Sep 20 2007
Kit List
The kit list for the three weeks trip includes both modern and primitive gear unfortunately. A situation I want to improve in time. Also during this trip. Below a photo of most of the gear in the carrying pack.
Primitive gear:
- Hafted stone knife
- Bone knife
- Fishing lines and hooks
- Containers
- Carrying basket
- Flint flakes
- Elk (moose) antler axe
- Splitting wedges
- Knapping equipment
- Arrow sizer
- Buckskin scraps
- Hide scrapers
- Bowstring of sinew
- Natural cordage
- Fishing trap
- Sewing needles and awl
- Netting needle
- Antler fishing spear points
Materials:
- Reindeer (caribou) and elk (moose) antler
- Nettle fibres
- Willow fibres
- Reindeer (caribou) sinew
- Tinder
- Quartzite core
- Birch bark
- Raw hides
- Some bone
- Feathers for fletchings
Borderline:
- Flint and steel
- Viking era shoes
Modern gear:
- Sleeping bag
- Woolen underwear
- Outer clothes
- Woolen socks
- A wool cap
- Wool sweaters
- Mittens
- Rifle (no bowhunting allowed unfortunately)
- Bullets
- Batteries
- Digital camera
- Mobile phone
- Phone charger
- 1 or 2 fishing nets
- Wallet
- 2 tanning books for reference
No food will be brought, everything is supposed to be gathered off the land. Maybe I will bring a duck or something for the first day. We’ll see.
RegardsTorjus
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Which trip? Is it the island or an an expedition course?
I have forgotten to mention it seems… It’s a three weeks trip down in the place I come from. Mainly on my own, but other people will join from time to time. I’ll be updating the blog through the mobile phone every day.
The first day out will be 27th of September.
By the way: The island adventure has been put on hold for now. Was too busy earlier this year.
Good luck out there. Keep us updated with lots of pics! I hope the mobile blogging goes well. If it dose I will ask for details on how to do it. Take care. Michael.
Thanks, there will not be lots of pics, but one each day. Anything more and the phone costs will be excessive. 😉
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