Great piece of kit, but weighty.And I've just treated myself to a Czech bedroll. I'll have to make do with a DPM basha though 'cos I can't stretch to a canvas / oil-cloth tarp!
Great piece of kit, but weighty.And I've just treated myself to a Czech bedroll. I'll have to make do with a DPM basha though 'cos I can't stretch to a canvas / oil-cloth tarp!
I'll be using my bed roll and the Poncho tarp that I have for shelter. I did try the Polish lavu only using 1/2 of it but it just tooo small for me...lol
Great piece of kit, but weighty.
It's the yellow box is to blame. Mwuhahaha.
My other option is a Dutch army blanket which is nice and thick, but just as bulky & weighty. Still, that's part of the challenge too I guess!
I've not got a leather thong. Can I craft one from nettle cordage instead?Stu, I can't help but notice that one of your links http://www.liv18thc.com/woodsman.htm suggests that we should carry a "Wool bag which contains: bundle of leather thongs, beeswax candle, horn comb, small piece of homemade soap, housewife; containing small bobbins of silk thread,"
Is bringing a fistful of leather thongs and a housewife recommended or required for the Boone Challenge?
I was planning on using my frost river, but that feels a bit like cheating now... Will have to see what I can rustle up (if anything) before the meet.
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Interesting stuff. I'm a complete Boone newbie, so taking in / pinching any ideas! I've been exploring the links at the start of this thread (some of which might need renewing by the way), and elsewhere and have come up with a vague plan on what I'm going to do for this challenge. Basically it'll be a mixture of new and old for me - particularly in the area of food; it's led me to have a go at baking for the first time, at home only so far but I've a mind to try it on the challenge. It may end in tears of course!
Looking forward to it (a bit nervously......