Winter wanderings edition.Who's had any good /out/ings so far this winter? Every aspect of your edged what kit have you worked on lately? What plans do you have for the coming spring?
>>2859048To fill the three image start, working on blocking a lot of new hats for folks in our 17th century group, for our hopeful spring excursion.
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Slow board bump.
>>2859592Pretty based, have a bump sir
17th century hiking sounds like a hoot. I would love to do some of that. The only outdoor historical group out here does late 18th/early 19th century iirc. But I don't think they do much in the way of backpacking or overnights.
>tfw you will never find a group of autists to do this with
>>2859593Thanks kindly>>2859830I'm sure you can find people that are interested. >>2859942Not with that attitude. Where's your location? I'm in the VA USA.
Sweet waiting for this thread to appear!Did a display of my stuff at an Event at a park. God some good questions. I'm Wisconsin.
>>2860109I'm sure I could find some people, yeah. If you were searching around, what terms would you use? Living history? Reenactment? Period camping?Nice impression, by the way. Post more pictures, if you wouldn't mind!
>>2860168Supremely cozy. It would be awesome to spend a few days living out of this. Very jelly, anon.
>>2860182Ive since upgraded to a wedge tent. But im planning on converting my diamond fly into a dinning fly ive see so many other camps do. But also keep it handy for treks.
>>2860240That rocks. Nice camp, anon.
Good places to buy 18th century clothing?Also are Traditions rifles decent enough as an intro to black powder?
>>2860410Depends on your era. Townsends, Crazy Crow Trading Co. and Etsy. Look for period fabrics. Wool and linen were more common than cotton. But at these events like fur trade Rendezvous most have a trade blanket of stuff for sale. You can by stuff cheap. Or if you are ambitious enough buy yourself some buck skin leather and make yourself some pants and a war shirt with a $10 pattern. End of February there is a trade show in Oshkosh Wisconsin. The week after its at Kalamazoo Michigan. They are big.
A back issue of my Backwoodsman subscription had this article:1/4
>>2860644Sorry for the sideways. :(2/4
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4/4I also have an article on 18th century knives, potable soup and a few others like shoulder bags, bedrolls, and flint and steel.
If anyone is interested there is a trade show for reenactors in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Ive been going to this how for over a decade and its a fantastic place to buy anything period correct and get knowledge and literature. The event is called Echos from the Past Trade Shoelw at the sunnyview expo center in Oshkosh.
>>2860168Do you know the two guys with ~15-person Voyageur canoe? I've even seen them at Devil's Lake.
>>2861118Yeah. Stepback and Huckleberry. He does trips up and down the Fox River for schools and scouts. He's trying to retire and trying to sell his 27 foot canoe and buisness along with it. I'll see him next weekend at the trade show in Oshkosh. Hopefully the thread is still up.
Wheres a good place to get the fabrics for costumes? I've been wanting to get into french fur-trade reenactment but don't really know where I can get the materials to make my costume.
>>2861536What type? Voyageurs? Civilian? Military? Voyageurs is the easiest. A wool breechcloth, leggings either wool or buckskin, white 1700's trade shirt, wool touque, buckskin Moccasins.Crazy Crow Trading Co is who I would go through for fabric and even leather. I find them very easy to deal with and fast shipping.Anything dyed red, brown, blue, black, and natural white is acceptable.
>>2859048work outdoors in northern alberta 80 hours a weekwool socks are expensive and shit, theyre are soaking wet after 5 or 6 hoursacrylic socks all the wayleather boots are the best, waterproof boots are only good when its warmer than -10c. waterproof boots just trap all your sweati havent worn winter boots in 20 years, theyre too hot. your feet sweat and you end up freezingdry your boots every night, bone dryremovable glove liners with full grain leather are the best. insulated gloves get oily and loose theyre insulating properties quickalso, you can remove your leather gloves for when you need finger sensitivity and still have your hands coveredi buy cheap cloth gloves called magic mittens, they cost 75c, and wear them under 5 dollar summer work gloveswarmer than 30 dollar winter gloveswhen it gets around -40c insulated full grain leather guantlet mitts are the best, i wear liners under themi only wear them for a few weeks a year in totalyou loose a ton of heat through the top of your coat, a polar dickie is great for stopping it
My Rodger's Rangers impression is comming together. All I need is some green Wool Breeches. I also need a few things like a cartridge box, bayonet, or plug bayonet. And a sword/tomahawk hanger and belt. I found the breeches for $150. So should have my uniform completed by the end of February.
