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Norwegian army gore tex is a fairly recent fad . Too new to have reached the surplus market. And if the quality is as bad as I`ve heard it is, there will be no surplus at all.

It is a norwegian army peaked cap in wool, the Feltlue M51. I haven`t seen these myself and Wonder if they ever existed, wool Version that is. I have an older M51 wich is wool inside, but still Cotton outside. The caps used in 1940 was the M14 and M34. During the war "norwegian forces" used...

Elvis. ......

Sounds like the Place I grew up in Northern Norway. And you still find Places that sell coffee and waffles based on Peoples good will and a honesty Box.

Belated; Gratulerer med de 50. :hapbirth:

Looks good. I`ll have to try wet forming leather sometimes.

Good work as always.

With their assegais

The ravens are not just associated With Odin, but a important part of his superiority over the other gods. The ravens Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory) would fly out every morning over both the "Midgard" and "Åsgård", returning at night telling Odin everything they had seen and heard in the...

I have little bushcraft kit from China, but recently bought a small Cooking pot on Dealextreme. I`ve found the pot to be both useful and long lasting. Not much you could do wrong making an aluminium Cooking pot though. I also own a buthane stove made in China (the sort you screw on top of a...

I haven`t changed much other than that my older body craves more Comfort, hence the hammocks and inflatable sleeping pad.

Luckily I haven`t experienced this up here yet.

Great scenery, but a rather dull Movie With a sad ending.

Hallo (norw. hello)

Varusteleka have the LK35. https://www.varusteleka.fi/en/product/swedishlk-35-rucksack-used/1676

Don`t usually use anything on a mosquito sting, but if I do it is mostly a vinegar based remedy. The spoon Method reminds me of a scene from the Movie Major Payne where he relieves a wounded comrade of his stomack pain (from a gut shot) by breaking his middle finger.

Good report. Looks like you had a good time.

I have no problems With plastic. But I don`t like the Fiskars axes anyway. Claims to be "indestructable". Well, they are not.

Interesting. Dark and Cold, harsh living conditions; no swearing? In Norway it is actually the Northern Norwegians that swear the most. Up here it is almost an artform.

There are not many finds of bows from iron age norway, but from findings any longbow would probably do for the viking reenactor. Could be made of yew (import?) or Ash. Some remains of laminated bows ( Birch and pine) are also found in fennoscandia. These are interesting. Could be sami (eastern)...