The Adventurer's Gear Thread

[John in Covina]

Knickers are actually pretty cool as outdoorsy type clothing. You still see them as golf clothes and the German ones are probably considered as Alpine Summer clothing. Makes me want to listen to Tyrolean yodeling.

 

[LordJohnRoxton]

Knickers are actually pretty cool as outdoorsy type clothing. You still see them as golf clothes and the German ones are probably considered as Alpine Summer clothing. Makes me want to listen to Tyrolean yodeling.

Oh.... I'll probably try one... hiking up here in Washington... maybe near Leavenworth (which is like a little Bavarian village)! Would some low hiking boots and knee length socks be in order?

 

[John in Covina]

Would some low hiking boots and knee length socks be in order?

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Precisely!

 

[nobodyspecial]

They are rather comfy to hike in.

 

[LordJohnRoxton]

And apparently priced rather reasonably.... I might have to pick up a pair and try them out. Of course I shall need some new boots as well.... and ridiculously tall socks... ooh... and one of those little hats!

 

[Mrs. Merl]

I have both the wool and the moleskin knickers from Sportsman's Guide. In fact, both my husband and I do!! We intend to hike in them here in the Colorado mountains this summer. The preliminary hikes (waiting for the snow to melt and the mud to subside) seem to indicate that they will be very functional. Just a word of caution - the sizing is really variable. My smalls are tiny (well okay I am a bigger girl - but they fit super close) and then medium jumps hugely. I will see about posting pictures of our knickers - both mine and his soon.

 

[BellyTank]

Safari Chair...

Proper one.

The Kaare Klint Safari Chair, to be precise.
Classic Danish from the mid-30s.

Sadly, it went for only €20 and I couldn't.


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[BellyTank]

I may have the wrong thread, but I recall someone looking for moleskin knickers.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/sear...fault.asp+KW+Box&s=SEARCH&a=search&k=knickers

Well if they were looking for Moleskin knickers, they will be very disappointed with the German Army type "Moleskin" knickers- they aren't moleskin at all.


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[John in Covina]

And apparently priced rather reasonably.... I might have to pick up a pair and try them out. Of course I shall need some new boots as well.... and ridiculously tall socks... ooh... and one of those little hats!

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Don't forget the little brush in the hat.

 

[nobodyspecial]

I had a pair of knickers made out of a pair of wool dress pants and they are quite nice. For slightly cool, but not cold weather, they are quite nice to wear.

 

[BellyTank]

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Don't forget the little brush in the hat.

Gamsbart.

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[Mike K.]

Wow, awesome thread. Excellent-looking gear shown here.

It would be even more awesome if we recovered the half-dozen or so pages that got lost in the server meltdown.

 

[Kodiak]

You know, this is the second most viewed thread in this forum. And it covers a lot of territory: boots, clothes, packs, etc. What about making Adventure into its own forum and breaking this up into threads about boots, clothing, packs, etc. ? And the gun threads could be placed here too.

Tony

I second that. Adventure would make an awesome board... Plus, since a lot of this stuff is archive-ish, it'd be easier to search for what you want.

But that's just my two cents.

 

[BellyTank]

MIA

Posts missing, though....

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[LordJohnRoxton]

It looks like we've lost a bit of the posts on this thread... I wasn't even able to read the posts from today until I posted this! A shame really... this is such a good thread!

 

[Creeping Past]

19th of March???
What about April and May???????
Have we lost it?

If we have, I'd have no problem re-reading the content if people wanted to repost. I like this thread a lot! What's the etiquette?

 

[Mike K.]

Thirty pages of threads is a lot of information lost! With the exception of a review/modification of boots that I posted, I honestly cannot recall everything that I posted over these past months. It's like ripping the pages out of an encyclopedia and throwing them away.

Those who say this thread would be better off as it's own separate room are growing more numerous. A few of us have already contacted the powers that be and we're waiting...waiting...still waiting...for something. This thread has grown way beyond a discussion of adventure gear - it's clothing, footwear, tents and other gear, firearms, compasses and knives and other accessories, books, history, etc. etc. etc. Come on, is all this really just "general attire" or "accouterments"??

It is time to become a new room in the Fedora Lounge. It's time to launch:

The Safari Tent
The Golden Age of Adventurous Exploration and Its Inspiration Today

• Classic outdoor clothing - from safari jackets to pith helmets
• Footwear - snowshoes, mukluks, cavalry boots, and more
• General necessities - pocket knives, compasses, maps, etc.
• Firearms - rifles, pistols, and ammunition
• Literature - past and present tales of adventure
• Travel Destinations

 

[Kodiak]

Here here!

:arated:

 

[Creeping Past]

The Safari Tent

I like the idea, but - dare I say this as a newcomer? - perhaps keep a more general title including "adventure"...

 

[Mark G]

Mike K.... Excellent idea. Bravo!:eusa_clap