Asked for experiences on this thing here in Reddit. Didn't get many. So I bought it anyway and have been using it a lot. Here's my review.

This reddit don't like links. But I have a bunch of videos of this thing over on youtube. Just go look for Rosentjoern.

Bushcraft Spain’s Plash-Palatka Extension

In the week leading up to my summer holiday, I started building my holiday camp. For many years, I’ve used my Polish size 3 plash-palatka. I love that piece of kit and always bring it along. Rain cape, blanket, shelter. It can do a lot of things.

So, for the holiday, I bought Bushcraft Spain’s extension. A triangular piece of fabric that buttons onto the rain cape and adds an awning.

Bushcraft Spain’s stuff isn’t cheap, but that’s okay. Not many people get rich making bits of kit, and their gear is good. I haven’t been disappointed with their stuff yet – my oilskin tarp has been with me for years and on loads of trips.

Six Weeks of Danish Summer

My shelter stood outside all summer, six weeks straight. This is a Danish summer, so it got some decent rain showers and two cloudbursts. Really heavy rain. Can’t-see-in-front-of-you heavy rain.

The piece fits straight onto the rain cape without any problems. To get more room inside the shelter, I didn’t use a tent pole inside, but suspended it from a tripod.

I didn’t experience any water coming through and into my shelter, even during the heavy cloudbursts.

Does It Make a Difference?

Yes, it adds an enormous amount to the usefulness of a half-shelter. I’ve made lots of different setups with a rain cape, and it works fine, but there isn’t much room. Especially when it’s raining and you’ve brought gear along.

I own two rain capes and often use the lavvu setup in winter, but it’s too dark and enclosed in summer.

The extension adds just enough extra space. I could sit and work out of the rain, and there was room to build a bed and keep my bag inside. It also meant there was room for the dog when it rained.

For me, a big advantage is that I don’t have to lug along two rain capes to handle really bad weather. That saves quite a bit of weight and space. The view and the light mean a lot to me. Cooking, especially, is much easier than it would be in a closed lavvu.

A Triangular Piece of Fabric

Is it a lot of money to spend on a triangular piece of fabric? Perhaps – but I really couldn’t be bothered to sew it myself. And by the time I’ve bought some heavy OD canvas, the cost is getting up there anyway.

The little triangular piece now just sits folded up in the back of my anorak. So, besides being used for a shelter, it gets used as another bit of kit. I can sit on it, use it as a scarf, put it over my shoulders in light rain, or tie it around my head. It’s even shaped like a sling, should someone break an arm one day.

So I use the extension the way I use my shemagh – on those trips where I’m planning to build a plash-palatka shelter.

Any Complaints?

The only thing I can fault is that the buttons on the extension aren’t positioned quite perfectly in relation to the buttons on the rain cape. I’m sure they fit perfectly with the plash-palatka copies Bushcraft Spain makes. But not quite with my original Polish ones.

Is it a big problem? No, I didn’t get wet, and it worked fine under a tripod. But I can see a “gap” if I use a tent pole, because the fabric isn’t taut at the tip of the shelter.

It’ll take me just under an hour to sew the buttons into place so they fit perfectly. I think that’s fair enough when we’re mixing 50-year-old rain capes with new upgrades.

Recently finished this knife, 5160, 90 degree spine, would you use this for bushcraft or is it too light? Real wood handle scales, and steel pins.

Hello, as I said I will be without a home right before halloween, and I am luckily close enough to a pretty densely wooded forest area, where there is zero foot traffic, though very close to a shopping area and a couple 24hr restaurants. What bush shelters and tips would you recommend for out here in the winter? I can't use fire bigger than a camping stove due to smoke and whatnot. I have about 600 saved atm, and i do have a job at the very least. Any advice on shelter, staying warm, or other tips? Thank you.

Rainy day training! Got out this weekend, and did some wet weather fire practice. Always good to see where you’re at, and find your benchmark!

For a long time, I’ve been thinking about making a sitting pad that attaches to my belt. The idea goes back to my time as a soldier. Back then, I had a small piece of sleeping mat wrapped in plastic and tough camouflage fabric.

Materials and construction

I used a piece of leather from a sofa found at the recycling centre and a thick cowhide. Three of the sides are sewn together with saddle stitches. I fitted press studs to a piece of wool blanket so it can be fastened between the leather layers.

The pad attaches with a pair of belt loops that can be unbuttoned. This makes it easy to attach it to or remove it from my work belt without taking everything else off.

To improve its water resistance, I gave the leather a good coating of oil and grease. The cowhide also got plenty of oil on the flesh side.

I fitted a D-ring in each corner of the pad so it can also be stretched out and secured – giving it plenty of extra uses.

It was a fairly simple piece of kit to make. It took one evening.

So what can it do?

• When I sit down on the forest floor, my backside doesn’t get wet or cold – that’s its main purpose.
• Bag: I can attach a strap and use it as a bag for gathering firewood, kindling, grass for bedding or similar things.
• I can kneel on it when lighting a fire.
• I can put it over my thighs when carving wood to protect myself.
• My dog uses it as an extra pad when he sleeps. Or I can put it under my own torso for extra insulation.
• I’ve hung it up as a “roof” over my head when sleeping in just a bivvy bag without a shelter.
• It can serve as a roof over a small fire if it’s really raining.

What’s it like to walk with?

To test whether it was comfortable enough to walk with, I went on a 10 km march with a heavy backpack, my work belt and this thing hanging down at the back. I could obviously have rolled it up and put it in my bag, but that wouldn’t have been much of a test.

I didn’t find it annoying at all, so I’d call that a pass.

Source
This was posted to my blog about outdoor projects. RosentjoernInternational at blogspot.

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