I mentioned this in another thread. To restate it, in a little over a week, my daughter is going on a "re-enactment hike". Calling it a re-enactment hike is using the term very loosely. It is more for the experience of the journey than for period correctness. Some of you know my religious affiliation. Well, every few years, the local youth organization of my church does a historical hike and drags all the 14-17 year old kids out to Wyoming to hike on the historic trail. They divide the kids into "families" and give each "family" a handcart that they put all their stuff in and pull. Over three days they walk about 25 miles with one day being 13+ miles. The kids have to do some research and find a person that they hike for... generally an ancestor. Period clothing is encouraged but not mandatory. My wife mostly, with the help of my daughter, sewed a bonnet and skirt for her to use. I sewed a possibles bag for her. Other than that...she is bringing a gortex bivy and sleeping bag from the army MSS system, plus modern hiking boots, and other modern stuff. Most of her gear will be stored in a 5 gallon bucket that is placed in the handcart. Like I said...it is more for the experience of pulling a handcart than being period accurate.
Here are pictures of the bonnet and skirt and possibles bag. We used a pattern for the bonnet, but no pattern for the skirt or possibles bag. The only thing I bought for the possibles bag was the cotton strap. Everything else was scavenged from other stuff.
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