Hard kit from my latest trek

Hard Kit is all other accoutrements that are not clothing, weapons or armour. This includes pots and tents, and flint & steel, and other things like that.

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Taurinor
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Re: Hard kit from my latest trek

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I did yet another overnighter (March 7th - 8th) at Caledon State Park (it's where I like to take folks to sort of ease them into the "trekking" thing), and I took the opportunity to take a picture of my gear as it is now! This has made the rounds on FB, but I wanted to post it here, as well. I didn't feel like starting a new topic, so please excuse the necroposting and consider this an update. Things have changed a bit in 5 years!
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Not shown - Uberleben flatpack stove (necessary due to the burn law) and 10'x10' Panther Primitives canvas tarp supplied by/shared with another camper (she packed the tarp in, I packed it out)

1. Wool blanket (Hudson Bay 6 point)
2. Belt/pouch/small knife
3. Tomahawk
4. Large seax
5. Tin candle-box lantern
6. Haversack
7. Tinder bag with flint, steel, and char tin
8. Mending kit
9. Hygiene bag
10. Spare eyeglasses in linen bag
11. Salt horn
12. Ceramic cookpot
13. Linen food bags/waxed wraps
14. Copper plated flask
15. Leather costrel
16. ~50 feet of hemp cordage for hanging food
17. Linen market wallet
18. Wooden bowl and spoon
19. Ceramic mug with waxed linen cover
20. Copper bean boiler (to use over the flatpack stove)
21. Sheepskin
22. Wooden pack frame
23. Modern emergency supplies snapsack
24. Walking stick (and tarp pole)
25. Oilcloth groundcloth
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Re: Hard kit from my latest trek

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Absolutely fantastic breakdown, thanks for sharing!
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Re: Hard kit from my latest trek

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It's a beautiful layout, and a fantastic example of functional trekking. Bravo!
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Re: Hard kit from my latest trek

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Awesome set up! Thanks for the update on your kit!
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