Zdarsky tent-sack
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Noun
Zdarsky tent-sack (plural Zdarsky tent-sacks)
- A type of tent designed without any poles and made of a waterproofed cotton sheet.
- 1926, Alpine Club (publisher), The Alpine Journal - Volume 38, page 146:
- According to the present book the German and Austrian mountaineers carry a Zdarsky tent-sack.
- 1928, W. Blackwood (publisher), Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 224, page 15:
- No comfort was to be found in our Zdarsky tent-sack.
- 1938, Colorado Mountain Club (publisher), Trail and Timberline - Issues 230-264, page 15:
- Overnight tours spent above the snowline require a Primus stove, Austrian lantern, and a Zdarsky tent-sack.
- 2015, Tony Smythe, My Father, Frank - The Forgotten Alpinist:
- ... sheltering from a freezing wind in their Zdarsky tent-sack.
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