The Southeast Middle-Earth Ranger Society is planning a camp out for May 19th - May 21st at Dockery Lake in North Georgia. I invite any Rangers, family, and friends to join us. If you're in the Southeast US please join the Southeast Middle-Earth Ranger Society group on Facebook. https://www.facebook...

ForgeCorvus wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:45 pm When you have to wear a third belt to fit them on

I'm already wearing two belts on my waist and I've started putting pouches on my quiver chest straps, so...

Another scrap leather pouch! It's about 4"x6"x2" and the squared boxed top means it "seals" so small items like coins won't fall out. http://i.imgur.com/7n0PzOLm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/S0CeGK4m.jpg How many pouches are too many? I've got 6 now. All made from remnant scraps f...

It's been over 10 years since I took a brief trek on the Pennine Way, just south of the Scottish boarder. Seeing this makes me really want to get back.

But do you mean to say that two pieces of smooth leather, with a proper pitch-wax sealing, can hold water? Yeah, man. I didn't have it on me at Ren Fest for you to see, but I made a large canteen with only veg tan leather (I think 6oz leather), beeswax, thread and a wooden stopper. I haven't tried ...

New oilcloth tarp. Made from a king size cotton bed sheet, lampwick loops, and 50/50 boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. This will be much lighter and more compact than my previous 8x10 canvas tarp. http://i.imgur.com/wfJR8QZm.jpg Seen here, rolled up on my quiver before it's waterproofing. http...

Had a little adventure, testing out my gear at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. I think I've gotten my kit together pretty well. I need to finish my snapsack and waterproof my tarp and I'll be ready for another trek in a few weeks. Also had the pleasure of meeting 2 other GA Rangers face to face! C...

Just letting you guys know I will not be able to make it on the 15th. I will be at the Fest on the 29th tho of anyone is in the area Sorry you can't make it 15th, but let's use this space for anyone going to GA Ren Fest 2023. Anyone going any weekend announce it here in case others are going to be ...

1 WEEK! Just a reminder, we are 1 week away from Georgia Ren Fest. Any Rangers attending opening day (April 15th), please meet at the Drunk Monk Pub at 1pm. Ranger garb is not required, so if you're dressed otherwise, please introduce yourself to any cloaked ranger you see!

I did 100% beeswax and it's worked great.

I actually made a waxed canvas bedroll with sleeves at the ends. You can put rods and or rope in them to string it up as a hammock. However, I'm likely going to ditch this setup as it's quite heavy and instead go for a lighter oilcloth ground cloth. That said, no reason I couldn't add sleeves onto t...

axe of a length that could be used as a walking stick https://i.imgur.com/mYnrGZ3.png A Shepard's Axe! Combine a small axe head with your walking staff. Now you get a great tool for taking down hard to reach limbs, and a weapon with a longer reach. Now, a long handle isn't the most effective when i...

Lanterns are mentioned about 30 times in the books (quick word search). I specifically remember lanterns on farmer Maggot’s wagons and the lampwrights in Minas Tirath. The biggest issue for me is I couldn’t find any reference to what kind of fuel is used in the lanterns. There are obviously candles ...

My sword on the other hand can pivot in multiple directions as it's attached via a frog. Well, how about a frog for your axe, or even attaching the axe directly to the sword sheath? I know a lot of people like the PJ Strider sword with the knife on the scabbard. Just do that with an axe instead. So...

I carry a tomahawk. I've got a leather cover over the blade and then just drop it into a loop on my belt. What is the danger here? As long as you've got a sheath on the blade what makes it downright dangerous on a belt? I can only think of a tripping hazard depending on the length of the handle.