Zdarsky tent-sack

noun

A type of tent designed without any poles and made of a waterproofed cotton sheet.

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nounZdarsky tent-sack (plural Zdarsky tent-sacks)

plural Zdarsky tent-sacks

  1. A type of tent designed without any poles and made of a waterproofed cotton sheet.

    No comfort was to be found in our Zdarsky tent-sack.

    1928, W. Blackwood (publisher), Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 224, page 15
    3 more examples

    According to the present book the German and Austrian mountaineers carry a Zdarsky tent-sack.

    1926, Alpine Club (publisher), The Alpine Journal - Volume 38, page 146

    Overnight tours spent above the snowline require a Primus stove, Austrian lantern, and a Zdarsky tent-sack.

    1938, Colorado Mountain Club (publisher), Trail and Timberline - Issues 230-264, page 15

    ... sheltering from a freezing wind in their Zdarsky tent-sack.

    2015, Tony Smythe, My Father, Frank - The Forgotten Alpinist
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