What Is a Frontier Bedroll? The Sleeping Setup You've Never Heard Of

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It was the original sleeping bag. The original minimalist camping system. The original "pack it in, pack it out" shelter. Before REI, before North Face, before the modern bivy sack, there was the frontier bedroll. A simple piece of canvas wrapped around a wool blanket, rolled up tight and slung over a shoulder. It was everything a man needed to sleep under the stars, and nothing more. It was the sleeping setup that carried trappers through the Rockies, cowboys across the plains, and soldiers through wars. And it's a piece of frontier history that's been all but forgotten. This is the story of the frontier bedroll. The story of a sleeping system so simple that it could be made with two pieces of cloth, so effective that it kept men alive in conditions that would kill a modern camper, and so versatile that it served as bed, shelter, and storage all in one. This is the story of the sleeping setup you've never heard of. My name is Sam and this is Wild America. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:18 - The Birth of the Bedroll 00:05:55 - The Anatomy of a Frontier Bedroll 00:11:56 - The Bedroll in Action 00:18:01 - The Wisdom of the Bedroll 00:21:58 - The Legacy of the Frontier Bedroll ———————————————————————————————————————————————— All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please contact me via my email in the "about" page on my channel. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Wild America sometimes utilizes similar historical images, AI representations and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Wild America is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are American history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. ————————————————————————————————————————————————