This is a comprehensive list of everything I brought for an overnight. Unsure how ambitious I would be and how much I may need I aired on the side of over packing and semi regretted it.
Fat camp list
Wearing
Toque
1shirt
Leggings with belt and leg ties
1 breechcloth
Sleeved gilet
Sash
Soliers de beouf +chaussons
Hanky
Cufflinks
Breeches
Saints medallion
Devotional rings
Glasses
Fisher skin pipe bag
Pipe
Leather Tobacco pouch
Cloth Tobacco pouch
Tabac
Flint and steel tin
Flint
Striker
Magnifying glass
Tondre
Tow
Charcloth
Slit pouch 1
Comb
Needles and thread
Pocket knife
Compass
Wheatstone
Awl
Jawharp
Slit pouch 2
Sac à balles
6 flints in a bag
Whisk and pick set
Screwdriver
Wiping rag
Cut paper on a brass ring
Tow
Tumpline
Tarp
Rope
Blanket
Bearskin
capote
Bescase1
Towels
Soap
Candles in a cloth bag with tin holder
Spoon
Bowl
canoe cup
Horn cup
Ceramic cup
Dice and counters
Cards
Fake money
Mittens
Breeches
Mittens
Moccicans+nippes
Extra chassons
Bescase2
Lead ladle
Lead
Scissor mold
Shot mold
1shirt
Blue gilet
Brown gilet
Fishing stuff
Hooks
Line
Floats
Linen pouch
Tin spout cup
Gourd with grease
Match sticks
Tow
Cloths
leather pouch
Spring vice
Worms
Leathers for jaw
Leather pouch
Char cloth tin
Tow
Tondre in a tin
Fat wood
Candle nubs in a cloth bag
Cloth cut up for char
First aid kit
Fusil
Gun case
Powderhorn
Lock cover
Ax
Neck Knife
Belt knife
Leg knife
Gourd
Ammo box
Everything crossed out on the list are the rings I actually used.The biggest things I learned from the experience were to put way more leaves beneith me when I sleep, don’t bring accessories for activities you aren’t sure you’ll do, and make sure you plan out each meal and don’t bring too much food with you.
Like one of our fellow campers said, it was good that I had certain things, I had extra candles and there wasn’t anything there I wished I’d brought but didn’t.
After three hours in the canoe with one smoke break I was very happy to reach my destination finally. The fall colors beautifully framed Wild Hudson Valley’s picturesque tranquility. As soon as I was out of the canoe and my body stopped moving for a moment I knew that it was going to be a wonderfully peaceful experience.
Unloading I began to realize that my big ideas of traveling light and making only one trip from the canoe were a pipe dream. Out of an abundance of caution I brought my Powderhorn and musketballs out in a metal “ammo box”. In retrospect that was quite unnecessary. I also brought the largest and most unwieldy equipment I could have for casting lead shot. Those items were the heaviest items I didn’t really need. My oilcloth tarp while a fantastic ground cloth was also quite unnecessary and very very heavy.
Very quickly I was found and greeted by my gracious hosts Justin and Anna the Capitan of La Milice de Ste Anne and his lady wife. Their young daughter was asleep and no one could begrudge the gentlewoman for it was indeed a beautiful day to take a nap. My hosts assisted me to bing out my large baggage over some at times rocky but clear and scenic trails. They own the property and it is part of Wild Hudson Valley, an amazing eco camp and natural education center.
The main once we successfully brought our things to the camp out of the underbrush popped out our friend Mike and his dog whisper who rounded out our participants. Although as Mike pointed out we wanted for nothing partially because I brought everything I was jealous of mike’s austere set up. Other than the clothes on his back he brought a gourd for water, a loaf of home baked sourdough and a knife and pipe.
Althoigh I liked very much the potential to do many things on the trip I learned that a little planning goes a long way. I underestimated my desire to slow down relax and take in nature. I over estimated the amount of time I actually had in camp and my desire to do things once it got dark.
Pictured above the bear fat pre and partially rendered.
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