Out in the cold and some updates.
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:51 pm
I managed to take a handful of pictures during today’s ranging of a few kit updates.
First up is a small belt axe I recently made myself. I’ve always tried to steer away from using terms like “hawk†in this regard to avoid any 18th century association. Yet it is noted in The Fellowship that Sam has a small axe in his pack. This is not intended in anyway to be weaponized yet could be in a pinch. Rather this is simply a fine compact tool that fits easily in the belt without getting in the way. I’ve also been expanding on Elleths recent concept of using a bedroll cover with a snapsack mounted alongside is as a pack option. Mine is heavy goatskin measured to fit my current blanket exactly. The strap is medium veg tan that ties together in place of a buckle very similar to how it is secured in the film version. The three closure ties are nothing more than long strips of the same hide. These are sewn to the back of the cover to avoid getting lost when deploying the blanket. I lined these up precisely with three of the tie off points on the snapsack so in addition to closing the bedroll they also secure the snapsack to the cover. In general it’s a fine light setup. I don’t overload the snapsack for one. All it contains here it my small copper bean boiler, some oats, a small bag of bannock mix, bacon, and a few possibles like my sewing and med kit. I had also recently finished a new small pack bow that is about six inches shorter than the one pictured but one of my friends overdrew it and it snapped I also recently crafted a more rough version of the fine waist pouch Elleth created late this summer. Mine is from the same goatskin that my bedroll cover is made from but otherwise is the same construction as Elleths original. Mine holds my firebox and striker m, a small greased bag of tinder, a small fishing kit, and 10 feet of good cordage. I also wanted to show case my new large traveling cloak. It is crafted from an medium/heavy olive green Melton wool with a large full hood. The ties are of the same fabric and started as inch and a half strips that I first securely sewed to the cloak then cut into three slimmer strips that I then braided and waxed to create the ties. When moving through the woods I simply throw the corners up over my shoulders and sometimes even pin it very similar to how I do my great kilt.
First up is a small belt axe I recently made myself. I’ve always tried to steer away from using terms like “hawk†in this regard to avoid any 18th century association. Yet it is noted in The Fellowship that Sam has a small axe in his pack. This is not intended in anyway to be weaponized yet could be in a pinch. Rather this is simply a fine compact tool that fits easily in the belt without getting in the way. I’ve also been expanding on Elleths recent concept of using a bedroll cover with a snapsack mounted alongside is as a pack option. Mine is heavy goatskin measured to fit my current blanket exactly. The strap is medium veg tan that ties together in place of a buckle very similar to how it is secured in the film version. The three closure ties are nothing more than long strips of the same hide. These are sewn to the back of the cover to avoid getting lost when deploying the blanket. I lined these up precisely with three of the tie off points on the snapsack so in addition to closing the bedroll they also secure the snapsack to the cover. In general it’s a fine light setup. I don’t overload the snapsack for one. All it contains here it my small copper bean boiler, some oats, a small bag of bannock mix, bacon, and a few possibles like my sewing and med kit. I had also recently finished a new small pack bow that is about six inches shorter than the one pictured but one of my friends overdrew it and it snapped I also recently crafted a more rough version of the fine waist pouch Elleth created late this summer. Mine is from the same goatskin that my bedroll cover is made from but otherwise is the same construction as Elleths original. Mine holds my firebox and striker m, a small greased bag of tinder, a small fishing kit, and 10 feet of good cordage. I also wanted to show case my new large traveling cloak. It is crafted from an medium/heavy olive green Melton wool with a large full hood. The ties are of the same fabric and started as inch and a half strips that I first securely sewed to the cloak then cut into three slimmer strips that I then braided and waxed to create the ties. When moving through the woods I simply throw the corners up over my shoulders and sometimes even pin it very similar to how I do my great kilt.