Rainy day ranging
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 2:15 pm
Had a great opportunity today to get out in the wet and field test some new bits of gear and the overall concept of how I wear my kit.
I wasn't able to capture as many photos as I wanted as the rain got quite heavy and it began to lightning but I did capture the data I was after.
I've had to lighten all of these quite a bit due to the overcast weather and it being taken at 6:30 am.
The main point here is to show how I use my arrowbag which simply tucks vertically into my belt. When I throw my cloak over my gear I push the bag down between my shoulder blades. I consider it a " best of both worlds" piece of gear as it can be accessed like a quiver but doesn't require additional strapping across my body and due to its flat profile it is very comfortable to wear. Here it contains 8 warbow weight shafts, 6 broadheads and 2 bodkins. More on the bag here.http://www.ranger.budgetauthenticity.or ... 9b53ad2983 My new cloak is medium-heavy olive green melton wool that I've given my customary walnut over dye(rusty green for the win!) and sprayed it with lanolin oil to enhance its water resistance. It is generic in shape and the body and hood are quite voluminous which is great when serving as an extra blanket or a bit of shelter. The important take away about how I wear it is that it goes over top all of my gear to keep things dry on days like this one or when moving through wet undergrowth, snow etc. It also keeps the air moving between my cloak and clothing to keep me from sweating to much and keeps me dry and warm as a result. Something I tend to do that is not shown is to wrap the folds much like I do my eight yard great kilt around my torso. This keeps everything from snagging and making a proper bit of noise when stalking but at the same time is quick to shake out and wrap up in. All in all everything functioned very well and I only came away slightly damp after a 2 hour period of stomping around fields and wet woods. More importantly my pack,food, tools, and weapons were dry.
I wasn't able to capture as many photos as I wanted as the rain got quite heavy and it began to lightning but I did capture the data I was after.
I've had to lighten all of these quite a bit due to the overcast weather and it being taken at 6:30 am.
The main point here is to show how I use my arrowbag which simply tucks vertically into my belt. When I throw my cloak over my gear I push the bag down between my shoulder blades. I consider it a " best of both worlds" piece of gear as it can be accessed like a quiver but doesn't require additional strapping across my body and due to its flat profile it is very comfortable to wear. Here it contains 8 warbow weight shafts, 6 broadheads and 2 bodkins. More on the bag here.http://www.ranger.budgetauthenticity.or ... 9b53ad2983 My new cloak is medium-heavy olive green melton wool that I've given my customary walnut over dye(rusty green for the win!) and sprayed it with lanolin oil to enhance its water resistance. It is generic in shape and the body and hood are quite voluminous which is great when serving as an extra blanket or a bit of shelter. The important take away about how I wear it is that it goes over top all of my gear to keep things dry on days like this one or when moving through wet undergrowth, snow etc. It also keeps the air moving between my cloak and clothing to keep me from sweating to much and keeps me dry and warm as a result. Something I tend to do that is not shown is to wrap the folds much like I do my eight yard great kilt around my torso. This keeps everything from snagging and making a proper bit of noise when stalking but at the same time is quick to shake out and wrap up in. All in all everything functioned very well and I only came away slightly damp after a 2 hour period of stomping around fields and wet woods. More importantly my pack,food, tools, and weapons were dry.