Other Traditional Gear?

What great stuff.Its hard to like traditional things in the world the way it is,its by far much easier to have hi-tech firearms,knives,clothing,etc but is it better,I think not,at least not for me.I'm very new at this,I've had and used mostly the hi-tech things my entire life,I'm tired of polymer pistols,synthetic clothing,I've always appreciated traditional things but was either to lazy,ignorant or both to pursue it but not any more.Theres just so much I have to learn,any suggestions of education material would be appreciated.I'm very well versed on firearms,its one of my jobs,its just every thing else.I'm so thankful that I've found this site.I started things off by getting rid of any modern gear I had(not much)and by buying a Buck 110.I do wear Carhartt,I'm not sure how traditional that is.I recently resisted the thought to buy a Ka-Bar mule folding knife,it looks real sturdy but not traditional.Thankyou all.
 
Safety double edge razors. I shave with one that is older than I am every day.
 
mnblade said:
Tube amplifiers!

The new stuff just doesn't sound then same as the old 100% tube, point-to-point hand wired tweeds amplifiers from Fender and the like.
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Your neighbors called - they said TURN THAT $&$&% DOWN!

I used to have a fender twin. The louder you cranked it the better it sounded.:D
 
Now that you mention it, I have an oddly large amount of things like cast iron, wool, and cotton around my house. Muzzle loaders, single action revolvers, 1911s, an old V-8 engined (300hp) Ford truck, a Harley, etc, etc. I do have a couple of modern wonder (plastic) guns, but I've got a few "tactical" knives, too. "Light weight" does have its place.

Agree on the amps; Not playing enough to appreciate the difference these days, though. Mainly going to the acoustic when I play at all. Maybe that's why my wife bought it for me... ;)

-- Sam
 
Fleece and other performance materials have worked well for me on events like riding in the MS 150 or rafting on the Moose, so I can't knock it for what it was intended for. But for everyday day wear perfer cotton, wool and leather. My kids nap with my old wool stoller blankets.

Revolers and recurve bows are just the way to go. Accoustic guitar and a harmonica (maybe not the latter - I'm awful).
 
i love old stuff, as long as it works.

i enjoy canvas packs (i haven't yet found a synthetic that looks or feels as sturdy), wool pants, and i even wear suspenders some days.

i have a pile of woodworking tools, i don't think any of them are younger than me. oh well maybe that chisel i made from a file, i guess that's a new one.

a couple of weeks ago i got a powertool set, cordless tools. they are quick and handy, especially for working metal, but they make the worst noise i think i have ever heard. i always wear ear plugs when using power tools. with hand tools i enjoy listening to the whisper of blades on wood when using a plane or a drawknife, the crinkle swoosh of an auger biting into wood, or the zip-shoosh of a handsaw.
 
siguy said:
i love old stuff, as long as it works.

i enjoy canvas packs (i haven't yet found a synthetic that looks or feels as sturdy), wool pants, and i even wear suspenders some days.

i have a pile of woodworking tools, i don't think any of them are younger than me. oh well maybe that chisel i made from a file, i guess that's a new one.

a couple of weeks ago i got a powertool set, cordless tools. they are quick and handy, especially for working metal, but they make the worst noise i think i have ever heard. i always wear ear plugs when using power tools. with hand tools i enjoy listening to the whisper of blades on wood when using a plane or a drawknife, the crinkle swoosh of an auger biting into wood, or the zip-shoosh of a handsaw.
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You're a better man than me, because after listening to that zip-shoosh until my ears fill up with sweat, my Bosch worm drive saw sounds like sweet, sweet music! :D
 
All my horse gear is traditional. I also wear "bombachas de campo" (traditional gaucho pants, a "criollo" jean of sorts) and use traditional Argentine hats and shoes, they just work too damn well.

I also enjoy iron cookware very much. I guess pipes, Habanos and single malt whiskies are quite traditional as well. :)
 
rzwieg said:
Wood slat packbaskets, traditional muzzleloaders and bows, Newhouse traps, wooden snowshoes, old well made hand tools, wool clothes, canvas packs.
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Same here!! Have always used wool clothes, this past December Reese and I got out squirrel hunting with our blackpowder rifles and I built a longbow about 16 years ago that I still use. Along with the cedar shaft arrows and back quiver that I made. For a pistol I prefer my old Colt Scout .22 for plinking and a 1911 always works great.

Just wish I had the time to do more with it all.. ;)

Great Thread!!

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I have a Benrus and a Waltham mechanical wind watches that I wear.Leather bifold,not trifold wallet, Chippewwa lace up boots made in the USA.Leather collar and leash hand made by a Tack shop for the dog.Old(throwback) 46 wool fitted Redsox cap from ballcap.com and a wool fitted throwback Baltimore Terrapins federal league ballcap from ebbets.com
 
I have a few mundane traditional things that get daily use, like a fountain pen and mechanical watch.
 
Hohner Marine Band Harmonica.:thumbup:

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How about old music? Stuff that had feeling and meaning to it. I am also a wool and cast iron fan. I know that I have tried nonstick cookware and I have had nothing but trouble from them.
 
Gentlemen!

What is the second thing you do in the morning?

How about putting that old stove top perculator coffee pot on?:D
 
I still have besides old Buck knives, an orginal Lowrance Fish Lo-K-tor run on two 6 volt lantern batteries and a tiny Minn-kota trolling motor from the late 60's, both still work. Also a steel casting rod with a agate bearing Kastmaster level wind with multi-colored dacron line. But my prize of prizes is a early 60's gen-u-wine Herter's Vit-Glodo Guide Model duck call. I still use it but people make fun of me because I carry like it was the nations nuclear firing codes. No one moves when we decide to go home till I put it in it's little hard case in the pocket inside the jacket, inside the waders.
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Traditional style axes are a favorite of mine as well as brass compasses, and Japanese natural water stones.

GB Scandi Forest axe
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Lee Reeves double bit axe & Marbles brass compass
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Water stones
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Other traditional gear....Helle Jegemester, Opinel folding saw, flint and forged striker
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My Granddad taught me this so I guess it's tratitional..... SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE, SWEET ONIONS, AND TABASCO SAUCE :)
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