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Post by Sicilianhunter on Mar 26, 2022 16:17:02 GMT -7
"Tonight,,, you men will sleep with your rifles. You will give your rifles a girl's name. Because...." - Sgt. Hartman “Because this is the only flintlock you’re going to get!!” |
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Mar 26, 2022 16:34:43 GMT -7
What’s the general consensus on size?
I have an 80 x90” and an 84x90” from NW Traders and for me that size is perfect.
I did just buy a 79x56” and I’m a little concerned that it might be a little small on its own for me.
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 26, 2022 16:36:57 GMT -7
What’s the general consensus on size? I have an 80 x90” and an 84x90” from NW Traders and for me that size is perfect. I did just buy a 79x56” and I’m a little concerned that it might be a little small on its own for me. Biggest I can get!!! To add, I'm a blanket hog... the more the merrier! |
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 27, 2022 6:56:18 GMT -7
Here is my snapsack. I based it on the mid-18th c. calfskin ones issued to the British Army as illustrated in the period paintings David Morier and Edward Penny (see below).  Looks similar to the one Mark Baker had at Ft Union - IIRC, it was made from a hair-on deer skin. |
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Post by paranger on Mar 27, 2022 12:00:33 GMT -7
Here is my snapsack. I based it on the mid-18th c. calfskin ones issued to the British Army as illustrated in the period paintings David Morier and Edward Penny (see below). Looks similar to the one Mark Baker had at Ft Union - IIRC, it was made from a hair-on deer skin. Interesting. Any hide would obviously work. I like the water resistance provided by hair-on hides. As I said, the original British ones were brown calf hide, but I personally like the idea of "provincializing" with other available types as well. I do like the idea of using a hair-on deer hide. Perhaps a future project idea. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Mark Baker. Maybe one day .. |
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Post by Keith on Mar 27, 2022 19:38:54 GMT -7
This is more of a poll than anything else regarding blankets used while trekking. Mainly, I'm thinking of blankets used during more temperate times of the year rather than what we would bring along on a winter trek. My questions are: - What is the size of the blanket you use? - How many do you bring? - What color do you prefer? - What is your method of carriage? - Do you use an oil cloth/tarp with your blanket (as a bedroll or a separate roll)? - What do you tend to roll up inside your blanket? - Do you have a way that you find best of rolling up in you blanket to be the most comfortable? - Do you use blanket pins or stitch the blanket up in any way to form a sack? No idea of the size, but it is only just big enough to wrap around me, & not large enough to wrap around my feet if my legs are outstretched. Just one blanket summer & winter. My blanket is brown. I carry the rolled up blanket tied to the straps of my knapsack. I carry an oilcloth as a separate roll, secured under the flap closure of my knapsack. I carry a Monmouth cap, a wool waistcoat & a woolen shirt in my blanket roll. I simply lay the blanket out on a bed of sticks, lie on the blanket & pull it over me. No, no blanket pins or anything else. If I need to roll out of bed fast for any reason, I do not want to be hindered in any way. Keith.  |
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Post by Keith on Mar 27, 2022 19:44:26 GMT -7
If you wake up at all, the dosage is insufficient. Have a pity for us who don't have the rum to help.  Spence I always carry a bottle of rum, but if the fire dies down & I get cold, then I wake & stoke the fire. Keith. |
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Mar 28, 2022 5:41:18 GMT -7
Keith,
Excellent example of kit!!
Especially, the rum!! LOL
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 28, 2022 6:40:35 GMT -7
I have never had the pleasure of meeting Mark Baker. Maybe one day .. He was a very personable fellow and his wife Marlys was a delight. We set up in the fort tipi immediately next to the one he shared with his wife. Our start was a tiny bit awkward - I think that he was expecting the strange hero-worship fan-boy reaction that he is subjected to on many occasions (since we knew who he was). Once he realized this was not going to happen with me and my friends, the rest of the weekend was filled with interesting conversation, eating and sampling of shrub and bounce. I had more shrub that weekend than I have before or since. All in all, a fantastic weekend in the company of a like-minded individual. As the greatest compliment I could pay someone - he is welcome to share my fire (and rum) any time. |
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Post by hawkeyes on Mar 28, 2022 7:47:34 GMT -7
Looks similar to the one Mark Baker had at Ft Union - IIRC, it was made from a hair-on deer skin. Interesting. Any hide would obviously work. I like the water resistance provided by hair-on hides. As I said, the original British ones were brown calf hide, but I personally like the idea of "provincializing" with other available types as well. I do like the idea of using a hair-on deer hide. Perhaps a future project idea. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Mark Baker. Maybe one day .. How about another topic concerning construction and more detail? I for one am interested in re-creating this piece and would like more images and details. It's certainly a very nice piece! Personally to add, I find the snapsack to be a very pleasant method to carry. |
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Post by paranger on Mar 28, 2022 8:05:03 GMT -7
Interesting. Any hide would obviously work. I like the water resistance provided by hair-on hides. As I said, the original British ones were brown calf hide, but I personally like the idea of "provincializing" with other available types as well. I do like the idea of using a hair-on deer hide. Perhaps a future project idea. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Mark Baker. Maybe one day .. How about another topic concerning construction and more detail? I for one am interested in re-creating this piece and would like more images and details. It's certainly a very nice piece! Personally to add, I find the snapsack to be a very pleasant method to carry. Thanks, Hawkeyes, and I would agree that a snapsack is a very comfortable and practical piece of kit. As to a tutorial, let me see what I can come up with. Perhaps the best way would be to secure another hair-on hide and make another, so that I could photograph the process step by step. Fort Frederick Market Faire is coming up next month, and there are generally at least a couple of hide traders there... |
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 28, 2022 13:16:35 GMT -7
While on this (off) topic - any suggestions to quick-tan a small deerskin that is rawhide but relatively soft. If used as-is (for a snapsack), I suspect the thin rawhide might rip...
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