Zdarsky tent-sack

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Zdarsky tent-sack (plural Zdarsky tent-sacks)

  1. 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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