Voyageur Expeditions
Optional
Up to the individual if they want to carry these
items
Underlined headings are links to suppliers
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Spectacles
Period frames with modern lenses - no contacts or sun glasses. |
Razor
If you want to shave you need a straight razor. Warning -
these are tricky! |
Comb
If you have hair you may want a period correct comb. |
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Voyageur
Sash
The historic badge of the Voyageur - functional, traditional and decorative. |
Porte Crayon
A 1600s brass pencil - holds two pieces of long lasting lead. |
Journal
To make notes, leather covered, hand-bound - 288 pages. |
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Pokes
Canvas bags for tinder, parched corn, tobacco, tools, stuff - 6
should do it. |
Steel Pan
To fry fish or wild game - doubles as a plate or bowl. |
Sharpener
Knives and axes need to be sharp - a file or stone keeps them that
way. |
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Belt Axe
Handy for cutting firewood, clearing camp sites, making pegs and more. |
Lye Soap
Period correct - made from lye and tallow. |
Personal Rag
Cotton rag for toilet hygiene - rinsed out
after use. |
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Prescriptions
Need to pack enough medication to last the trip. |
Tobacco
You need to start with enough for the journey - you run out, you go
miserable! |
Pipe
To smoke your tobacco - antler version more durable than the clay
type. |
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