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Stonedog:
I have been wondering who amongst us hunts in period clothing?

I have always been enamored with the Dark-Age of England and have been hunting as an Anglo-Saxon on the early 10th Century for sometime now.

I only carry what would have been available at the time......the only modern concession I make is a cell phone hidden away on my person (a rule that my wife enforces!).

I was wondering if any of my fellows share the same compulsion?

Barrage:
Not yet, but Hawkbow showed some stuff one time that looked pretty cool.

And PS, good books (and name) ;)

boo:
Great topic, Ive been working on it for a few years now. i guess im around 50 % on day with good weather and above 40 deg. I think the most important part of you gear  is footwear (or at least for me). Hopefully ill have a pr of  good worm mocs made before this deer season. you have any pics?

hawkbow:
Hey brother, i usally hunt elk in buckskins and mostly primitive equipment.. except for survival gear.. like matches and fishhooks,.. to me hunting alone in real wilderness sitations.. is my way of recharging after a year confined in this place we call civilization/and progress... geting back to the ancient ways for a month alone certainly lets me know where I stand in this great circle of life...and my wife makes me keep a cell phone in my war bag also... the only thing here is I may have to travel for miles to get a signal.... on top of some high peak... Hawk a/ho

Stonedog:
I hear ya Hawk!

While I love being in period clothing (trust me wool and linen in the period cuts are MUCH more comfy than modern clothing ANYDAY!).....carrying period gear....I have no interest in dying a period death from exposure!

I always carry in a braintan bag:

Cell phone (wife's rule)
Modern ways to light a fire
A mylar space blanket
A small but comlete first aid kit which includes sutures; if I am cut deep enough, I have been known to sew myself up!
Water filter

You don't see them as they are hidden away in a bag...If just for a morning hunt or day trip they are in a wool blanket roll slung across my back....If longer then I take more in an Anglo-Saxon side bag.....

As a side note.....

I have some handforged hooks and hemp fishing line.....but I still keep a modern set in my mini-kit hidden away.

I just had a NICE wool tunic made last week!

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