Desert kit
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:09 pm
The kit I'm trying to develop starts to get a bit tricky here. In the desert it can get amazingly hot in the day (I've been in 50'Celsius before) and pretty cold at night (never below 0 though). So I have to find clothing to keep me cool and warm at the same time, because I don't think I can afford the extra weight of carrying coats and furs... I am actually developing two kits:
- a trekking kit (nice and light and without maille (way too hot in the desert for long periods of time)), with basic survival tools and a bow, short sword and sax
- a war kit with maille and a shirt worn over the top of it to stop it overheating in the sun, my bow, sax, short sword with a round shield (construction in process) and, returning to topic, an 8 foot spear which i think would be very practical and just EXCEL in the semi-arid deserts of North Africa
In both of these kits, while trying to make them functional to the environment, I'm still trying to a certain Northern look about me... I want to be recognizable as a ranger and not turn into a haradhrim (although they are very cool).
Anyone got any tips for me and ideas for parts of my kit?
- a trekking kit (nice and light and without maille (way too hot in the desert for long periods of time)), with basic survival tools and a bow, short sword and sax
- a war kit with maille and a shirt worn over the top of it to stop it overheating in the sun, my bow, sax, short sword with a round shield (construction in process) and, returning to topic, an 8 foot spear which i think would be very practical and just EXCEL in the semi-arid deserts of North Africa
In both of these kits, while trying to make them functional to the environment, I'm still trying to a certain Northern look about me... I want to be recognizable as a ranger and not turn into a haradhrim (although they are very cool).
Anyone got any tips for me and ideas for parts of my kit?