Bushcraft Gear TOP-TIPS - A Loop for an Eye!
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Are you a poncho user? Because if you are then this “TOP-TIP” is especially for you.
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Good solid advice. Thumbs up.
Tarp Clips 👍
Great video Neil, cracking fix to the problem. Strong, cheap and quick, win win mate, brilliant.
Thanks for sharing Neil,
atb, Paul.
Great, tip thanks Niel 👍
Fantastic idea! Thanks Neil. ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam
I really like your channel because of the simple solutions to problems I would not foresee.
Great video. Thanks
Great video Neal! I too have been using ponchos since the 70s and added tabs to one for the first time about 5 years ago. Really works well and fixes exactly the problem you point out. I also like that tabs can be put in places where grommet aren't for even more pitch options.
Nice one Neil
Great tips again Neil! ALWAYS great content!
Great tip! I've been thinking the same for thirty years. It seems that if you have to use the poncho as a tent or tarp, you should have a tent like anchorage. It's just more stable and lasts much longer.👍🌟😁
I take e6000 or equal product and an artist brush and apply it around both sides of grommets as much as you like, let dry, then apply baby powder to take away tackiness. Also apply powder to waterproof coating side of tarp or tent flies, wipe off then store. This prevents tarp/tent fly from sticking during storage.👍
Very good tip yes ..
Smart mod Neil.
Thanks
Nate
Great tip . Love using my poncho so multi use . Like the look of that dutch one . Thanks Neil , atb 👍
Great minds think alike!! I did something similar with my polish lavvu setup only I burned a whole thru the webbing and replaced the grommet so it goes thru the canvas and the webbing with webbing on the back. My cordage the pulls on the back webbing and goes thru the grommet. Works great!! Thanks for all of the great ideas on your channel!!
Great idea. It would be good to see a video on the various uses of a poncho some time.
Nice tip! Greetings from the woods in Sweden 🇸🇪
Neil , good tip , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Hi from Syracuse NY USA brother
I think we sometimes forget the British forces mostly used bungees on the bashas so much of the stress is transferred to the elasticated bungee and not the tarp eyelet. It's only when we tie a taut piece of paracord with no give that we rip the eyelets out prematurely. 🤷🏻♂️🙄 I'm guilty of this too, so I've recently started using bungees. 👍🏼🙏🏼
Little toggles, can't go wrong with 'em.
I have carried a poncho and a basha because i might use the poncho as a ground sheet or just to sit me bum on. Or for when I need to go out in the rain for any reason. Including setting up or breaking down said basha. Neither weighs much. Plus if needed with a bit of thinking the poncho can be used to extend the basha or block one end if it's a but draughty or the wind changes direction.
Even a toggle through the eyelet helps as it doesn't just pull on the bottom of the eyelet all the time as your guy line just goes through the eyelet. More pressure is transferred to the material. Usually. And of course little wooden toggles are free...I likes free...
Love this! Thank ypu, sir.
Good information
The loops you made are perfect. But how is the cloth called? I would like to be able to search for that. And i can replicate it myself. Also need it for my bag. Greetings,, Kitty.
Well done, good idea, don't know why anyone still uses metal grommets. Years ago I used to take out the metal and sew a real grommet in, these days I sew in paracord loops.
I like yr videos I like learning
.... I have the Dutch poncho, and I also have a mil-tec one. .... The mil-tec one is pretty decent, and if it was the only one I had with me, I would have every faith in it. ...... The Dutch one however, is outstanding. .... I normally carry both, but the Dutch one is definitely the one I favour most, not least for its extra width. .... I suspect you will say something similar in your next video about the Dutch/helicontex comparison! .... Top-tip btw. Might prolong the life of my favourite poncho!
Good stuff as usual!!
What mil is the webbing straps mate ,thanks good idea
I'm having to hand sticth webbing becaue my( wife's) sewing machine can't cope with the thickness/strength of the material. What sewing machine are you using/
I like the idea of a poncho, but have found that (because I’m a sweaty bloke) if I use one as rain gear I still get soaking wet because they aren’t breathable.
Hi are you going tobe apart of the world record for bivy camping ?
Would super-glue work, instead of sewing? I don't have a sewing machine.
Hey Neil,
What brand is the smock type jacket you're wearing in this video?
It's homemade by me!
@@greencraft4783 Brilliant job! Thanks
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But where can I purchase the Dutch army poncho?
Forces Uniform & Kit.....there is a link in the description box
@@greencraft4783 no there isn’t a link
if you want a better poncho you might wanna look into the wilderness innovation poncho's they are better made and come with taps not grommits. they are also a tarp and a hammok in addition to being a poncho. i have an HD version and it is insanly strong and my absolutely 100% trusted gear
Hi
Seen a lot of your tips. Some that I have tried have not worked for me. As the thread has not been strong enough. Could you tell me please what thread are you using and is your machine an industrial model.
Thanks Neil
Hi Kenneth, I use Coats or Gutterman thread and my machine is not an industrial, its a Pfaff, German machine
@@greencraft4783 thanks Neil. Is that polyester and does it come in different gauges