My traditional kit: canvas and leather!

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Clouston98

Woodsman & Beekeeper
Aug 19, 2013
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here it is, a Boone kit that I use now, very comfortable and light enough for me weighing in at around 12 odd kilos and a bit more with food.

frost river isle royale with the kit inside:

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Bilmo canvas tarp and frost river accessory pouch with cordage inside:

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Hudson's Bay 6 point blanket and frost river bedroll straps (Gransfors Small forest axe for scale):

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Fjallraven Ovik blanket, G100, for a ground cover, backed with thin wool, very useful:

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cutting tools, Gransfors small forest axe, Gary Mills Timberwolf, woodlore buck saw, Laplander saw, Kellam fixed blade pocket knife, Buffalo river Damascus ranger knife:

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Mors pot, MSR Titan kettle, Tamarack titanium mug, MSR mugmate for coffee (all nests together):

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Hudson's bay copper tinder box and pouch:

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Silva compass and home made antler ranger beads, LMF army oak firesteel, write in the rain notepad:

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frost river accessory pouch, Bilbank bag, hobo hand line, dc4 sharpening stone, titanium spork, Deerhunter torch with red, green and white lights, brass whistle and home made repair kit:

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UCO brass cancel lantern and home made beaver fur pouch:

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klean Kanteen 64oz, Lifeventure 32oz, juniper kuksa:

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here are the clothes I wear when I am out

Pinewood Lyon cotton flannel shirt:

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Bison Bushcraft moleskin trousers and Shark designs leather belt:

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bison Bushcraft shirt:

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Lundhags Forest boot, Aclima merino wool hunter socks, Bison Bushcraft wool socks, cotton hiking sock:

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handline upclose shots:

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from A.finlay primitive crafts, hides a lot more tackle inside, one of my favourite bits of kit!

few other random shots:

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I've dug out some group shots of some kit off a while backs, so it's in different shape etc now but here they are

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hope you enjoyed that, jus thought id throw some photos up :).
I think I will just keep,posting rNdom pictures & kit updates in this thread too :).
 
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sausage100uk

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very nice, whats the quality on the frost river like? Id love one but cant justify the spends for " just another canvas rucsack".

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Clouston98

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lovely kit Cam.
I like the belt pouch for the tinderbox.

Cheers mate :)

It's a very well made pouch and sits well, I do like it and it's a pouch I've not seen elsewhere in the UK.

Just a question:

Do people in general find traditional kit to be a more sensory experience?

I know I do, it's interesting to me to use it as well :).
 

Clouston98

Woodsman & Beekeeper
Aug 19, 2013
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very nice, whats the quality on the frost river like? Id love one but cant justify the spends for " just another canvas rucsack".

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It's unbelievably good mate, it's the best made pack I've ever see or used and it's going to last more than a lifetime! I I'd a review on it a while back as well, straps are riveted and sewn, double thickness bottom of the pack, canvas is 18oz waxed (sorry if I waffle ;) ) it's very good mate :).
 
Just a question:

Do people in general find traditional kit to be a more sensory experience?

I know I do, it's interesting to me to use it as well :).
for me its aesthetically pleasing as well as proven and robust kit.
it all adds to the experience for me personally.
prefer bundling up in blankets to a sleeping bag.
using a flint n steel for the fire etc etc
 

Clouston98

Woodsman & Beekeeper
Aug 19, 2013
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for me its aesthetically pleasing as well as proven and robust kit.
it all adds to the experience for me personally.
prefer bundling up in blankets to a sleeping bag.
using a flint n steel for the fire etc etc

I think you and me are the same on that one mate, it's my favourite type of gear all round :).
 

sausage100uk

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Cheers mate :)

It's a very well made pouch and sits well, I do like it and it's a pouch I've not seen elsewhere in the UK.

Just a question:

Do people in general find traditional kit to be a more sensory experience?

I know I do, it's interesting to me to use it as well :).

Id agree with you about the sensory experience, the tactile pleasure of the tinderbox, the feel of the hand forged striker, the smooth but sharp flint, the smell of the waxed canvas on a hot day, the creak of the leather, the thick soft wool is far more inviting than smooth chilly synthetics, a bic lighter and a cordura and plastic pack. (although I do own a lot of modern kit I tend to not use ot as much as the trad stuff.)

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Clouston98

Woodsman & Beekeeper
Aug 19, 2013
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Id agree with you about the sensory experience, the tactile pleasure of the tinderbox, the feel of the hand forged striker, the smooth but sharp flint, the smell of the waxed canvas on a hot day, the creak of the leather, the thick soft wool is far more inviting than smooth chilly synthetics, a bic lighter and a cordura and plastic pack. (although I do own a lot of modern kit I tend to not use ot as much as the trad stuff.)

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All of that's my thinking mate!

I've got synthetic bags, bivvys, while set ups etc, but I've sidelined them really, some get used now and then but for the most part it's canvas and traditional all the way! :)
 

Dark Horse Dave

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Well I don't really have much kit along traditional lines like that, but I get where people are coming from with the look and feel thing - I think I'm feeling that warm glow too!

Lovely kit and pics - thanks for sharing.
 

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