Comments on: Clothing http://www.manandmule.com Traveling as much of the PCT as possible using only 19th century means Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bronze http://www.manandmule.com/clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-657 bronze Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:43:36 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=7#comment-657 Katie--Sounds like a great idea! Too bad I didn't find you a year ago, I could have given your sandals one hell of a field test! I hope you have success in their design. Good luck on your distant PCT plans. Feel free to contact me of course, should such a journey become imminent. It ain't easy! Katie–Sounds like a great idea! Too bad I didn’t find you a year ago, I could have given your sandals one hell of a field test! I hope you have success in their design.

Good luck on your distant PCT plans. Feel free to contact me of course, should such a journey become imminent. It ain’t easy!

]]> By: Katie http://www.manandmule.com/clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Katie Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:57:23 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=7#comment-653 Hi! Sweet trip! Just wanted to say that i am a braintanner/crafter, and have been working on replicating chaco sandals using tire soles and buckskin - i am getting closer but still not perfect... also have a dream of riding the PCT with primitive gear, its inspiring to see someone else doing so. Hope you and your mule are good friends! watch yer topknot... Hi! Sweet trip! Just wanted to say that i am a braintanner/crafter, and have been working on replicating chaco sandals using tire soles and buckskin – i am getting closer but still not perfect… also have a dream of riding the PCT with primitive gear, its inspiring to see someone else doing so. Hope you and your mule are good friends! watch yer topknot…

]]> By: bronze http://www.manandmule.com/clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-42 bronze Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:13:05 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=7#comment-42 What more can I add--your advice is invaluable to me! Why couldn't you have told me all this stuff last year when I was starting out!? Would have saved a lot of hassle... What more can I add–your advice is invaluable to me! Why couldn’t you have told me all this stuff last year when I was starting out!? Would have saved a lot of hassle…

]]> By: Bob Mcleish http://www.manandmule.com/clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Bob Mcleish Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:44:16 +0000 http://www.manandmule.com/?page_id=7#comment-27 ok,i carry two shirts, three is best. one needs to be wool flannel. plenty of period shirts on the market. a wool blanket wrapped around you is as good as a capote and has more usefulness. two pair of mocs. you are walking, don't skimp on the footwear. if i were you i would take three pair. the Dyers are a good choice but will be cold and hard in the morning. you should have a pair of heavy "soft' mocs to walk in also. and a pair of camp mocs for around camp and to sleep in. so you can jump up and tend to your mule that's tangled up in his ropes. two or three breechclouts, they're small and don't take much room. make them out of wool, good wool. it won't itch. i use wool crepe, you can get it at the fabric store buy plenty, wash it to felt it up then make the breechclout. wool will wick the moisture away and also provide warmth when wet. cotton and linen will chafe when sweaty. i think the Lewis and Clark Expedition allowed 12 pair of mocs for each man. and wore them out. those Dyers are heavy duty and maybe you thought they gripped pretty good, but you will find they are more like skiis then having good traction. the secret to a good moc is to be able to grip with your toes. you can't do that with those stiff cowhide mocs. pull over shirts will serve better than that open front. you will find it a pain. also a wool knit hat will come in handy to sleep in. keep the head warm and the body will stay warm. on breechclout and leggings,,your pic looks like you are a skinny guy. that's a good thing. but if your thighs tend to rub together, a breechclout will not be fun. i trek in breechclout and leggings but my legs don't rub together. those who do have that problem opt for knee breeches and leggings. Bob ok,i carry two shirts, three is best. one needs to be wool flannel. plenty of period shirts on the market. a wool blanket wrapped around you is as good as a capote and has more usefulness. two pair of mocs. you are walking, don’t skimp on the footwear. if i were you i would take three pair. the Dyers are a good choice but will be cold and hard in the morning. you should have a pair of heavy “soft’ mocs to walk in also. and a pair of camp mocs for around camp and to sleep in. so you can jump up and tend to your mule that’s tangled up in his ropes. two or three breechclouts, they’re small and don’t take much room. make them out of wool, good wool. it won’t itch. i use wool crepe, you can get it at the fabric store buy plenty, wash it to felt it up then make the breechclout. wool will wick the moisture away and also provide warmth when wet. cotton and linen will chafe when sweaty. i think the Lewis and Clark Expedition allowed 12 pair of mocs for each man. and wore them out. those Dyers are heavy duty and maybe you thought they gripped pretty good, but you will find they are more like skiis then having good traction. the secret to a good moc is to be able to grip with your toes. you can’t do that with those stiff cowhide mocs. pull over shirts will serve better than that open front. you will find it a pain. also a wool knit hat will come in handy to sleep in. keep the head warm and the body will stay warm. on breechclout and leggings,,your pic looks like you are a skinny guy. that’s a good thing. but if your thighs tend to rub together, a breechclout will not be fun. i trek in breechclout and leggings but my legs don’t rub together. those who do have that problem opt for knee breeches and leggings. Bob

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