Hard Kit is all other accoutrements that are not clothing, weapons or armour. This includes pots and tents, and flint & steel, and other things like that.
And next time your complaining of a heavy pack. Just remember this guy, Laco Kulanga a record holding Nosicz with a record 207.5 kg load. That is 457.459 lbs btw.
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
That is the frame and pack found with Otzi the Iceman. It kind of surprised people to find a frame backpack with an early Bronze Age man. Otzis' outfit, from clothing to gear, is very similar to Scythian and Native American types.
Eledhwen wrote:That is the frame and pack found with Otzi the Iceman. It kind of surprised people to find a frame backpack with an early Bronze Age man. Otzis' outfit, from clothing to gear, is very similar to Scythian and Native American types.
Eledhwen
Similar problems produce similar solutions.
it's mainly the minor details that we worryabout.
Those who give up a little freedom in place of a little security will soon discover that they possess neither.
BTW a member of BCUSA is the maker of the canoe chair packframe.
Well, Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the link posted.....and there was my canoe chair pack frame shown and listed.....for a post I made in another forum.
Eledhwen wrote:That is the frame and pack found with Otzi the Iceman. It kind of surprised people to find a frame backpack with an early Bronze Age man. Otzis' outfit, from clothing to gear, is very similar to Scythian and Native American types.
Eledhwen
Similar problems produce similar solutions.
it's mainly the minor details that we worryabout.
Yep you look at the pack frames in the link and you see a pretty similar trend. There is very little difference in the over all concept. Similar solutions for how to carry a load on a persons back appeared independently all over the place. Even when you get to modern materials the basic frame construction doesn't change much.