This is a gross exercise in thread necromancy, but I couldn't resist. This recent thread on MyArmoury ( http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=199893#199893 ) got me thinking about canteens and water skins, so I did some digging and found this thread buried way deep down. I know that the Roma...

Thanks for the tip! The Rudderbows look great, and the prices are reasonable. I'll probably end up having to get two bows anyway (his and hers, as it were), so I might have to give them a try.

Thanks, Greg! I'll stuff a little more cash in the mattress and start digging around online.

Thanks, Ken!

Greg - I'm not certain I'm ready to take on building a bow yet, any brands you'd recommend? I'm just looking for something in the plain-jane longbow department, sans arrow rest with a draw weight of up to 50 or 55 lbs.

I was doing the Enter the Kettlbell! program exclusively, until the press work was getting to be much for my shoulders on top of sword-ing. I decided to give bodyweight exercises a try and even did some research into how the ancients and renaissance folks did it - been working my way through the Con...

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If you're looking for a stand-in for your hatchet, try the following:http://www.newstirlingarms.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=31, New Stirling makes great wasters.

Kaelin, Willrett - thanks for the warm greetings! Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm against costuming, it's just I don't know that it's my cup of tea? We'll see, I really like the idea of trying my hand at constructing a functional outfit and testing it in inclimate weather. Modern outdoor gear ...

Thank you, both for the welcome and your reply. I'm keenly interested in the idea of testing the hows/whats/whys in the environment they're designed for, and I'm impressed with the efforts you've all got underway here. Hopefully I didn't come across as asking "what the heck are you guys doing,&...

Hello forum, Happened across your spot here last week and decided to stop lurking and register an account. As I've got interests in wood craft, swordsmanship/martial arts and Tolkien it appears that joining your community is a no-brainer. I'm very intrigued by the idea of roughing it ranger-style, b...