Back in the days of the Old West, a cowboy's bedroll was much different than we imagine as overnight travelers, hikers, or campers today. Today's bedroll generally means a hastily thrown together and rolled up sleeping bag, perhaps with a pillow and additional blankets tossed in, maybe even including a good change of underwear and one day's outerwear. We strap all this together and shove it into the trunk of the car, or if we're real outdoors adventurers, onto a bicycle, motorcycle, or horse.
As you may have read here in a past article, the cowboy's bedroll was much more like a 19th Century equivalent to a really well-designed piece of carry-on or over-night luggage. He used it to haul those special, personal valuables that were near and dear to him in addition to sleeping gear.
If you're looking for a good bedroll or the materials you want to assemble it as you "roll your own" bedroll, you'll find lots of useful straps, sleeping bags, and related products available at eBay!
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Using our sophisticated search software, we've put together a wide selection of links to real-time eBay auctions and "Buy It Now" products to help you assemble a really good bedroll -- whether that's a cowboy bedroll or a cyclist's bedroll. And some of the links take you to a good yarn or two about life in the Old West when some very creative cowboys shaping cowboy bedrolls were in fine style. As the world's largest constantly-changing auction, eBay offers a wide selection of everything you need to travel in style and travel as light as you wish.
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