The Adventurer's Gear Thread

[Creeping Past]

Don't forget the Volcano storm kettle/flask. Brew up quick sharp with twigs, moss or grass...

A September trip, eh? When is it? Would Ausländers be wilkomen aus den Bergen? Excuse my poorly-remembered German.

[nobodyspecial]

Sigg reintroduced the oval bottle with the metal cup a couple of years ago. It's the same as the classic one, only with a modern cap versus the cork stopper.

For a stove, it's hard to beat a Borde Bomb.

[DanielJones]

My Cap with the Edelweiss. A civilan Edelweiss not Gebirgsjäger

For Coocking i have WWII Coleman Stove , but it is not necessary for a one day Trip.
The wool Socks are Homemade from my Girlfriends Mother.
My "WWII Impressions" US Service Shoes have many miles under the soles. There is very good shoes, a good option to Hobnail Boots. A problem of vintage shoes is, you get wet foots. I have always spare wool !! Socks in the Backpack.

We make in September a Mountain Trip with more people.
Reenactors from all epochs , and peoples from the Retro Scene.
I was surprised over the large interest !!
To time is a tendence to more active events. Reenactors want no more hang around a weekend in a " Plastic Camp".Many reenactoren have also interest on civilian "impressions "
Here the pics from my last week Trip
http://picasaweb.google.com/VEREINBR...eat=directlink

In September we make the same Route, i hope without Snow

Homemade socks? That's just too cool.
I like the anorak in this shot. Where did you find that one?


Looks like you have a US GI mechanics sweater in some of those shots too. Very well done.
In some of your pictures the area looks like a lake in a volcano.

It's a shame there isn't more vintage hiking going on on this side of the pond that I could see. Of course in California it is all Gortex & fleece. Anyone in the States do this kind of hiking? Is it more prevalent in other parts of the Country that I haven't been exposed to as of yet?

Cheers!

Dan

[Gijoe]

The Anorak is a swedish Arctic Parka. You can find it from time to time on ebay.uk. I replaced the nylon cords with cotton cords.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Swedish-Army-S...3%3A1|294%3A50

Here a few pics from climbing on the " Eiger Nordwand" 1938.
Some of the mountain climbers wears Army Snow Anoraks and windproof trousers.

[DanielJones]

I just won this shirt on ebay. Looking forward to other colors of this shirt too. One thing at a time I guess. And not to worry it is an ended auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390057582135

Cheers!

Dan

[Creeping Past]

Great photos, GI.

Daniel, I've got a cotton one in blue and one in rust-brown khaki linen/cotton mix. I'd be interested to know about yours (fit, fabric, etc.), just for comparison.

[DanielJones]

Where did you get yours from? Was it an ebay store?

Cheers!

Dan

[Creeping Past]

Yes, I got both from the same Chinese seller, but it was over a year ago and I'm sorry to say I've forgotten which one. *

The blue one's okay quality cotton and construction, but I've lost weight and now it's too big. But it looks okay worn with the collar open and a cravat/neckerchief. The linen/cotton mix one is great quality and construction.

I'd have liked them a couple of inches longer, but they wear fine with high-waisted trousers (as they're meant to). They ride up when worn with jeans.

I can recommend the Aertex-style shirt currently available in limited sizes from Battledress and Bayonet (Ebay). These are also pullover shirts and they wear well in hot weather. Mine's an issued shirt and it's got a lot of marks from storage and some snags, but it's fine otherwise and does the job perfectly well. Also, as with the Luft-shirts, no one else is wearing them. That's always a plus.

* EDIT: BT's knows; see below.

[BellyTank]

Mr. Creeping, I think your shirts were from Barrylyndon...etc.
He has the cotton/linen.

I have a few similar "German" shirts from a vendor in Germany.


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[Story]

While looking for something else, I stumbled upon Osa Johnson's Mauser, down in a Texas gunshop. Check out her safari outfit -

http://www.lone-star-armory.com/phot...osamauser.html