Years ago, I mentioned that the soldiers during the American Civil War packed rather lightly for their time in the field. There was a good conversation about what did they actually carry. How much of a unit 's equipment was carried in wagons bringing up the rear...

I have found these answers and more in the YouTube videos made by Kenneth Kramm of East Texas. He covers camping in an historical sense of how bedrolls were used by soldiers and civilians, Bindles used by HoBo 's, etc, through the years.