Best weight to energy food I have discovered is fruitcake. Easy to pack and consume on the trail. Learn to make waxed linen to wrap stuff like cheese and sausage

If you can find it Original Australian Leather Seal is the best stuff I've ever used. It's a beeswax/eucalyptus oil concoction.

I do insect trapping around the coal piers in Norfolk and Newport News. I might can snag a bucket on the sly.

Not at this time except for maybe a an unfinished bottle. When I moved last year to VA, Pops took possession of my compressor and hasn't given it back. But I'll see what I can come up with.

When I make bottles, I use an air compressor rather than packing it with sand. It blows the sides out and dries it in the same process. Speeds up the work.

A knight I once knew had all his squires learn to use the round shield before any other shape. Said knight was known for a wrap-around butt shot. Once a squire could successfully defend against getting spanked consistently, he'd let them use shapes.

I used to have some SCA coins made of copper. They has a $1.00 value and were accepted by merchants.

If there are any ethnic grocery stores in your area, particularly Indian and Middle Eastern, you can generally find copper and stainless steel vessels of all descriptions.

Egil Cabbagebane!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLqFMkSYx5Q

This is a recipe from the Women of the Fur Trade website. I've had it and it's a little better than most. Pemmican: This is my Favorite recipe for Pemmican. Most others are barely palatable. My family receipt for pemmican comes from my Cherokee Great,Great Grandma and it does not have any extra anim...

I gave up on pemmican cuz it basically tastes nasty now matter how you make it. My go-to trail food is fruitcake. It's high calorie, packs easy and I for one like the taste.

I got the pouch from Revival Leather. Scott and Katie Adkins were friends from our days in the SCA at Auburn.

That's my birthday. May have to use this occasion to celebrate.

I've made many pairs of boots. Most of the are a modification of the Persian Khuff. It's an easy one to replicate the pattern for.

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... SHOE44.HTM

Spend some time on that site if you are really interested in shoe-making.