Eric_Methven
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I'm a bit in both camps too. I have modern kit, way too much really and I only use a fraction of it. But that has come about by adding improvements with the passage of time. I now have amassed some really high quality bits of gear that will last me the rest of my life. It's stuff I could never have afforded had I just gone out and bought it all in one go. It's stuff I've got in dribs and drabs, swapped or bartered for other stuff, received as gifts from my wish list or got off ebay.
Now I can pick and choose gear suited to the environment, weather and seasons of my travels. I keep meaning to sell the older replaced stuff but have never actually got round to it. I am also slowly replacing stuff wherever I can with home made gear. I'd eventually like to be able to go out into the wilderness with only stuff I have crafted myself, and that includes clothing I have made on my own loom. It won't make a damn bit of difference to anyone else, but it makes me feel more bushcrafty if I'm using something I have made rather than bought.
Eric
Now I can pick and choose gear suited to the environment, weather and seasons of my travels. I keep meaning to sell the older replaced stuff but have never actually got round to it. I am also slowly replacing stuff wherever I can with home made gear. I'd eventually like to be able to go out into the wilderness with only stuff I have crafted myself, and that includes clothing I have made on my own loom. It won't make a damn bit of difference to anyone else, but it makes me feel more bushcrafty if I'm using something I have made rather than bought.
Eric