Draven
20-08-2009, 15:34
Howdy folks!
I've been thinking about my "ideal" carry solutions.
For day trips, I don't think anything more than a shoulder bag or small knapsack is necessary, but for extended trips, these tend to fall short.
I like the idea of the little ditty bag (such as the one Nessmuk mentioned in Woodcraft) for all your "to hand" items. For the rest, though, I was thinking of something like a kit bag.
I want something very simple. Fewer stiches means fewer stiches to fail! So, a kit bag seems the obvious choice, being little more than a tube of canvas with a bottom sewn on. However, how big are your average army kit bags? My dad told me that when he was in the American army in the 60s, it was gigantic and a fully loaded kit bag was a real drag.
Ideally, I want something with a base to fit a frying pan (I would link directly to the cooking set I'm talking about, but the Camelot Outdoors site appears to be down) so that the frying pan can spread the load of everything on top, while making sure that nothing pokes through the bottom of the bag and helps keep things dry when it's set down. Inside I would want a tarp, sleeping bag (or wool blanket) and a groundsheet or hammock, and probably one of those foam sleeping mats. A change of clothes would be nice too!
Am I being ambitious? Should I just buy the material and make one myself? Don't imagine it would be too difficult... I just like to avoid sewing where possible, especially if it'll be under strain!
Pete
I've been thinking about my "ideal" carry solutions.
For day trips, I don't think anything more than a shoulder bag or small knapsack is necessary, but for extended trips, these tend to fall short.
I like the idea of the little ditty bag (such as the one Nessmuk mentioned in Woodcraft) for all your "to hand" items. For the rest, though, I was thinking of something like a kit bag.
I want something very simple. Fewer stiches means fewer stiches to fail! So, a kit bag seems the obvious choice, being little more than a tube of canvas with a bottom sewn on. However, how big are your average army kit bags? My dad told me that when he was in the American army in the 60s, it was gigantic and a fully loaded kit bag was a real drag.
Ideally, I want something with a base to fit a frying pan (I would link directly to the cooking set I'm talking about, but the Camelot Outdoors site appears to be down) so that the frying pan can spread the load of everything on top, while making sure that nothing pokes through the bottom of the bag and helps keep things dry when it's set down. Inside I would want a tarp, sleeping bag (or wool blanket) and a groundsheet or hammock, and probably one of those foam sleeping mats. A change of clothes would be nice too!
Am I being ambitious? Should I just buy the material and make one myself? Don't imagine it would be too difficult... I just like to avoid sewing where possible, especially if it'll be under strain!
Pete