5 Easily Forgotten ESSENTIALS Every Adventurer Needs
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There are many essentials items a fantasy adventurer needs, but we get so caught up in bringing the obvious, that sometimes we FORGET something. That is my worst nightmare.
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The horn and candle are good historical pieces for keeping at of trouble with the law. If you had to go somewhere at night and had a light of some kind, the guards knew you weren't up to anything because you were announcing your presence. Same thing with the horn if you were traveling through a forest or something. If you were blowing a horn every once in a while, you were announcing your presence to the foresters that you were there and not poaching.
That's very interesting do you remember where you read or heard that from?
@Flamewolf14 I don't have any proper sources as of yet. The horn bit I heard from a Robin Hood UA-cam channel. The light bit I got from Modern History TV. So for now I would like it under interesting and plausible, but not confirmed. I need to follow up. I'm just starting to try and becoming a hobby historian.
Have not finished the video yet, but "you see, the sun... it sets." Made me laugh far more than it probably should have. So thank you for that.
haha!
for me that is not really true for oart of the year, I live near the Arctic circle so daylighg 24 hours a day is a thing here from mid may to mid August, and before/after no real night but more lije looong twilight from april to september.
A bowl. I keep forgetting mine.
A good wooden or pewter or tin bowl with a tie off spot can be carried with a leather strip looped through the belt.
But do you remember your towel?
@ are you suggesting that they are not a hoopy frood?
This. I've used my tankard for food many times. You need that bowl.
@@AlbertaGeekThat's the cloth they sit on.
It's true. We are all constantly wishing we'd listened to Kramer.
"I'm gonna reword that-"
"No, I'm not!"
instead of a ground cloth, a triangle piece of cloth with reinforced pockets in the corners, plus a bit of a string. With this, and three pieces of stick you can craft a camp stool, in like, fifteen minutes.
Make that TWO pieces of such cloth. The second can become a footprint that reduces the feet's chance of sinking into the soil/mud/snow.
@texasbeast239 oh, clever.
And with a bit of creativity you can pattern the face of the cloth to double as a game board!
@@DH-xw6jp I've seen this done to dice bags. Another use case!
You could also make Skill Tree staff of the wanderer I have made one and it has come in hand the few times I've been able to go hiking
10:50 You forgot PRANKS! Example.... If you are in a group and someone is about to sit down, give the horn a quick use right as the person's backside is reaching its final destination. It works best if you are behind them.
It occurs to me, regarding the lantern not illuminating the ground very well, that if one is adept in DIY, a flip-up panel on one of the sides with a concave mirror could be attached to facilitate illuminating the ground fairly easily.
If you want a brighter light than an electric candle, take a bunch of large plastic (or real) clear or colored Cristals and build a Cristal cluster around the lamp so it looks like the cristals are growing out of it.
Use LEDs inside and BOOM you've got yourself a magic lamp!
Here is another thing I have found so so helpful
A cloth at your belt for wiping your hands.
DO YOU WANT TO BE A FILTHY PEASANT AND WIPE IT IN YOUR EXPENSIVE CLOTHES?! NO! USE A RAG!
Ladies have it easier because aprons were common for all social levels of women since time unnumbered. However, aprons for men generally had to be specific to his trade. Some professionals that wore aprons were cooks, butchers, metal smiths, farriers, doctors, and carpenters (mostly when working with paints or other finishes).
The easily forgotten item I ensure I always carry is note-taking gear. There is no shortage of nice leatherbound journals out there, however you can also simply buy a leather cover from some booths and bind the inside with rite-in-the-rain sheets as I have, if mud and rain are a concern.
Have you considered the original tablet? It had wax on one side, and could be used with a stylus. They were expensive, but could be a much cleaner alternative to board and chalk and sturdier than pen and paper.
@dandelion_fritters From what I gather, wax tablets are fairly limited in surface area, and to "erase" your writing, you must heat the end of the stylus in an open flame. They're very cool, but the shareability and data-compactness of sheets is hard to beat. I'd like to get my hands on a wax tablet and play with one though.
I neglected to mention this earlier, but pencils are also an option, in the form of wrapped graphite, using slightly softened bread as an eraser. I personally opt for a modern pen out of convenience, though I have brought a quill writing set with me once. It's only a little cumbersome, requiring you have a fairly even surface to set up on.
@luna7157 you could probably fit a space pen refill into a feather as a quill for your notebook. Or fashion a wooden pen barrel to accept one
@ That’s fair, but I find the tech interesting considering that if one did not have a flame in some fashion they would be way worse off, so in a fire-dependent situation you would have little issue with that. But in our electricity-dependent environments it’s very much a problem. I do agree that the storage space is a bit of a problem. It’s meant to be used more like a flip book with a pen then a book to be preserved in permeability.
Food. Water. Clothing. Illumination. A chopping/sawing tool (a machete, knife, a saw). A metal cooking/drinking vessel (steel mess kit works well)-can also be used to hold food. A source of ignition.
A machete might no be era correct but, if you can find one, a bill is a short bush knife that was common in England right up until the modern day.
Horns are one of the best things that humanity discoverd that could be used as a signal/ musical instrument. Here in Brazil there is the tradition of the Berrante, used to gather cattle, but also became a musical instrument, with competitions to decide the best "Berranteiro".
A simple fife style flute or Irish tin whistle could make another good option.
I've thought several times that I need to make a horn or a whistle. Now I'm out of excuses. I've got one of those two-chamber wooden train whistle things and I could cut that down to a single chamber, sand off the ink, and have a passable whistle in very short order. Thanks for the kick in the pants.
It reminded me that I am missing my horn and I definitely need to look for it.
Adventurer, in the real, would have carried a small sewing kit. A large darning needle, smaller one for thread. A little bit of sewing thread, some darning wool, and maybe a bit of sinew. Might be in a bone that is clean and corked, might be folded up in a small bit of cloth or leather, or Saami style one. Is it needed if you're just larping or going to a ren faire? No. If you want to impress me as a reenactor, you have the ability to repair your clothing because it is your first layer of shelter, and your first layer of immersion.
I came here to add that. I have been mending in larps.
Indeed, when you think about it, sewing is one of the skills that decidedly advanced civilization.
I have pockets in my Ren skirts. Why? (Not going into the women's clothing pocket rant, trust me.) Because I smuggle in a sewing project every year. You know what happens when I finally pick a place and time to sit and stitch? I'm quickly joined by other "stitch witches" and curious children. It's amazing.
There is a booth at the ren faires in Florida I think they're called "wassailing horns" or maybe that's what the items are called but the mouth pieces on their horns have a screw in piece that seals them so you can drink out of them too
Always bring a towel- F. Prefect
And remember:
DON’T PANIC
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100% Some father at some point in history misplaced his children at a festival and summoned them with a hunting horn.
Wear bells, a few bells on a string tied to your belt is very historically accurate. Also, learn a few dice games like hazard, because dice are incredibly portable and can look properly ancient.
Farkle would be a very period-appropriate game.
A few years ago a made a rawhide lantern.
I both carry a bota and a drinking horn with my medieval/Viking outfit.
I have a small sack with textile game boards, wooden gamepieces, dices and a deck of cards in my small Birka Messenger bag.
I have a cloak made of siliconized cotton, sold as a Larp tent fabric.
I dont have any signaling horn, however i do have an on postal brass horn.
11:33 - "Would it be possible to combine the war horn and the drinking horn?" Yes it is! I actually have one like this that I got at (Scarborough) Ren Faire in Texas several years ago, that has an aluminum mouthpiece. But the blow hole in the mouthpiece is threaded, and it came with a little screw-in plug that converts it into a drinking horn. And to add even more versatility, I've found that the knob on the end of the screw-in piece makes for a handy little bowl-packer for one's pipe (back when I still smoked), but YMMV on that front.
I bough a similar horn at Scarborough Faire _many_ years ago (I live in San Diego now). I think it was a prototype because it was just a convertible drinking/blowing horn with just a cork on a leather cord to stopper the end for drinking. I miss that fair (especially the Free Lancers and the Flaming Idiots).
NICE. I've never been to Scarborough, but I've wanted to ever since my father told me about it when I was 12.
Big tip on lanterns and similar light housing systems that do not rely on translucency of the whole form: use a layer of the brightest white base coat you can find and coat any non-transparent/translucent parts on the sides that face the light. Then, once cured, apply the most reflective mirror paint to the white sections. This will maximize the ability to reflect the light and will send the normally wasted light out and illuminate the shine area FAR better.
Additionally;
• if a lantern is intended to be carried and not set down for ambient lighting of a 360° range, you can mirror coat the windows that would be directed toward you so as to bounce that light everywhere else, and to also help save your night vision.
• If the walls of the lantern can slide, you can mirror coat the entire interior and use walls up as full ambient, some walls down as varying types and strengths of directed fan light
• you can easily make a hot glue bull’s eye dot on a side (or each side) which uses a seed bead on a string or a button on a flap to cover a pinprick in the mirroring to make a super bright ultra directed cone/beam that uses all the light being bounced to amplify through the tiny aperture.
•• if you make the bull’s eye apertures carefully you can even mount slots for images (these can be permanent or you can have insertable slides) and those images can be projected by the light in order to send signals, scare enemies, get measurements, or so much more, depending on how accurate you make the slides. (Like you can make a distance grid for archers/spell casters/seeing how long till enemies reach you on foot. Or maybe have coats of arms to declare allegiance, or a white flag, or some holy symbol or…)
1:02 We don't do that here. In Scandinavia. There's summer days and winter nights, that's it.
With the drinking cup, if you want to carry something that isn't quite as bulky as a tankard, and don't want to carry a tin cup, try getting a kuksa (or even making your own, very easy with a crook knife). Very common in the bushcraft community, not too large, lightweight, and looks appropriate. Plus, because it's shallower than a tankard, you can use it as a bowl (for stew/soup) as well.
That's using your noggin! Great idea! (Kramer already did what you suggested as its own video.)
My first larp I brought along a little electric lamp that looked very similar to the one Kramer has in this. I had a lot of compliments on it and my outfit even though the outfit was very basic, the lantern really helps
That video was not just very interesting, I also found it extremely funny. The part with the horn had me laughing for a while.
Keep up the good work, Kramer!
3:15. I work a few faires; heed my words. Never, NEVER leave your drinking vessel unattended. If possible, put a cover on it. A recent disturbing trend among lunatic attendees is to dose people's mugs, droppi g something in the drink or quietly smearing a substance on the rim of the tankard. Why? Whi can say. I know of about a dozensuch instances where my fellow performers were successfylly targeted.
Be safe, y'all. ❤⚔🛡
Must be the same sort of A*$3holes who do the same thing in nightclubs since the '90s. ERs are well and truely sick of it too.
For the bottle, a Bota Bag is still one of the best starting options there, especially if you're willing to do a bit of work such as redying the leather and, possibly, some paint for the edges. with the more modern ones. Possibly replace the cap and strap, but the bag works well, just do not try stitching with it or using methods to add patterns using a pyrography stylus or laser since the heat could breech the bladder inside and ruin the bag
Every year I participate on a WW2 reenacting event, and I have nightmares about forgeting gear every other night for a month before the event
I feel your pain.
This man is jazzed
It's either the magic mind or he had some fun if you know what I mean
Loving the videos Kramer
What I find most adventurers forget is to watch Bronze Age caveman ITCHO SCRATCHO! You will never know what you are missing unless you tune in.
bonus hidden essential: TP!!!
I'm a big fan of hunting horns... I have also used mine as a cup by sticking a finger over the mouthpiece, and kept myself entertained while camping by doing some decorative carving on the horn... so that leaves space for two more easily forgotten essentials... I would chose flint & steel fire starting kit (I want to avoid using modern matches or a lighter), and my favorite bit of old school adventuring gear: the ten foot pole.
A thought on the multi-purpose horn:
If you get a wedged cork and run a string from the bottom, you could run the string through the mouthpiece and tug it into place to for a seal when you want to use it as a drinking horn.
I traveled a lot as part of my job. I simply made a list of all the things I needed to take with me and put it in my suit case. Solved all my “forgotten items” problems forever after as I packed for my business trips. Those items that I could simply stayed in my suitcase from trip to trip.
My partner and I are preparing for our first LARP together and I've been watching your videos to help me prepare. This is exactly the kind of video I needed, and I was really pleased to discover I have 3/5 of the list covered already! I actually just finished sewing the drawstring pouch for my partner's bone dominoes the day before yesterday!
I can't believe I didn't think of bringing a spare cloth. That's such a good idea, and so easy, too!
Yes you can combine the Horn of Blasting and Horn of Many Drinks! I have one that has a machined metal mouthpiece that is fitted with a threaded plug. Remove the plug to sound the alarm, put it back to drink.
Your videos are actually the best low/mid/high fantasy writing inspiration, and this one is no exception! Also one day I *will* go to a ren faire, and I will remember this advice for putting an outfit together
You're right! A true adventurer never forgets his towel!
For the ground cloth... if you go with a square one, you can also tie it up as a furoshiki style bundle very easily for carrying things.
My ground cloth is a sheepskin. With the wool on. My son uses a piece of elk hide.
Hides of any type insulate you from a cold ground better than cloth.
I actually got a stein just for these purposes. It IS an antique, though. So I am extremely careful ow I carry it. I just wanted something with a llid to keep the flies out. I DID find out that Stanley sells modern steins too. Maybe one day I'll get round to buying that.
For games I carry a type of dradle top that is carve with put-take-skip, A type of Pirate gambling game.
Another version based on the same rules is from the Algonquin Indians using 2 halves of a pig hickory nut, but rolled like dice instead of spun like a top.
I even played a version based on the same rules and goals, but with a Mongal persona. His pieces were sheep vertebrae or teeth or something.
All three games were for gambling but could easily be changed to drinking or story telling.
Another great video that will be shared around my group! Also good to see the dice I sent are in use, made my day
Keep up the awesome content mate love your work
You might enjoy making a hemicylindrical reflector for your lantern to direct the light and save your nightvision (darkvision?). I've always liked the Asian practice of putting a lantern on a stick too
Those are great analogs for EDC item’s recommended for hikers and campers. The “spare piece of cloth” represents nicely the middle eastern shemagh (sp?) that became popular among so called preppers after the recent middle eastern military actions by the US.
A whistle or other noisemaker has been a staple for hikers since I was a Boy Scout in the 1950s. Water carrying devices like canteens, same, but they have a long lineage from prehistory through the World Wars. Light making equipment, same, but often one person in a group can be tasked with that. As for games, we know that Roman soldiers would bring dice or a sort of board game using rocks as pieces (that I can never remember the name of), and these days it’s not uncommon to see miniature decks of cards in pre-made “go bags”. A leather chessboard actually works, you just need to unroll and lay it out as soon as you set up your shelter. I’ve seen them sold at ren faires along with carved wooden pieces. A cloth “board” can also be painted, dyed, or embroidered on the side of the cloth bag you carry the pieces in. I haven’t seen those for sale but I’m thinking about making one. Ooh, the pieces could be carved from light and dark woods, no paint required, and if you lose a piece e you can just whittle a new one in a few minutes.
Overall a great video full of good ideas.
Every adventurer need to bring a sense of dignity.
I know you said that its a bonus if you have a ground cloth that matches your color pallet, but the blue really pops with that garb. Go with it man.
Just wanted to say that you rock!! Keep up the good work fellow adventurer!🥰
I second the spare fabric idea. My costume for this year's renfaire was pretty make-do. I grabbed an old flour sack dish towel out of the back of a kitchen drawer to use as an apron. Come time for the joust I saw that the pasture hillside seating area was covered with material I really didn't want on my clothes. I whipped off the dishtowel apron and sat on that!
As for your horn doubling as a drinking vessel, it's possible, sure, but the thing is you don't want to be drinking straight out of bare horn, and any kind of permanent food-safe coating is going to mess with the acoustics, so you would need some kind of removable liner. Not a tall order on its own, but I can't think of a material that would to be waterproof, food-safe, and flexible enough to pack away(otherwise you defeat the purpose) while still being appropriate for a quasi-medieval setting. I suppose you could just use plastic and say it's some kind of mystical Elven fabric, but I feel like you'd be breaking the spirit of the endeavor at that point. What I would do is, instead of having the horn double as my cup, have them nest together, with the cup inside the horn. The horn would then serve as a holster of sorts, and could also act as a stand by mounting folding legs on the outside.
Dice are probably the cheapest and easiest gaming option. With a $5 bag of small wooden cubes from a hobby store(the ones I chose are about 1/3 of an inch i think, maybe 1/4), a sewing needle, and a lighter you can make enough dice for a whole group in a matter of minutes. Just hold that needle over the flame until it glows and then poke the cube to burn the dots in. They're so cheap and easy to make that you won't mind giving them away, and won't fuss if you lose a few.
For my water bottle, I got a Sawyer backpacking filter that comes with a replaceable plastic bladder, made a simple oiled leather cover for the bladder, covered the filter in thin leather wrapped with twine, and drilled a hole in a wine cork to stopper the spout(not that it needs it, but otherwise I'd have a very anachronistic bit of black plastic sticking out the end). From the outside you'd never know it was modern tech.
Now, my lantern, you're going to love this. Three-section folding wooden picture frame. Added a hook closure, rope handle, and separate floor to form a triangular enclosure, and replaced two of the original panes with mirrors to amplify the light. Packs flat between two thin boards with a leather hinge and leather flaps on the remaining three sides that close with a button to form a nice secure package. Sets up in a few seconds.
My backpack frame unfolds into a short stool. I got it at a faire but it wouldn't be hard to DIY. I've also seen versions where the frame can be broken down and reassembled into a stool.
I will add that you CAN have a chess set with you wherever you go! Just carry the pieces in a drawstring bag, then a "board" on a piece of fabric. You can then unroll it and set up anywhere, but it takes up no more space than a scroll ✨
Could even carry the pieces *in* the board-cloth.
For making the horn into a drinking horn, get a piece of cork, like a wine cork, attach it to base with leather and make the end pieces swappable to go from blowing to drinking really easily. Thats what mine has.
Hi Living Anachronism, thank you so much for sharing with us what one of those Medieval leather water bottles is called! A Costrel is something I actually own and can now name it, having learned that word from your video today. Much appreciated and fair tidings to you! 😊
Super simple flashlight to ambient glow trick: grab a dog toy or catch toy glow in the dark ball (or other translucent pale color of rubbery material) that has a battery/ice core/treat pocket which is about the size of your flashlight, or a tiny bit smaller, take out any internal components, and fit the ball over the head of the flashlight. It should stay attached as most flashlights have a flare or ridge, and the compression from the material holds it in too. When you turn it on now it will diffuse the light in all directions gently, giving a wonderful aura of ambient light. The max range and max directed brightness are cut down sure, but, it now functions great as a lamp. Plus it looks like you cast a light spell and have a glowing orb in hand or above your hand. (Or above your head if using a torch hat!)
If you have a Much larger ball or other shape (oil paper ball, light colored stuffed shape with clear filling, fogged glass tide float…) you can drop a wide light flashlight, or several lights into it and make a huge glowing moveable brazier
This is why I subscribed to you, you talk about all these niche little things that an adventurer should have.
Thanks for that.
Late thought: Something to sit on - take a look at the Townsends video on YT for making your own 'oil cloth'. Just a piece of cotton or linen cloth, some linseed oil, maybe some coloring agent (or use colored cloth to start with). Once its set/dry, you can use it as part of a 'blanket roll' to hold other gear, or just roll it or fold it up as part of your regular gear (DO NOT ROLL/FOLD OILCLOTH UP INTO A BUNDLE IF IT NOT COMPLETELY SET/DRY - IT MAY CATCH FIRE). If its big enough you can even use it as an improvised shelter from the rain (or incontinent birds - DAMHIK)
First time to your channel and I’m not into LARP but the title got me. Newsies is my wife’s favorite show and I hope you get the role.
Small things like this make huge differences (and shows engagement/effort). Great video.
In bushcraft the basic survival equipment is the 5 C's combustion, cordage, cutting tool, container and cover/tarp. With these 5 items you can survive.
I added a couple of these recently in my Elven Ranger kit (made a conch horn from a shell myself).
For a mercenary I'll be playing I'm also using most of these, though I hadn't thought of the cloth, as we'll be setting up an actual camp with chairs for that group.
Also, still looking for a nice set of playing cards that look properly old (bonus points for plastic cards that look old because wet weather is common here).
Northman Horns sells a horn with a stopper for drinking and blowing
This is why I have a standard checklist and prepacked kits that I keep stocked. I will forget something vital otherwise.
The belt with hanging loops and other means to grab onto things is another easily forgotten but huge boon to a kit, or just like… a decently big supply of rope, string, wire, leather strips, and/or thread…
You might want a pouch of "water purification tablets" (or mints, depending on available water sources). Oh and battery torch = magic lamp, or a Victorian " green lantern " type lantern.
A Horn!!! Yes! I always have my conch horn on me when adventuring.
this is such a helpful video! Thinking about a response. And BTW I freaking love newsies, was in a production in the round a few years ago!
My kit started out as an accessory for an annual Ren Faire, but it started out with a Friar's Robe (and a good one, we got caught in a major downpour one year and the water never got through the heavy wool robe) and a leather belt (not in keeping with a Franciscan cincture but I can explain that away). Then there was the leather accessory for a water bottle (which I sometimes didn't wear) my leather purse (where my wallet, keys, and cellphone was stored), and finally my wooden mug (because I just had to buy it). I guess the next items would be the lantern and horn.
I could've used the advice about something to carry your water in a couple weeks ago. I participated in my first ever living history event. It's was 80° super dry and dusty. I know right Arizona dry and dusty imagine that. I was dress as a 1860's lady, wearing a chemise, aorset, and Caroline under my dress which just happened to be dark blue and stuck standing out in the sun all day. We had access to water bottles but as one gentleman told me it ruined the illusion. I did my best to keep it hidden either under the table or in a box, but it was impossible to hide when I needed a drink, but I had to stay hydrated.
There's always worse, for your mentioned timeframe(I cover a bunch 😂), the worst I've had was the 150th Gettysburg with full wool uniform, sack coat not frock coat portraying Co. B-2nd Wi of Iron Brigade fame, out in the sun, marched an hour, and IIRC 104 on the field. I always wonder about the "lost" technology our forebearers had to "survive" if not thrive.
Also, no matter what anyone else says, if you're out trying to do "the thing" whatever it may be, don't let the stitch nazis and pedants ruin your time. If it's needed and "ruins the look", I'll defer to the needed anytime. So, hopefully, that pedantic miscreant caught some karma and hopefully it doesn't douse the flame of pain for the hobby.
@@darylmorningthat's awesome! Yeah I wonder about that myself. Ironically I was watching the weather and all week it said it would be in the low 60s until the day before the 80s for two days straight.
As for the gentleman who told me it ironed the illusion I told him that I had to stay hydrated. He agreed with me and shortly there after a lady from my camp brought me another water bottle. We were all just trying to stay hydrated.
This experience was something my 16 yr old wanted to do. Since it was a family friendly group I signed us all up, her, myself, and my 3 younger boys. It was a good experience. Next event is all colonial, so it's time to hit the sewing machines again. 😉
@@SimpleDesertRose Good to hear! I hope you do follow the axiom to enjoy the next more than the last! 😉
@darylmorning thanks. I learned a lot last time. Should go better for us. Next event is in February so it shouldn't be as warm. Either way I'm choosing a lighter color for my dress, just in case.
For the dual purpose drinking horn, maybe a removable insert? No worries about leaking
...... just recently went on my first overnight LARP a month ago and I brought all 5 of these in one way or another. A in-character light source, plastic water bottle carried in a bag with my notebook, shawl thing, a small ocarina, and someone brought card. Can confirm these are VERY necessary!
When I read Tolkien it surprises me how much music and poetry are in those books. I’m not sure if our society is more musical or less musical now with all our modern technology. On my adventures I bring my lyre harp
Thank you for this; excellent content!
I do keep a lantern with me during my adventures, and a cup to drink out of, with a Bota to carry my water. I had not considered something to sit on, however. Time to accessorize!
I have a horn/drinking vessel that I acquired at a renfaire , works great in both use cases.
These are absolutely brilliant suggestions, several I have on my to-do or wish list but I just bought a war horn at TXRF last weekend, now I just need to learn how to blow it.
Good stuff. Thanks for making the vid.
I haven't seen the sun in days, what are you on about?
You makes some very good points, excellent use of a sponsor.
Don't hold your lantern with a burning candle like that because you will burn your fingers. Hold it at the bottom.
I wonder if you could paint the casing of a puck light to match the lantern and stick it on the botton. Then if you need more light just press it.
And a towel - never leave home without your towel
(I guess that qualifies as item number 4)
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? Tis the lantern that Kramer brought.
You forgot a bit of rope and some po-tay-toes, in case you catch a couple of coneys.
Yoooo, if you find a way to plug the horn and make it a drinking receptacle, then you could use it like a funnel to chug mead or something that someone is pouring for you, a medieval party time necessity
Number 4 is extra important for long outdoor adventures, tbh. One idea would be to have it double as a pouch instead of a scarf. You could carry your game and your firetools in it! I imagine a round/oval bit of leather big enough for your butt, maybe with a thin felted wool lining for warmth, and with holes along the edge. Drawstring in the holes, _bam,_ pouch!
I can only think of one, maybe two. Maximum.
1. Living Anachronism subscription.
And maybe
2.Imagination
Just get a cork the size of the opening you blow in and boom! Instant drinking horn. The only downside is that you can't signal with it full of beverage.
Loved this video, thanks Kramer.
Awesome!
Good choice. The signal divice was my place one or two item. Even more people forget this, since Smartphones are around. 😂
being part of the sca most this part of my gear. and my wife makes games on cloth that wrap up with the game pieces. Makes us very popular with our historical games. plus can carry it very easy as a little bag on one's belt.
Dollar tree had a mini Jenga that's great for drinking tables
Drinking/blowing horns do exist, but I don't trust them to hold the seal when full of liquid.
I think a well fitted piece of cork should work well. I mean. It's good enough for wine
@@Lios959 The difference here is that the cork would be at the bottom of the vessel instead of the top, with all that pressure on top of it.
As the Guide says, "Always bring a towel."
It didn't say anything about color coordination, but I haven't heard anything since they switched to the Infinite Guide Entity.
LOL the gaming items 😂
Here's how I solved my list:
UCO candle lantern 🎉 cause it's brass and looks old
Tobacco from my fun MYOG bamboo pipe, that's my elixir.
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For a game thing I have a stack of cards but I don't bring it..for down time, I play a thumb piano but I leave it at the storage cause I'm actually homeless and the case doesn't prove it much warmth so it goes flat. That, and it's kind of big.
A tankard, I have a metal cup.
A water bottle...yes
A horn? No but I have a bamboo flute
my light source is a folding candle lantern with oiled horn window, not very bright but good enough to read by.
Kuusa cups are great and very traditional.
my waterbottle is a stainless steel piece but outside is copper plated so it looks like a tinned copper flask which is traditionall (romans used some), I glued a false seam on it to make it looke hand made and use a large natural cork instead of the plastic it came with, carry pouch is made from hemp just 2mm cordage made into a net bag, sling is actually a worn but still functioning balearic sling so multiple uses.
for game dice, hnefatafl, chess, checkers and Iagno are my preference. ad all four boardgames can share a board and in many cases pieces can be shared.
for ground cloth I use a piece of ooled silk, waterproof and lightweight and also a good extra piece of rain gear.
The fake seam is not really necessary, old time copper workers were skilled enough to make ('raise') mugs and flasks from a single sheet of metal, it just took time - and the Romans even had metal spinnning lathes - its what they used to make helmets for their 'Auxilliares'.
@brucelee3388 I know, I am a journeyman blacksmith, so metalworkingis kind of something I have knowledge about, but it looks good, about like the hobnailed boots, nothing used by regular peasant, but I prefer to stand upright when walking, not slipping around.
There’s someone at my local ren fair that makes drinking horns which you can blow out of. They use a metal screw and rubber stopper though. I am not experienced in horn-craft so I have no idea how to do that without machined parts though
the secret of blowing a horn is to treat it like a trumpet, i got given a rams horn to sound out advancing army, as the person who made it couldnt blow it properly, so rams horn or goat horn good alternative....
Bullseye lantern may be a good idea
Great list! Also let us know if you get into Newsies, I love that show!
I have has in the past a horn with a threaded mouthpiece, a stopper screws in.making a drinking horn and removes for a sounding horn
A dnd character sheet and some dice means you can collectively hallucinate anywhere!