Pictures of your ranger kit

Mirimaran · Post by **Mirimaran** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:53 pm

I love your rig, Greg! Good job! How fast can you draw arrows and fire? And where did you get the shirt?

Post by **Peter Remling** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:20 am

Looking good, Greg!

Post by **Greg** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:38 am

With this new quiver design, I'm at about 3.5 seconds per arrow now, which is an average, including time lost on misses (grabbing for a nock and fumbling, etc.) I'm REALLY pleased. That being said, I probably need to get out more, and put the bow down every once in awhile. But with this new toy on my back, that's REALLY hard...

The shirt I designed myself. The idea came from the symphonic metal band I compose for; we all wear plain shirts with Dungeons & Dragson character classes on them, like labels on Non-Player Characters or something. I wear mine all the time! Soon, I'll be assembling a store on cafepress.com to sell them through, and I'll be setting it up so everything sells for the base price (no profit to me) so anyone who wants a cheap t-shirt can snag one. It's great quality; I've used it for just about every LARP I've done in the last 6 months or so. Then again, by LARP, I'm referring to dressing up in street clothes and cloaks with gear and walking around town making people feel awkward...but that's a story for another day.

I'm really pleased with how it all turned out. It works EXACTLY how it was intended. The belt loops on the side of my recently acquired swiss S&P pack make strapping the quiver to the side of it via those same "luggage straps" incredibly easy. When my bristol arrives, I'll be making some additional fitted straps to stitch permanently onto the underside of the quiver as a two-point scabbard for the sword to carry it on my back and/or on the side of my pack on longer treks. Credit goes straight to P. Remling and the photos of his loaded packs in other threads for that one.

Once the Bristol arrives, I'll be filming another speed shooting video to show my progress as well as incorporate weapon transitioning. I'm planning on including a cutting drill into my routine, such as transitioning from speed shooting to my sword followed immediately by cutting a tatami mat/water-filled milk jug to work on keeping proper technique when flowing from one combat style to another. That'll be included in said video. In the meantime, a fatty pile of wool and linen fabrics just arrived! It's time to retire the jeans and Ranger t-shirt, and make some GARB! Boots are already en route to my place...big things are happening!

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

david lewis smith · Post by **david lewis smith** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:16 am

never heard of an arrow sock before, its a great idea.

where did you get the pattern?

Willrett · Post by **Willrett** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:21 pm

WOW your setup looks great. I hope to be that far soon. The bow kit I want comes with a bow, cloak, dz arrows and quiver. I'm thinking guying some patterns from walmart to use to make some cloths.

Post by **Greg** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:56 pm

david lewis smith wrote:never heard of an arrow sock before, its a great idea.

where did you get the pattern?

The quiver, I drew freehand on graph paper, and sent to the maker. The sock...I just kinda cut around a bundle of arrows and stitched together. If you watch the two towers, though, you'll see a striking resemblance between my quiver and that of the Ithilien rangers. Different strap setup, but the artistic and utilitarian design elements are all pulled from theirs.

Post by **Greg** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:50 am

This is another one of those threads that really doesn't deserve to die off. I think this, the "Blade Advice", and the "Ranger's Gear" threads could stand to be stickied, but that's just me. In the meantime, here's a haversack I'm in the process of negotiating a price for. I'm eagerly looking forward to putting it to good use. Its purpose is to allow me to function more easily without my rucksack. The rucksack is great, but I don't want to have to carry it every time I go out. I'm happiest when I'm traveling with my quiver where it should be; on my back, with a bedroll strapped to it, so this will make it so I don't have to roll up any gear in my bedroll, and can double as a fishing creel or berry/nut/tuber collecting sack on the trail.

Willrett · Post by **Willrett** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:52 am

nice looking bag, it looks like it would be a good pattern bag.

Post by **Greg** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:33 am

I'm not sure what you mean by "pattern bag"...care to clarify?

Eric C · Post by **Eric C** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:44 pm

I THINK he means one that can be used as a pattern for other bags. That is a nice looking bag there. I'll have to see if I can make something like it once I finish up some projects.

Willrett · Post by **Willrett** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:10 pm

Yeah sorry it sounded better in my head

I think the bag looks it it can be easily copied for other bags. Its a great looking bag with simple lines.

Jonathan B. · Post by **Jonathan B.** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:03 am

Greg mentioned I should post some photos of my current kit so here are the two that came out.

Post by **Peter Remling** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:32 am

Great looking kit! Who did the mocs?

Jonathan B. · Post by **Jonathan B.** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:39 am

Peter Remling wrote:Great looking kit! Who did the mocs?

Thank you.They were made by Son of Sandlar http://sonofsandlar.com/product-line-2/

Post by **Greg** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:06 am

Are they half as comfy and heavy-duty as they look on the site? Their soles look mighty rugged...

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