Soviet Red Army soliders use Plash palatkas as a single shelter or small and large tents (2 or more tarps are needed to build a tent). The Russians had the 'plash palatka' which was rectangular and was used as a rain cape or basic shelter. Plash-Palatka (russian: -) waterproof canvas tarpaulin 180 x 180 cm (5.9 x 5’9). Similar equipment has been issued in most armies for years, probably decended from the watch cloaks used since medieval times. but the polish palatkas are cool in their own way. i have both, and prefer the plash palatka. just put the hood near the ground as a shelter, so little to no water will go in from the arm hole. Pretty cool eh? Sort of like an issue origami set. the plash palatka is also faster to put on as a coat, it has neck drawstrings that you can use as a tie while you find the wood toggels to fully close it. The Zeltbahn could also be used to make basic flotation aids: They were made in numerous patterns for both wehrmacht and SS, most of which were reversable.
It could also be worn as a poncho to keep dry:Įarly ones were field grey (I have a couple of these, check me) but wartime they were camoflaged so that every soldier had some basic pattern disruptive clothing.
#Plash palatka pattern how to
In this video I show how to set it up to maximize your coverage with a modified p. The triangular zeltbahn is based on the square pattern of 1892 used up until the mid 30's, 4 could be buttoned together to make a four man tent (comfy to sleep in), more could be put together to form even bigger structures: The Plash Palatka is hands down one of my all time favorite pieces of gear. The British SMLE and Pattern 14 rifles worked very well, the SMLE had double the. The WW2 version is triangular with buttons along each side, holes in the corners for tent pegs and a tent pole. The standard issue Russian raincoat/shelter half was the plash palatka. 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). The German shelter quarter (or zeltbahn) was made from a cotton duck twill which when wet swells slightely making it more waterproof. 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.
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