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Could be interested, what are the rules/ guidelines?

Mine was a map of the Yucatan that had been cut into cards.

It was truly a pleasure to meet you at Hampton. can't wait to see you posting again. Yours & co CJ

I've got to be quick, but I know that a number of staved drinking vessels were found on sailing ships from the 16th through 19th centuries. Yours & co

You can count me in

Brethren, The tides are changing and come late August Me, my wife and our cat will be packing up the HMS Chevrolet and moving from Charleston SC to Seattle. In an attempt to make the places we stay more interesting (who doesn't like pirates?) and a little cheaper I thought I would post the course we were looking at taking and seeing if there were any pirates along the way that would be willing to open there doors to a few sea worn souls. Anyway the trip looks something like this. Leg 1: Charleston to Cincinatti (Someone off board has already offered a place to stay there) Leg 2: Cincinatti to Des Moines Leg 3: DesMoines to Rapid City South Dakota Leg 4: Rapid City to Butte Montanna and the final leg is from Butte to Seattle. We are tentatively planning on leaving Charleston on the 26 of August. Any help or guidance anyone can lend on this given course would be much appreciated Yours & Co CJ

Hello! Is there anyone coming from either SC or NC for this event? Thanks to recent circumstances I am in desperate need of help with transportation. Any help would be greatly appreciated Yours & co Mr. Ohlandt

That particular topsail is 15' across the head and nearly 28 along the foot. with around a 13' hoist..... Hope that helps, I've had to handle that sail a few times and she's pretty fun. Yours & co

I swear I was on my ship, my mess mates can vouch for me. Not to mention that stores across the Ashley River and I don't have a longboat

Happy Birthday good sir and I hope it is a truly enjoyable day. Yours & co Mr. Ohlandt

A picture of the whole kit laid out Interpretive style ( iknow the quality isn't great but the close ups are better) Close up of the extra cloaths in the pack, cut or cloath hose, work frock, spare pair of woolen breeches, and thrum cap and blue linen neckcloth Then a closeup of the afore-picture parcels, laid out on display Closer shot of the bowl / The Far side of the hammock which includes my working gear Close up of my rigging belt( Made by Hawkyns) my knife and marling nail, they are laid out on a proclamation for the gathering up of wandering sailors and sea-faring men Close ups of my other working tools, sailmakers palm, fid, twines, needles, & seam rubber All in all it's a great kit for representing a common seaman of the late 17th or early 18th century and at a whopping 14.1 pounds it's not to heavy to sling on your back Yours & co C. Ohlandt

So, I don't really know where to start. I used to really really really like sea chests...or boxes on boats or whatever. I even built a few to haul all my dunnage around in for living history events etc. Then all of sudden I thought about the sporadiac and on again off again career of a merchant seaman of the late 17th century. I soon realized that lugging around a sea chest was just too damn cumbersome. Besides dragging this chest all around whatever town you happened to be in, New York, Charles Towne, Bridgetown you still had to get it to the orlop or foc'sle deck of the next ship you got a job with. So I experimented with taking what I kept in my sea chest and packing it up a little differently what follows is as of now the best way I've figured out how to do it. Any questions, comments, concerns or snide remarks about this process please pass on, I'm always trying to make this even better. Without further ado. At the bottom of hatch to the foc'sle ( you can see my pack here slung over my shoulder) Arising from afore-mentioned hatch (See how easily me and all my stuff fits through such a tight space? :-) Off of the boat and on to the Ordinary ( or in my case today the museum) On the Floor of the Museum Now I've taken the strap off (It's just a piece of small hemp rope) and started to unroll the oilcloth exterior The Bulkiest part of the whole kit is my Barbadian Redware bowl/cup and it sits snuggly in the top of the hammock roll Unrolling the hammock, and some close up shots of the parcels that are packed up inside of it Those same parcels unwrapped A twist of tobacco in linen bag / draughts board and deck of cards/ Knit purse with 1610 crown and reale pieces and silk ribbon / small wool bag with flint, striker, slowmatch, dice, small knife, pipe, broken pipe to talk about archeology / 1635 Broadside "Neptunes Raging Fury with my wax, and sail twine folded inside Small Deerskin case with lead, snips, and sail needles Go Check out Part 2! Yours & co C.OHlandt

10.CJ and the Snotties *Cue Air guitar and pyro* Just wait for the tour, Our next date, March 19th Jamestowne VA

I know this is late, but on top of the block and tackle demos I'm going to be bringing up my "trade" props to discuss the Native/Colonist/Barbados trade happening in the late 17th century. Yours & co CJ

So I guess when you use bison, it's Frontier Pie? As far as bison meat goes, I know that bison were still kicking around the southeast during the 1670s. Not only did the colonist in Charles Towne SC trade with the natives for the meat but the hides were one of the more valuable pelts form the area

@ Foxe and Hurricane, The Famous Fight at Malago is my favorite fallback tavern song but it's not one most people are gung ho about joining in on.... Now as far the the existence of shanties in the 17th century there is a quote from a Dominican Friar Felix Fabri, the text was written in 1493 and published in 1498, about one of his many pilgrimages, I've got the whole manuscript on a flash drive somewhere, but he makes references to sailors doing all kind of singing. He mentions Helmsmans singing songs while watching the compass and talks about older sailors ( he named them mariners) leading songs during work, this last bit I found so interesting becasue he uses the phrase "in concert" which I always took to mean in the call and response style. Yours & co CJ

Thanks a lot Greg! I've really enjoyed getting to wear mine. Means a lot coming from the guy who supplied my monmouth that I've wore for nearly as long as the purse. Yours & co. CJ

Pending Payment, the purse style "A" is sold. Turret and Stripe patterns are still available. And of course if you want a Style "A" one I can make it up for you upon ordering. Thanks Yours & co CJ

I have been wearing a knit "gunnister style" purse for over a year now and every time I've gone to an event, someone wants to know where to get one. The original purse was found on a body preserved in a peat bog in Gunnister Scotland, and contatined coins that dated the body to the late 17th century. I am now pleased to offer three styles of this knit bag all knit with 2 ply 100% wool yarn. Price is $35 a piece. If you don't see a style you are sold on then feel free to contact me and we can try to work out a color/ design scheme that works for you. Style "A" is closest to the original bag and is made of mixed grey yarn with patterns in dark brown and red/purple. The other two are based on simple geometric patterns and colors available in the late 17th century. So without further ado... pictures Purse A http://www.facebook....89&id=217401146 http://www.facebook....40&id=217401146 Purse B (with a Turret pattern) http://www.facebook....88&id=217401146 http://www.facebook....2c&id=217401146 Purse C (Stripe Pattern) http://www.facebook....22&id=217401146 http://www.facebook....40&id=217401146 Yours & co CJ

CJ Ohlandt with the Crewe of the Archangel

So I apologize for the lateness of my reply, but I don't own a computer.... This event was an absolute blast, from taking the explorer out on Friday Night, the Skiff Race on Saturday. Even watching Reggie and I completely botch the hawser relay was funny in its own way. Thanks so much to Dutch and the CSF for hosting an event that I would love to co0me to again whenever I can. Personal Thanks to Pern for allowing me to help re-make the standing rigging for the explorer, and of course to Captain Sterling for letting me fall in with the Angels. As far a ticks go (knock on wood) Haven't seen one yet. and very few if any mosquito bites. I personally think it has something to do with me not wearing shoes for 3 straght days. Thanks to everyone again Yours & co. CJ

Yes Captain, I'm available for (I hesitate) anything you need. Yours & co CJ

To Do list: 1: Pack my snapsack. CHECK! 2: Roll hammock and blanket. CHECK! 3:Throw hammock and snapsack in truck. CHECK! 4: Drive to Deltaville. On Wed. I'm getting excited. Can't wait to see you all! Yours & co CJ

Think on it this way dutch, I only get to come out for one maybe two events (outside of Charles towne landing) per year. Deltaville is my one this year. It can't rain. it simply can't. Yours & co CJ

Cran Henderson Ohlandt Jr. or CJ Cran Henderson, was my grandmother's brother (on my dad's side) As far as I have heard Ohlandt means "Of the Land" in German