Latest Insanity

[hsifeng]

So…some folks on the SRS list started chatting up a Road March/Trail Hike idea as another ‘alternate method for exploring our history’.

 

I have been considering this sort of thing for a long time now: I have two packbaskets, the ability to make a pretty nifty ‘slung rig’ for porting even more equipment if necessary (and if I can manage it with a partner) and the basics for a camp kitchen. The things I still need are as follows:

 

Large leather costrels (a friend is working these out for me currently)

Bedroll(s) – Maybe, I think I can manage these with the materials I have on hand

Basic canvas lean-to – Maybe, if the hubby doesn’t talk me into sleeping under the stars

Better period footware – What I have isn’t really that period, and frankly figuring out just how much hiking in period shoes sucks would be part of the point of this thing…

Period fishing kit – already in the works!

 

I think I have a good location: But it is a trail hike, not a road march. Not good for people who are out of shape (6 miles, about ½ of it uphill in either direction). There are family cabins available for staging, I think horses would be OK since the local pack station uses that same trail, but black powder would probably be right out…

 

Interesting…