Greetings from Germany, thank you for the information about the pack weight. Whenever I pack my reproduction-traditional gear I am always amazed at how heavy and bulky it seems compared to modern hiking gear. This leaves me thinking that I must be overpacking... :)
Well done! I am putting together a similar kit, also trying to explore backcountry camping in a military context (with a baggage train and retainers etc). Videos like these are super helpful!
Phenomenal presentation, sir! I thoroughly enjoyed literally every aspect of your video! I too, am a historical enthusiast, focusing on historical fencing, but interested in ALL aspects of life in the period…I specifically wish to hunt boar with a spear in the old style…I’ve hunted them with firearms, but to do it with a spear….at any rate, I digress…Your accent sounds local to me-(I live in the state of Vermont)-but due to your use of the metric system, I suspect you’re just North of me, in the lovely land of Quebec…I’ve visited Quebec City; lovely, historic town…I felt like I was somewhere in Europe! Thank you so much for sharing your passion! Its always good to meet kindred spirits. I hope this message reaches you well, sir!
Ha! I'm going to have to remember that last line :) That looks like a comfy setup. You made me think about modern camping vs. medieval larping - cars exist, and yet people still bicycle around; or helicopters and mountain climbing :) Currently the weather is hot, so I'm playing around with wrapping myself in various fabric rectangles, so I guess my persona is.. scottish maasai?
Looks good, sir! I really like the set up of your lean-to tarp shelter, but I am curious - do you have any particular advice on dealing with mosquitoes and other biting insects on an overnight in a set up like this? The obvious answers - repellent and mosquito-netting - seem a bit out of character with the rest of the pseudo-historical context, so curious if you have other, more period, tools to combat that issue.
One wool blanket plus wool clothing and hat, 15c-60f. Double wool blanket 10c-50f. I woke up covered in light snow once which was pretty miserable so for that situation (-1c-30f) I would want about 5 heavy wool blankets. Realistically a modern sleeping bag or a good fire is needed at lower temperatures.
In my outlaw video series I carry the long bow. I don't always bring the bow in videos for legal reasons. I'd carry the bow or a spear but not both. I am an axe and knife guy because I prefer to fight in a phone booth. Swords don't led them self well to woodland travel in spite of RPG fantasy sources. That said, if you have a horse in a managed woodland, almost anything goes. If I were to use a sword instead of an axe and rondel, I'd prefer an type XIV sword or a falchion as they are lighter and faster to travel with and good at dealing with the threats posed by typical forester antagonists. Anything more formidable than those and archery is a better solution as armour is untenable over long periods of time and travel.
I just finished your outlaw series, very nicely done. Wouldn't a long bow be cumbersome in the woods? I should think a short bow yould be more practical?
Doesn't much matter. Short bows are more of an Asian system. English longbows were as tall as a man in order to achieve the poundage without breaking. You use what your culture invents I suppose. My bow is pretty robust and a lot like a walking stick but I keep it in a linen sock. A lot of guys kept their bow strings under their hat or helmet so the weather did not stretch them out. The idea of keeping your longbow strung up all the time is another RPG fantasy thing. That said you would string up as soon as you were hunting something two legged or four.
None of this is familiar to the research I've done; though I'm far from an expert lol.. And yours seems to be specific to foresters. So, let's not forget that much of the middle ages was subject to the little ice-age, that bring that for more than half of the year, the temperature would stay below zero. Lots of layers of wool were worn, as many as each person could afford but those layers likely to be the only clothes they had in their possession save for possibly a spare linen shirt. Cloaks were commonly part of those layers and they would sleep in them too, either inside or outside. Indoors offered little extra in warmth. For most, leather was rare and having little to put on the feet was always a problem. Bindings of several layers were often used, though on occasion peasants would occasionally acquire some well used boots. People did travel in England, though it was rare. Serfs were not allowed to but free men often walked parts of the country looking for work pertaining to their trade, walking with their whole family. They would have some basic cooking items and an axe and knives plus tools of their trade. They'd just sleep as they were, doing their utmost to avoid the rain. Read Pillars of the Earth. A fantastic read.
You would also have some of the wandering tradesmen who's work is something that would need a group of people, but not something that could normally be supported long term in a village, or would be support for those in a village when they got there. The various wandering tradesmen and merchants also tended to have things with Faires in areas where they could buy/sell and transport between areas and get work in areas on a regular circuit so someone making plans for it would know around when they'd pop up again to get stuff done, so you need some larger construction done, the locals might plan and start gathering materials until the masons and carpenters moved through and had the manpower to put it up since most villages wouldn't be, constantly, building new structures, but several villages and towns would work. You might also have people who would be seasonal workers much like in modern times, over the course of the planting and harvest seasons, having someone with a group of people might move from place to place and work there while not being there during the growing period when you might not need a large number to care for the orchards your family tends, but you'd need them to pick them for that week or two when the fruit is ripe for it, and possibly other people to process it before they move on to the next area on the schedule to do the same thing there. While less of a major thing, a lot of the people who were more of specialists in fancier things or merchants might have something similar to what people see as the "gypsy vardo" or similar, where it's a wagon that functions as a house that you could move along with others and set up shop with rarer goods, often bartering for local things that could be sold onward as you follow the circuit, often including stops at larger trade cities/harbors for more exotic goods, and, again, setting up festival dates that people knew to expect the wandering traders to show up to buy/sell for a short time and then move on. Foresters and some of the farmers might be the ones most likely to actually "camp" as people call it now, and the farmers were more of the shepherd or cowboy style in several areas where they'd be moving their herds around for grazing land, and the Foresters and Rangers would be patrolling the forests with the ability to set up camps. Ontop of that, you would have the random need for an emergency shelter scenario in other cases, get a nasty rainstorm or the like, and someone might hunker down and set things up with cloaks and whatever they have to try to stay warm and dry if they could find shelter if there wasn't an easy place to go within easy reach.
Not sure why you wouldn't be allowed. Although the TH-cam printing press is pretty tightly controlled so if you figure out the algorithm to grow, let me know
@@HistoricOutdoors , I guess I was thinking more along the line of helping you build your channel. If we send you the content, you could look over it and make suggestions before it gets posted on your site.
Greetings from Germany, thank you for the information about the pack weight. Whenever I pack my reproduction-traditional gear I am always amazed at how heavy and bulky it seems compared to modern hiking gear. This leaves me thinking that I must be overpacking... :)
Couldn't afford coconuts. Had to walk.
Only just found this, but you've inspired me to trim back on my kit! Subscribing!
Well done! I am putting together a similar kit, also trying to explore backcountry camping in a military context (with a baggage train and retainers etc). Videos like these are super helpful!
Phenomenal presentation, sir! I thoroughly enjoyed literally every aspect of your video! I too, am a historical enthusiast, focusing on historical fencing, but interested in ALL aspects of life in the period…I specifically wish to hunt boar with a spear in the old style…I’ve hunted them with firearms, but to do it with a spear….at any rate, I digress…Your accent sounds local to me-(I live in the state of Vermont)-but due to your use of the metric system, I suspect you’re just North of me, in the lovely land of Quebec…I’ve visited Quebec City; lovely, historic town…I felt like I was somewhere in Europe!
Thank you so much for sharing your passion! Its always good to meet kindred spirits. I hope this message reaches you well, sir!
Actually from Nova Scotia. Thanks for the kind words.
I'm the 999th subscriber. We need only one more.
Excellent video! Once the border opens up again, I'm looking forward to spending some fireside time with you.
Ha! I'm going to have to remember that last line :) That looks like a comfy setup. You made me think about modern camping vs. medieval larping - cars exist, and yet people still bicycle around; or helicopters and mountain climbing :)
Currently the weather is hot, so I'm playing around with wrapping myself in various fabric rectangles, so I guess my persona is.. scottish maasai?
Those squirrels are MAD.
Was gonna comment that! Lol
Looks good, sir! I really like the set up of your lean-to tarp shelter, but I am curious - do you have any particular advice on dealing with mosquitoes and other biting insects on an overnight in a set up like this? The obvious answers - repellent and mosquito-netting - seem a bit out of character with the rest of the pseudo-historical context, so curious if you have other, more period, tools to combat that issue.
Sleep in a hood and stay under the blanket. Also rub crushed up bog Myrtle on your hands and face. It's a legit natural repellant.
good content
Great video! What sort of real world temperatures are you comfortable in with the wool blanket?
One wool blanket plus wool clothing and hat, 15c-60f. Double wool blanket 10c-50f. I woke up covered in light snow once which was pretty miserable so for that situation (-1c-30f) I would want about 5 heavy wool blankets. Realistically a modern sleeping bag or a good fire is needed at lower temperatures.
Great video! I'm shocked that it doesn't have thousands of views
I've never been too good with popularity contests. TH-cam was easier years ago.
As a Forrester, shouldn't you be armed? A bow, crossbow, spear or short sword?
Depends what you are doing.
In my outlaw video series I carry the long bow. I don't always bring the bow in videos for legal reasons. I'd carry the bow or a spear but not both. I am an axe and knife guy because I prefer to fight in a phone booth. Swords don't led them self well to woodland travel in spite of RPG fantasy sources. That said, if you have a horse in a managed woodland, almost anything goes. If I were to use a sword instead of an axe and rondel, I'd prefer an type XIV sword or a falchion as they are lighter and faster to travel with and good at dealing with the threats posed by typical forester antagonists. Anything more formidable than those and archery is a better solution as armour is untenable over long periods of time and travel.
I just finished your outlaw series, very nicely done. Wouldn't a long bow be cumbersome in the woods? I should think a short bow yould be more practical?
Doesn't much matter. Short bows are more of an Asian system. English longbows were as tall as a man in order to achieve the poundage without breaking. You use what your culture invents I suppose. My bow is pretty robust and a lot like a walking stick but I keep it in a linen sock. A lot of guys kept their bow strings under their hat or helmet so the weather did not stretch them out. The idea of keeping your longbow strung up all the time is another RPG fantasy thing. That said you would string up as soon as you were hunting something two legged or four.
@@HistoricOutdoors I remember something about a Welch short bow? Perhaps for use on horseback?
None of this is familiar to the research I've done; though I'm far from an expert lol.. And yours seems to be specific to foresters.
So, let's not forget that much of the middle ages was subject to the little ice-age, that bring that for more than half of the year, the temperature would stay below zero.
Lots of layers of wool were worn, as many as each person could afford but those layers likely to be the only clothes they had in their possession save for possibly a spare linen shirt. Cloaks were commonly part of those layers and they would sleep in them too, either inside or outside. Indoors offered little extra in warmth.
For most, leather was rare and having little to put on the feet was always a problem. Bindings of several layers were often used, though on occasion peasants would occasionally acquire some well used boots.
People did travel in England, though it was rare.
Serfs were not allowed to but free men often walked parts of the country looking for work pertaining to their trade, walking with their whole family. They would have some basic cooking items and an axe and knives plus tools of their trade. They'd just sleep as they were, doing their utmost to avoid the rain.
Read Pillars of the Earth. A fantastic read.
There was also the medieval warm period which predated the two century cold snap.
You would also have some of the wandering tradesmen who's work is something that would need a group of people, but not something that could normally be supported long term in a village, or would be support for those in a village when they got there.
The various wandering tradesmen and merchants also tended to have things with Faires in areas where they could buy/sell and transport between areas and get work in areas on a regular circuit so someone making plans for it would know around when they'd pop up again to get stuff done, so you need some larger construction done, the locals might plan and start gathering materials until the masons and carpenters moved through and had the manpower to put it up since most villages wouldn't be, constantly, building new structures, but several villages and towns would work.
You might also have people who would be seasonal workers much like in modern times, over the course of the planting and harvest seasons, having someone with a group of people might move from place to place and work there while not being there during the growing period when you might not need a large number to care for the orchards your family tends, but you'd need them to pick them for that week or two when the fruit is ripe for it, and possibly other people to process it before they move on to the next area on the schedule to do the same thing there.
While less of a major thing, a lot of the people who were more of specialists in fancier things or merchants might have something similar to what people see as the "gypsy vardo" or similar, where it's a wagon that functions as a house that you could move along with others and set up shop with rarer goods, often bartering for local things that could be sold onward as you follow the circuit, often including stops at larger trade cities/harbors for more exotic goods, and, again, setting up festival dates that people knew to expect the wandering traders to show up to buy/sell for a short time and then move on.
Foresters and some of the farmers might be the ones most likely to actually "camp" as people call it now, and the farmers were more of the shepherd or cowboy style in several areas where they'd be moving their herds around for grazing land, and the Foresters and Rangers would be patrolling the forests with the ability to set up camps.
Ontop of that, you would have the random need for an emergency shelter scenario in other cases, get a nasty rainstorm or the like, and someone might hunker down and set things up with cloaks and whatever they have to try to stay warm and dry if they could find shelter if there wasn't an easy place to go within easy reach.
I do something very similar
Suit of Armor ?
Actually Body Odor assisted by a cloud of smoke probably helped !
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Most barbarians preferred under armor😂
Great content and I would like to do the same if allowed.
Not sure why you wouldn't be allowed. Although the TH-cam printing press is pretty tightly controlled so if you figure out the algorithm to grow, let me know
@@HistoricOutdoors , I guess I was thinking more along the line of helping you build your channel. If we send you the content, you could look over it and make suggestions before it gets posted on your site.
I'm always willing to do request videos. Id probably do a second channel to collate submitted video.
First time here, that intro made me feel like I was in church and I'm not even religious!!
Me either, but I appreciate medieval monks jamming and religious ethics where such ethics are ethical.