[MR] pack designs

[David Chessler]

Look at plans for a pack basket. LL Bean used to stock them in season. They
will hold a decent amount. They will, after a while, conform to your back,
somewhat. They are made of white ash splits. It is possible that you might be
able to find a kit at a boy scout service center (where they have supplies for
scout troops) or handy craft stores. Some canoe outfitters (traditional ones)
may have them.

Size is measured in pecks, IIRC. They are generally about 17 to 22 inches
high, and round in proportion. There is a leather harness strapped on , and
sometimes a canvas cover or lid.

Certainly John and Sebastian Cabot would have come access them in our period.
Whether they got back Europe is another matter. Champlain would also have used
them, but he's at the end of our period.



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YIS

Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
Atlantia
Storvik (rapier)
Roxbury Mill (other things)

------ Original Message ------
Received: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:24:37 PM EDT
From: Edward deWitt <sagebowman at yahoo.com>
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [MR] pack designs

> Gentiles,
> I am looking for a design for a back pack that might have been used for
carrying fighting gear or other necessities during a fighting campaign. It can
be leather, cloth, or reed/wicker/split oak or ash, etc.  Preferably it needs
to be able to support a good bit of weight and be somewhat comfortable.
>
> With thanks, Edward
>
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