Voyageur Expeditions
Optional
Up to the individual if they want to carry these items
Underlined headings are links to suppliers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.