13 Complete Soldier's Kits From The Armies Of 1066 Until 2014.

[Patrick Hand]

This is kinda cool....

http://www.tickld.com/x/13-complete-soldiers-kits-from-the-armies

[Capt. Bo of the WTF co.]

Very cool! I am like the author and noticed how every kit has a spoon in it! Also, the early ones all have fire-steels, one of which is a design I last made before giving up the forge. Thanks for posting this , I really enjoyed looking at all the details.

Bo

[Guest]

Wouldn't something like that make a great coffee table picture book? With more photos and a description of the equipment and what was carried.

[William Brand]

I completely agree. It would be a fun visual companion to any historians table.

[Capt. Bo of the WTF co.]

Yes it would! I'd buy one for sure.

Bo

[madPete]

someone should take their sailor kit and do a photo for GAOP

mP

[madPete]

On 9/30/2015 at 8:09 AM, madPete said:

someone should take their sailor kit and do a photo for GAOP

mP

There - I feel better...

[madPete]

Patricks original link is broken, not sure if this is the same set...

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2730922/Journey-British-wars-Images-reveal-soldiers-kit-changed-Hastings-1066-Battle-Waterloo-1814.html

 

[Mary Diamond]

Love seeing these kits!

[William Brand]

From Cran Ohlandt's 'Merchant Seaman's Effects' album...

[Stynky Tudor]

Is it my imagination or has the internet gotten better as a reference?

Here's a couple videos covering similarly.

 

17th Century Highlander Equipment, Full Rundown - Clothing, Tools, Pack
Fandabi Dozi

 

The Quintessential Trekking Kit
Towsends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mary Diamond]

I would agree, having seen the above videos previously- it seems there are more well researched and presented kits out there to refer to.

[madPete]

People had a lot more time during Covid to research, since we couldnt do much else... From what I saw in England you couldnt even ride/hike outside on the trails during Covid...

[michaelsbagley]

The solier's kit one is great.... there are pieces some may quibble about, but the overall impressions are good.

The Scottish highland video.... It's not an era or portrayal that falls within my realm of knowledge, but I have seen quite a bit of debate regarding many of the details in that one.

The "Quintessential Trekking" video... well, I haven't even watched that one yet. I love how approachable the Townsend videos are, and how good much of there information is, but I have yet to see one video from them that couldn't be debated to some degree.... even by me, who is admittedly not a specialist in later 18th and early 19th century history and gear.

That said, some rather random pieces of luck have it that I will be able to post my own version of the 1690-1710 soldiers gear collection, hopefully within the next month or two (assuming I show any sort of discipline completing the last couple of details I need).

But yeah, the internet has become a much better place for good information.... but it has made it that much more challenging, because much of the "good" has elements contained that are "questionable", so dubious information has become that much more difficult to filter. That caveat aside, it's nice to see the general level of the hobby improve, even if certain elements that maybe shouldn;t have, are becoming more mainstays.

[William Brand]

On 3/5/2023 at 8:56 PM, madPete said:

There - I feel better...

More close-ups are in order.