I'm sorry if you felt that way Tom. Perhaps, you should make a discount to my cultural and linguistic difference. I don't see anything offensive in what I have said above, simply directing you to the historic evidence provided in favor of a horseshoe type bedroll rigging versus several versions of a backpack or a shoulder bag you were using as arguments. I don't have experience with bedrolls indeed, but I clearly see the good UL potential here, which is confirmed by the history of men, not by some camping gear advertising agents.

Also, I'm still a strong believer in that our iron grandfathers had much more well forgotten by now wisdom in the ETS department than we, men of wood, could ever learn. I see you have that feeling as well, looking at the obvious excuse: (not)"all the time" So, why the bedroll is not one of them? You cannot imagine it made of a gortex hammock rain fly? Or perhaps I must know that "bedroll" in English means "thick rough wool blanket, weight = 5 kg"? Besides, I'm talking only about skatka/horseshoe method of wearing the bedroll, if that was lost in translation.