Bushcraft Impedimenta A.K.A. Does anyone really buy this crap?
It seems in reading many of the works of the Bushcrafters, and woodcrafters of old, That the discussion of gear, or kit, has been nearly inseparable for well over 100 years now. Nessmuk discussed his basic kit (which is still being argued over to this day), Kephart discussed at length different kits for different camps, and purposes, even the less widely ready Old Woodsmen, seem to discuss that more than actual Bush/Woodcraft. I have often wondered why this is, and the only answer I can come to is that each woodsman is nearly as different as the environment they decide choose to take their outings in. Each one of us has specific skills, and specific needs, and this makes our gear vary wildly. This is in turned confounded by the myriad different companies pushing the next “can’t live without” piece of kit. Most of which are as useless as a house key for a tent. In looking realistically at most modern “bushcraf...