Hello all, I’m looking into getting my first “traditional” style bow. I’m trying not to spend more than $125 as this will be my first, and I don’t have the money to invest more in this facet of the hobby. I’m looking at recurve or horse style bows, and found the following. My question is, is fibergl...

My current kit includes a bamboo shafted spear, has a sog spirit as the spearhead, it’s mainly a walking stick with the advantage of self defense or some hunting, but a full boar spear I think fits into a Bree lander kit wonderfully

ooh hammocks! There is a neat idea in the traditional space - there's a couple variations, but this is the one that comes to mind. edit - wait. Wrong video. This is the one I was thinking of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76_FuL6t6s0 ... I got to play with one once and it's awesome but SOOOOO HEA...

For what it's worth by the way, for lighter use a regular grade linen isn't that expensive if you're just getting enough for a smaller tarp - say five-ish yards (cut in half and pieced to ~7.5x7.5). You're in striking distance of an off-the-shelf bushcrafty oilskin tarp of about the same size. (Of ...

Eofor makes a good point regarding clothing, anyone who has backpacked (most of us i imagine?) has heard the expression "cotton kills" which has merit in temperate, mountainous,& desert regions where the temperature drops drastically at night. But if I may play Morgoths advocate, in c...

Mosquitoes 100%, I can deal with no see um. But you get back from a day in the woods and are covered in mosquito bites, no thanks

I was more just curious what other people thought, and for things like tarps it might make it easier / cheaper to make the kit out of a linen cotton blend

So I was doing some research on the history of various cloths and where they originated, in my research I found that cotton was used in around 3000BC in Egypt, and was introduced to the Mediterranean area in about 800 AD by Arabic traders. I know that Tolkien said paraphrasingly “even thought tobacc...

Yay! Can’t wait to read it

I’m sure you’ve seen it but just in case you haven’t, Udwin made a hat out of cattails that is exactly that. Check it out for some inspiration for sure. I’m sure he’d be happy to give some construction pointers if you need them. https://www.middleearthrangers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=3497...

Cimrandir wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 3:15 pm Very cool. Thanks!

I think a hat made out of palmetto or palm fronds would be super cool. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

It might be just because I recently reread king Solomon’s mines, but I’m thinking of a safari bucket / boonie hat design, woven from natural foliage

It looks really good. Do you have a hat and shoes? No hat or hood as of now, I’m thinking of making one from palm fronds or saw palmetto but I need to do more research first. On the subject of shoes, I don’t have any period shoes, I just started use Teva hiking sandals, which I can’t recommend enou...

It looks really good. Do you have a hat and shoes? No hat or hood as of now, I’m thinking of making one from palm fronds or saw palmetto but I need to do more research first. On the subject of shoes, I don’t have any period shoes, I just started use Teva hiking sandals, which I can’t recommend enou...

Cute piggies! They look too mellow to be javelinas, am I right? And that bread looks like bannock/pan de campo. I'm guessing southeast US? A cherry wood bow sounds lovely! Ya those are just juvenile wild hogs, and ya more bannock bread, it’s actually a gluten free pancake mix with just water and sa...

Fantastic stuff here, Erfaron. How do you like the half length pants? That's my preferred length since you can catch the breeze to cool down. This is my first time actually trekking with them, however I loved them, especially in addition with the sandals, enabled me to go through shallow streams an...