Straelbora wrote:I'm wondering what you mean by a fishskin bedroll- like, leather made out of fish?
Mark Baker talks about using a 'fishskin' in some of his early articles; basically seemed like an oilcloth poncho.
Realizing that this is basically my Anduin woodman kit.
CLOTHING:
I'd rather have my core be wrapped in wool with my arms and legs slightly cool, than have my extremities in a layer or two of damp/wet linen (however quicker-drying-than-cotton it may be). Temps in the 40s aren't that chilly once you get moving.
Wool breechclout & linen waistbelt
Wool Emmererfscheidenveen-ish tunic (heavy or medium weight)
wool inklewoven sash
Hand-knit wool hat
probably a pair of knit wool mittens.
braintanned leggings
Footwear I'm not sure about; my bogshoes-over-felted-boots were meant more for deep winter.
I'm giving serious consideration to making a pair of 'Fort Ligonier shoepacks' and blanketwool liners this winter. Let's say that I'll be barefoot during the day or when it's dry; at night or while raining, I'd wear my hypothetical well-greased shoepacks. Maaayybbee with a pair of wool winningas to keep shoepack flaps wrapped over leggings.
SLEEPING GEAR (to be supplemented with natural insulations, environment providing) :
thin '4-point' wool blanket (carried horseshoe over right shoulder)
cattail sleeping mat
russian groundcloth/shelter/raincape
'First line'gear (never leaves my person)
Belt knife and ‘zip bag’ on belt sash:
four acorn/flour/honey hardtacks, fruit leather, large roll of 1/8" basswood cordage/tinder, firesteel and flints, smooth creekstone, spare locust thorn ‘pins’, rivercane straw for drinking.
WATER
2+ liter gourd, cane tube of purifying tabs (hangs over my left shoulder on a nettle strap)
Turtle shell drinking cup (hangs outside pack)
meshok-pattern backpack:
spare wool tunic
spare wool breechclout
Book of poetry
Sewing/gear-repair kit
odd bits and thongs of buckskin
Tin of leather dressing
whetstone
smoking kit
a big hank (25'?) of pinkie-sized nettle rope
FIRE KIT (goatskin pouch)
firesteel + flint, rustic modern firesteel, charred cloth or wood in a tin, once-dipped candle wicks, tinder (linen bag of a bird’s nest (literally!), cedar bark, flax tow, ‘fatwood’ slivers), matches, 'burning glass’, beeswax candle.
HYGIENE (linen pouch)
To keep myself (relatively) clean, I carry basic hygiene items packed in a linen bag:
bundle of Equisetum/‘horsetail’ (for scouring kettle or brushing teeth), a bar of plain lye soap, hand-woven towel and washcloth, coarse wooden comb; fresh Mullein leaves (when I find them); and cathole digging tool (calf’s scapula).
FOOD: based on the assumptions that I'm not going to be spending time/energy hunting; dried meats lighter and easier to keep than fresh (although if it's going to be in the 40s I would probably take my chances); some light foraging for vegetables/herbs &c at most.
Carried in a large goatskin food-bag:
ticking bag of dried fruits: strawberries, apples, raisins, prunes (fiber!); apple or grape fruit leather
ticking bag of spelt flour (1/2 pound?)--for dumplings or bannock
ticking bag of shelled English walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, and/or pecans
ticking bag of jerked venison, beef, or ham
crystallized honey (horn container)
small wheel of cheese (wrapped in waxed linen)
dry tea (horn container)
Salt (small goat horn)
hand-carved wooden spoon
Brass ‘trade kettle’ (tin-lined) hangs out on top of my pack--mostly needed for purifying water via boiling as none of ^ requires cooking
Backpack and contents ^ weigh less than 15 pounds.
Defense/offense
Ash spear--7' is better than 5' staff; plus pokey bit of metal on the end always helps if I'm (unexpectedly) attacked.