Couple of questions - 1.) What's the reasoning on the waxed linen on the inside versus wrapped on the outside of the blanket to keep it dry and clean? 2.) Any particular reason for using rope for part of the tumpline instead of leather through out? 3.) How comfortable is it under the armpit? I am e...

Welcome! Always great to have someone new from across the pond.

For those who are following along, we're starting to cover bedrolls now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PogjSJGs6g&t=116s

Absolutely stellar design. Congrats; so happy for you!

Turgolanas wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:03 pm Finished up my tool roll today, now I just need to replace all the modern items in it lol.

Sir, this is fantastic! You did a great job! Don't know how I missed it before...

Today we're keeping it going with a look at a Ranger's quiver, Bow, and Arrows. Some of this has been seen before here on the forum, but there are some brand new tidbits as well, including a new bow and a new method for carrying it. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/AI1Q_BL3YvI

Happy birthday!

Turned out great, Taylor!

Yeeeesssss!

14 days is.... a lot. For my part I haven't done anything near those numbers, I tend to try towards air cured sausages as the fat content is much higher than in other forms of dried meat and while I haven't pushed them to 14 days I suspect that they would fare well enough in the right climate. That...

I was posting in response to a somewhat related question on Facebook, and it turned into a fairly neat and concise account of how I approach carrying foodstuffs. Thought I'd prefer a discussion here with you fine folks to flesh it out a bit. There's lots of talk in here about making a solitary trave...

Oof.

Manveruon wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:31 pmHow many out of 10 Dúnedain and/or Gondorians would likely be rocking those baby-faces, and how many might have had a propensity towards growin’ out their soup-catchers?

I call dibs on this for my new forum signature.

Happy new year!


...a couple days late!

I was lucky enough to catch the countdown and premier. Great job. I appreciate how much work lead up to the trek and the recording of it. Inspire you did. I had seen Ranger videos early last spring and thought of putting some targets along the trails in my woods . The point in my mind was to make u...