Middle Earth Ranger Forum

Tom_Ranger wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:26 am It's not so much that I want to adopt the new to a LOTR character or age,…

You mean you don’t want to give Aragorn an AR-15?! Haha.
So, since this cloaked worked so well, I think I’ll go ahead and make one out of “Mossy Oak Bottomland” camo, line it for a bit more warmth, and waterproof to give myself a proper modern hunting cloak.

We do have the "Non-Tolkien Rangers" section for such things, if you've a mind -

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... I suppose it does make sense to try and be a bit more diligent about that. I know I've left some of my "old timey but not Middle-earth" projects in General rather than down there, which probably wasn't the best choice. Next time. (I do finally have a few projects getting close to showing off, though they're postponed until I finish Christmas sewing)

redhandfilms wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:46 pm You mean you don’t want to give Aragorn an AR-15?! Haha.
So, since this cloaked worked so well, I think I’ll go ahead and make one out of “Mossy Oak Bottomland” camo, line it for a bit more warmth, and waterproof to give myself a proper modern hunting cloak.

Now you're talking.

redhandfilms that is cool, I too mix ranger gear with modern stuff when I go hiking, because there are some things that just seem to work better than there modern equivalents, I'll have to see if I can find a photo but I might not have one

redhandfilms wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:16 am


This may be a bit too modern. Haha.
My cloak and leather wrap gauntlets go great with modern hunting gear. Not just worn for a picture. I’ve been hunting all afternoon in this and will again tomorrow morning.

I think I totally understand where you're coming from though redhand. The only reason I found this board was because I found Iodo's ruana cloak video in YouTube, and the only reason I found THAT was because I was specifically looking for diy rain gear I could take hunting that offered more mobility than a poncho but more versatility and warmth than frog toggs i.e. a cloak lol

Hah, I think that's a great depiction of a Dunedain Ranger from Stirling's Emberverse series redhand. Nicely done.

Cimrandir wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 3:59 am Hah, I think that's a great depiction of a Dunedain Ranger from Stirling's Emberverse series redhand. Nicely done.

I was not familiar with this series and after looking it up, I'm adding to my reading list. As I found it described "... another survivor happens to be an archery enthusiast from a horse-owning family who is already obsessed with Tolkien before the world goes mad - and she, with some friends, eventually goes off into the redwood forests of the Northwest, declare themselves descendants of the Númenóreans, and start "reestablishing" the Dúnedain Rangers.
Forty years on in the books, there are people twenty and older who have grown up living in flets, speaking Sindarin as a first language, and studying "The Histories" as true history."

So... Us. Basically all of us on this forum if SHTF.

redhandfilms wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:10 pm ... another survivor happens to be an archery enthusiast from a horse-owning family who is already obsessed with Tolkien before the world goes mad - and she, with some friends, eventually goes off into the redwood forests of the Northwest, declare themselves descendants of the Númenóreans, and start "reestablishing" the Dúnedain Rangers.
Forty years on in the books, there are people twenty and older who have grown up living in flets, speaking Sindarin as a first language, and studying "The Histories" as true history."

So... Us. Basically all of us on this forum if SHTF.

that is awesome

I only read the first trilogy which was pretty good. Never got into the sequels about which I’ve heard mixed reviews.

We got SNOW! and I went out with a friend and a proper camera to get some half decent photo's, yey fun

Awesome!

Those are great. I like the dark forest; I think I will have to make it my background image on my desktop.

I do love a foreboding dark forest.

Wonderful shots!

Snow makes everything better, did your friend dress up as well Iodo?