

The good old Tatz... greetings from Switzerland

Good afternoon brother . Looked good . Would think with the variety of trees y’all have that camo would be perfect. Enjoyed seeing you out there . Have a blessed evening

Cpl. Kelly directed me to your site. Love it.

Nice structure Jes. Very cool

Very nice footage! Big like 👍 from me. I also love camping, hiking, fishing/hunting with my dog and make some videos to. Keep on!!!

awesome. These mean even more to me now that Ive purchased a 1964 vintage Danish Military Poncho (my fam is danish so even better lol). The Poncho came in a belt pouch with 2 stakes and cordage and what I believe is a topper for making a front support pole. Ive already set it up as a lean to style tarp and it worked great. Love seeing these videos to get the ideas flowing. Skol

Yer a good teacher.

Love this set up

I've worn that same camo in basic training (RS) and multilpe anual training courses (WK) back in the late 80ies. Yes, Swiss army. Never expected to see that in use in 2020. Cool ideas, thanks for sharing!

Right on, the Alpinflage is great in hardwood areas. But yeah I think that the woods are always green or brown..lol. great video 👍

The Swiss M70 gear looks great 😁👍

I thought you fell off the face of the Earth. Your videos dont show up in my feed, I just went to my subscriptions and found this video

Good cause you can get that fire nice and close for more warmth and no worries of burning a tarp

Thnxs 4 sharing.

Jess you are the king of pash palaka set ups. Lol. Great video. Looking forward to more videos.

At 5’3” and shrinking with age- I’m good! 😆 Yea, I have that heavy Swiss camo set with trousers and jacket with the backpack. It would be great if someone could redo with modern materials. Lighter, breathable etc. But, keep the best pattern ever! 😆 I have the light weight set and they are great. The jacket is actually my favorite of all. I only need to add hand packets. I have enough material from cutting off the trousers. Thanks

I really like this shelter. The camo isn't bad, just different. Useful in areas where there's great foliage in the Autumn months.

Neat wee setup.

I really like the setup

Nice video and Beautiful nature. Enjoyed this video very Much 😅😊🤗

Nice job

Thanks

Great set up! The one plash palatka shelter is tough to pull off. I think just about everyone wishes they made them 7x7 instead of 6x6 😆

yep, that's Czechoslovak People's Army camo tarp, you actually made a shelter very similar to one that CS recce troops were using :-) Camo is a variantion to a German WW2 Sumpfmuster, paratroopers had Denison smocks made from it, too. Btw, that tarp is still widely used in Czechia and Slovakia even today, altough it's from the early 50s :-) Good video :-)

I think I just bought the same gaiters that you wear in this video. Mine are from the swiss army and made out of rubberized wool. Everything swiss that is not camo is grey wool and overbuilt

Another good video - thank you. Isn't it odd though, I'm color blind and your red camo stands out for me like a black cat on a snowfield! Apparently they used guys like me in WW2 to spot camouflaged positions. My plash is Romanian army (so two arm slits and two internal pockets) and a friend set it up for me as a flying diamond over a "shell scrape" shallow excavation filled with dry leaves - slept like a baby.

I actually was just out camping in my Laavu half, and was thinking to myself how small my Plash Palatka lean to is comparatively. This is really helpful. I will be sure to try it out! Thanks!

Super Cool!

Great channel. I like the creative ways you use canvas shelters. I use a polish shelter half (lavvu) and a Romanian bread bag for day trips with my air riffle.

Subscribed and shared to face book group (lavvu owners worldwide)

Cool bro like seeing you do the solo thing I now you lov,Sein the corporal,,over nigther building a guy is interesting. Love see you guys together on a over nigrher

Right on.

So cool 🤠 Brother were do you find all this cool surplus?

👍🏻👍🏻

nice Vidio..!? am in Indonesia

Totally digging it! Deff a minimalist setup but excellent for emergency with quick setup, stay safe&happy brotha!!(=

Jess, this is your old friend down in North Alabama. When my work situation changed, so did my e-mail; so I had to re-subscribed. I hope that you & your family are doing well. We've had a very challenging year. Both my parents died in 2023; one was 101 & the other was 102. I have missed your e-mails & our occasional telephone conversations. I watched this particular video several times when it first played, & I enjoyed watching it again tonight. Are palatkas still available in the Alpenflage Camo? I have the rubberized Alpenflage Poncho & backpack, but not the shelter which you used in this video. Any suggestions? Thanks. Take care; & may God bless you & yours.

Also got a jacket/pack on line.

Looks like a good jacket, if people are put off by the colour just buy a cheap clothing dye either brown or green to tone things down a bit, then they've got some decent gear for a good price...use your brain guys, haha

I now have a full alpenflage get-up …any idea what the mid thigh strap and 2 row of buttons down by the knees are for? PS recently made a plow shelter to save myself from heat stroke using a hiking stick and 4 stakes - Swedish poncho that I carried in my alpenflage jacket back pack that I had clipped onto my y-straps. PS have experimented rolling up “heavy” alp. Jacket on my belt webbing for uphill “California weather” hiking, for when it finally gets cool in the evening or when I stop and it’s windy.

Turning your space blanket ~45 degrees (diamond configuration) might gain you a foot or so beneath you on each end.

I know you love the zeltbahn plosh polotkas. But are they big enough to be used over a large backpack as a poncho? Doesn't seem to be which is quite a downside. Think I prefer the Russian ratnik poncho you showed instead. If it wasn't for this I much prefer the more durable canvas material of the zeltbahns. Thoughts? Cheers

Hey like it 👍 🔥 🤜 🔥 🤛 Gruß BOB 💎 💎 💎

yeah, that is a czechoslovak 1952-53 Plash palatka, in czech that is "Celta"

What size is the Alpenflage camo coat i believe i may need a double xxl how well does yours fit ? Thanks in Advance

I've found a lot of that fabulous military surplus stuff just does not work well for someone who is 6'3" 260 pounds I'm jealous because I wish I could wear stuff like that.

Do you have any idea where I could pick up one of those Czech Plash Palatkas?

Yup, some days it pays in comfort to be a short guy!!!

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"Average height around 5ft. 5in." made me laugh. I'm 6ft. 2in., same as you, I think. How many times have we checked out a simple, lightweight shelter, only to find that it's about 6 inches too short to be comfortable for us?

A single plash palatka does not offer a proper cover for a individual of height of 6" or taller. Pitty but tis reality