Adequate response would be "Interesting, thanks for sharing" . That is all I need to know whether or not I should bother posting any more articles/videos/posts. The responses on youtube are excellent.
Thank you.
Keith.

Couldn't load plug in message again, nice collection of kit, the hatchet is a good size, with brass/bronze barrel on old guns, be aware of crystalization of the metal, not visible to the eye, but in old metal it occurs and can lead to barrel failure, so don't hold them the first couple of times the...

Couldn't load plug in message came up, so can't watch, there's a group who do rangers in Canada and spend weeks at a time trekking in the wood, I suspect the problem may be your end madjon, I just clicked on the video & it played fine on this forum. Greens Rangers are located in the UK. An exce...

The Cleaning & Maintainance of a Muzzle-Loader. by Le Loup » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:40 am 0 Replies1038 Views Last post by Le Loup View the latest post Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:40 am The Flintlock Fusil. by Le Loup » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:37 am 0 Replies1029 Views Last post by Le Loup View the latest post M...

Very little interest shown in this post, surprising. Can we assume that this was already common knowledge for the majority of forum members? Or is it just that no one here apart from those who commented are interested in period fire lighting skills? Just trying to get a handle on what people want to...

Hi there I am still building up my library and references for this period. As such I've not been able to find any pictures/references for leather working man's waistcoat, but I have such a limited pool of resources at the moment I wondered whether anyone had heard of such a thing? They seem to make...

So much for "Everyone I think likes to see images of other people's gear", no replies so far. I was looking forward to seeing images of other people's gear
Keith.

Museums are not getting any better. A lack of online collections, collections difficult to access because of not knowing what terminology the museum is using, & a distinct lack of items showing, online or in the museum, & the lack of dating on items! I find this lack of dating amazing in a m...

Just a couple of images of some of the equipment I am carrying on treks at present. Finally I managed to get a flintlock pistol. The ramrod was too short to be practicle, which seems to be a common problem, so I made a new wood ramrod with an antler tip. https://s5.postimg.org/vb1ewbimf/Tools_of_the...

Keith.

Excellent! Not my period, but good to see activities like this. Great promotion for Living History.
Regards, Keith.

Thanks for the email reminder. Just a quick observation. You are trying to attract more people to Living History, something I have been doing globally for over 40 years. But I notice the lack of interaction on this forum. Some of my posts from way back have still received no comments. Now I don't th...

This time the links were highlighted & active & they worked. Took me straight to this post.
Thank you.
Regards, Keith.

Le Loup wrote: Just as a matter of interest, the notifications I am getting from this forum on my emails have no active links. I have to copy the link & put it in a search engine! Any chance of fixing that please? They are sent with live and active links - think this might be a problem at your e...

Thanks for those, I'll try and get something done with them - unless someone else would like to have a go (please!!!!) I have kicked this off on one of my blogs, I hope it helps. If you want to share this further, just go to my blog & share on various media at the bottom of the post. Regards, K...

Thanks for those, I'll try and get something done with them - unless someone else would like to have a go (please!!!!) Just as a matter of interest, the notifications I am getting from this forum on my emails have no active links. I have to copy the link & put it in a search engine! Any chance ...

Sorry, but none of these adds do it for me. We have to be able to do better than this! Regards, Keith. I'm not the best person for this sort of thing. Someone on here - please put together some that work for us all :) - Cal Actually I think you have done a very good job, I certainly do not have the...

Sorry, but none of these adds do it for me. We have to be able to do better than this!
Regards, Keith.

chrisanson wrote:nice video, been flowing your blog for some time, good stuff

Thank you, good to make your aquaintance.
Regards, Keith.

Charred cloth was used by the gunner on 17th & 18th century ships, & it was used in city & town homes. Mostly what was used was "toe rag". But outside of the towns only plant tinders were used, although some travellers did also carry charred cloth in their tinderboxes, but not ...

This is about the use of a belt pouch in the 18th century. If you want documentation for this, let me know.

This covers what I carry in my knapsack for long term ranging scouts in the forest.

Setting up a typical woodsrunner's camp using an oilcloth for shelter.

Yes, but 'bullet boards' doesn't look like a rude word when you read it fast....... Here's a couple of 'gorget' style ones, in limewood, one plain and the other a little more sculpted. I think I'll try some more elaborate, decorated ones, until I get bored with the whole thing. Do you have any docu...

Nice looking boards, I have seen originals that look similar but the tie goes through a hole on the board. Nice looking French style knife. Do bear in mind though that gunpowder was NOT poured down the barrel directly from the powder horn as you suggest. A very dangerous thing to do! As for the othe...