Hello Wraith, well met! To follow up on Peter's excellent advice, a couple other things you can work on even with very meagre means - - practice making a nice tight bedroll with what you have on hand. While we play with period woolens in our games, remember that the characters we read about are just...

That is fantastic!! I assume Udwin made his craft - were the other two your own respective work, or simply very fortuitous finds? I'd not thought about a cloth-covered hull for Gondorians, but come to think of it... with the amount of sailcloth that must be around Gondor and Dol Amroth, it's a compe...

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Hey screenahollic, thanks for the research rabbit hole! I found this video: 7exUziPjruI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exUziPjruI ... and interestingly, the "Type I" ACW Shelter half and the German WWI Zeltbahn I was referring to appear to be basically the same thing. If I'm finding the ...

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Nicely done, and it looks very functional! I love the little fish drawing especially. :mrgreen: I'm curious about your belt! This is more a general reenactor/LARP/cosplay culture question than anything specific to Middle-earth. I was under the impression the tongueless ring belt was just something w...

I do like the collar of the shirt and the robe, though the crossed over overtunic/waistcoat does read a bit too eastern to my eye also. Though I love the sash and neckline. Hrm.. not sure, there. What materials are you thinking? I do love raw silk generally, especially for warmer weather. And I thin...

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That looks very well thought out! Nicely done! Using the belt pouch as a back pocket is just clever. You made the frame yourself, you say? Was there a particular historical model or reference you used, or did you just go with what looked right? Looks like it was a wonderful time out! (And I understa...

Good luck! Here's a video on the kohte - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLzEYIVAFJQ .. it always seemed to me that it was begging to be a fantasy-adventurer / fantasy-world-army setup, what with being able to use pikes for poles and a shield for that top air vent cover. That might be too clever by ...

May I suggest looking also at WWI German Zeltbahns (the square ones, not necessarily the later triangles), the Russian WWII plasch-palatka, and the postwar(?) German civilian Kohte tents? I think you'll find a lot to like - the shape of the last just seems begging to be made into a somewhat more ref...

Cool and good luck! I think you might want to have a look at the Gwelf Survival Guide - it's got a similar structure to what you're talking about, but of course with a very different setting. https://www.eyeofnewtpress.com/products/gwelf-the-survival-guide And you may already know this, but for thin...