Highlander Methods of Carry. Plaid (Great Kilt), Bed Roll and Other Traditional
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Our Highlander ancestors were masters of travelling light, but if they had to carry extra equipment for cold conditions or long journeys, how did they do it? Well in this video I discuss different methods they may have used.
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I used to wear my great gilt out on the town after parties. My friends (and me) stashed a stack of pint glasses in the folds. Got searched on the way out by security but they didn't find them.
Hahaha! I was stationed in NYC many years ago and would hide a beer in my civilian flight jacket when my friends and I bar hopped in Manhattan. I got by too! Good for you!
Good work. Strange how methods and equipment evolves over the generations only to be lost and forgotten. Then rediscovered and reinterpreted.
I been amazed the Greenies have not rediscovered the Market Wallet. Simple and re usable. Easy to roll up and store. Perfect for grocery shopping.
It's interesting: that last method of carrying the bedroll is how we used to carry our flexible 2-Qt canteens in their pouch for PT runs in hot weather when I was in the U.S. Marine Corps, before CamelBaks became standard-issue equipment. For hikes and patrols, though, they were just attached to the outside of the pack, and used to refill the standard 1-Qt canteens when we stopped (the 1-Qt is rigid, so you had to keep it all the way full, or all the way empty; otherwise, it would slosh loudly as you walked, and was therefore not stealthy. The 2-Qt was flexible, so you could just squeeze the extra air out as you used it up to keep it quiet. And yes, that meant that you usually had to take your drinks a quart at a time, so that's one of the things you had to get used to starting in boot camp.)
SO, with that random rambling out of the way, what did the highlanders use for canteens? You've shown a small whisky flask and a wooden ladle, but how could you bring water with you to drink on the move? I understand that hydration wasn't really understood or prioritized back then (if memory serves, military training manuals from the 17th and 18th centuries recommended carrying a small stone or two in your mouth while on the march to keep your mouth wet, and avoid thirst), but it seems like canteens are something that a person would carry if they were covering a lot of ground, and they were NOT on a forced march in an infantry column. Then again, if you are driving cattle, I guess you'd be sticking pretty close to water sources, and stopping to water the stock pretty regularly. I suppose it might be that this is kind of similar to what you noticed about hiking in moccasins, and found yourself paying more attention to tracks and forageable foliage: perhaps the predominant thinking was that if you were thirsty, your cattle were too. I suppose the Scottish highlands are also a lot wetter than the American West where most of our historical long-haul cattle-drives took place.
Anyway, I love your videos. They combine a whole lot of areas of interest for me. Sorry for the wall of text.
Thanks for putting such an interesting comment, it gives a lot of info
From Timothy Pickering 1774
A knapsack may be contrived that a man may load and fire, in case of necessity, without throwing down his pack. Let the knapsack lay lengthways upon the back: from each side at the top let a strap come over the shoulders, go under the arms, and be fastened about half way down the knapsack. Secure these shoulder straps in their places by two other straps which are to go across and buckle before the middle of the breast. The mouth of the knapsack is at the top, and is covered by a flap made like the flap of saddlebags.- The outside of the knapsack should be fuller than the other which lies next to your back; and of course must be sewed in gathers at the bottom. Many of the knapsacks used in the army are, I believe, in this fashion, though made of some kind of skins.
Sounds like a Snapsack and some of them made out of Goat Skin.
You have inspired me to buy a great kilt!
Great to hear! The are very useful :)
Can you do a video on female clothing? I must say, I'm quite jealous of the men and their great kilts, being so handy and whatnot.
Aye, well they're basically a skirt for men
Girls wear jeans and that anyway, so just wear one
Funny you say that, it would be interesting to see a video . I just left a post on this thread asking if men were the first actual carriers of what modern man would call a purse. My guess for women would be a plain garb as women were Masters of the House at that time. 99% of their existence spent within a short distance of the home itself.
Can't wait for the 'Highland thong' episode. Second thoughts, maybe I can wait.
@B B How is asking him to talk about female historical clothing looking for attention? Everyone else who talks about the subject talk about Outlander and shit.
@B B Someone's salty
That method of throwing the roll over your head is very traditional way of carry ! The back pouch is from what I'm told more like a trek or day pack kind of thing great stuff bother jeep up the good work ! Take care brother
Yup jeep up that good work lmao
Me and my brother used to do the flip-the-bag-over-your-head with our school satchels 40 years ago. Was very comfortable and could carry a lot of stuff.
I really like your approach to living history and ancient bushcraft :p it is quite inspiring to me! Grats and keep up the good work!
Thanks buddy! i appreciate it :D
I carried a nylon briefcase for years(aesthetic preference), and when I'd trek several miles to public transportation, I used the method you began describing around 7:55. Much preferable to switching shoulders.
I was taught That last way about 40 years ago by my dad as a way to carry a haversack....and strangely enough was thinking about it yesterday morning...
Great video again. Have a look at Townsend ‘s in the states for 18th century packs and bags.
Townsend's channel is awesome :p
Needs more nutmeg though
Townsends should collab with this guy
Agree with you all.
Tom, I just started watching more of your videos, duebto excessive working schedule. I started off with the highlands series playlist and MAN ARE THEY AWESOME!!!!! I really like how you found a comfy way to carry your bedroom, I'm definitely going to have to remember that. I absolutely look forward to enjoying the rest of your videos. Please don't stop producing great content!!
That last way to carry was innovative to say the least, never saw that before, but it makes perfect sense, thx for the vid.
Your method of carrying the bedroll that you came up with is really clever. Thanks
I'm an american in western america, and i always dug the great kilt, and always wondered if i can use it for camping and backpacking in cold damp weather. Keep up the great videos!
Gone Camping absolutely, I live in Ontario and I wear it for bushcraft all the time. If you’re down in California it may get a little too warm tho.
Thank you. My grandfather was a Kiltie. WW1 - A New Brunswick, Canada Regiment. We have a picture of him, 1921, and he is wearing a bonnet similar to yourself. Cheers to you Sir!
This was really interesting again🍀🌷🍀
I think old clothing styles often had much more purpose and reason to them then some "fashionable" clothes today. They are much more useful and comfortable in many cases.
I prefer old clothes.
Does that make me a weirdo?😂
Well, I don't mind~
Thanks for the video!!✌😀🌸
Princess Corvus yes you are a weirdo ...but you are absolutely correct.. modern fashion is never about function...
@@ferdonandebull Thank you 🌸 I am glad you agree!
I prefer old clothing
That horizontal backpack style can be seen done by DeNiro in the movie "The Mission", 1980's. Great job!
I finally got a belted plaid. I wanted one ever since I started watching these videos. It is warm, even now when it's -3°F. I'm definitely going on a winter trip as well. Thank you so much Fandabi Dozi.
It is amazing what all of the great kilt can do.
This just popped in my recommended videos. Super interesting and I just feel your method of carrying makes more sense than any other.
This said, everyone is different and I believe there must have been a mix of ways to carry for many different reasons (season, activity, terrain, etc.)
Travel light - travel fast!. Thanks for sharing once again. Stay safe in the highlands. ATB.
had a thought/idea: take that method you invented, flip it and use a longer strap. the strap will go around the back of your neck, and the bedroll will rest on your lower back. Modern day packs focus weight towards our center of balance around our hips and lower back, so it makes sense that people might've figured out that getting weight towards our center mass puts less strain on the back. also would be a fast way to get the bedroll on and off as you basically have a similar motion to putting on backpack straps.
Me and my friends used to wear a heavy cloak like that. To keep it from choking us. We used a belt for that, with the buckle in the middle of our back for easy length adjustment.
Hi Tom, well done and thank you. I regularly learn from your videos or more specifically, regularly am caused to think about how fortunate we all are in terms of day to day luxury. Anyway, you ask a question about using straps in that way, strangely I remember a Dad coming on a school trip back before you were born and I was a boy (around 1973 I think ). He had an Adidas satchel type bag and used the long straps as you showed, round the shoulders and across the back of the neck. Not a common way to carry a bag, guess that's why it's stayed with me - can't even remember where we went but I remember him carrying his bag that way. Not very helpful but at least you know your not the very first genius, just a fresh genius. Keep going fella I appreciate it must seem a little lonely at times
Very interesting. I really enjoy your practical explorations and actual field uses. Well done.
7:52 - and at this point I knew you were going to flip the roll over the top of your head... we used to do that with our school satchels when we were kids.
Good video, thanks for sharing your ideas. I like that last method you shared. Really smart thinking.
7:48 I have seen this style before and it is very good if you are used to a haversack or hip bag, but want to move the weight to your back. I think you will find that a very easy way to carry the roll.
Nicely done! Looking forward to seeing the video on the trek!
Good on you. I know when I did black powder reenacting from the 19th century and 18th century there were different ways of carrying your accoutrements and gear and blanket or bed roll with you. My two favorite ways of carrying my blanket roll and gear or to wrap up as much as I could in the blanket roll itself and then took the engine and rolled it up really tight and carry it up high up on my shoulders behind my back like you did. The other way if I didn’t actually want to carry all my stuff in my blanket roll I would just take my extra clothing lay it out lengthwise inside the blanket and roll up the blanket lengthwise rather than The usual way and I would chuck the Enzian just before I rolled it up completely I was then wrap the whole thing over one shoulder and with a cord or piece of leather would lash the two ends together so that they were hanging underneath my arm near my hip. I could move it around a little bit so that it didn’t get in the way while I was marching or walking
Cheers for the video. Love from the Scottish west coast.
Excellent video thanks.
ive never seen anyone carry a roll like that its a great idea
Great presentation. :-)
Answering your invite for ideas and based on reading, outdoorsman and hiking experience, I'd err on the side of kick starting pack carrying based on Viking / Scandinavian practices. A basic timber frame with leather/canvas/wicker sack and two shoulder straps to balance the load.
AKA ye olde worlde timber A-frame Bergan, with bed roll set vertically instead of horizontally across the back and tinder kept close to the body to keep it dry.
I really love your series. I teach in an after school program here in Northern California, and hope in the winter session to use some of the information you have presented here.
while you were showing the ways you carried your bedroll the last clicked into my head on the first carry. im scott-irish- american (among other things) it must be a cultural memory.
Fascinating stuff, thank you for sharing!
Hey from the Frozen wastelands of Northern Ontario .New sub, just found your channel, loving what I see!!! *GREAT VID*
I'd been wondering about this, now that my kit is getting larger! I think I'll try making the Otzi packframe, that would be fun!
Otzi was the man.
Enjoyed the video, thanks!
That last technique you used in carrying the bedroll I also came up with when I was about 10 to drag a sled funny that we both came up with it by coincidence and just messing around with a strap
Another very fine video. Thank you.
very good stuff, very interesting to see how things were done across the pond centuries ago
Thank you for another great and informative vid, looking forward to seeing you using your carrying methods on a route. ATB :)
In the USMC, drill instructors will carry a 2 liter canteen on their back like that during PT. Seems to work fine, I’ve tried it w a motor tube, but if the gear is too heavy it can chafe, or cut off circulation to your arms.
Awesome vid. Excellent research and presentation 10 out of 10.🇳🇿
Great guy. Keep on doing it
I carry a haversack every day, it started with me wanting a small kitty with tools like a survival kit or something. I soon realized that size does matter and those that use a lot of time to find things to stuff into their small tins need to rethink their ways. I was amazed when I realized how much more useful my kitty got when I had space for real tools and gear. What I carry is not important but there is place for both things you need during a normal day and some food. Those tiny kits I never used for anything. I find that a sling over the shoulder to be the best way to carry it, but if I need to carry a blanket and a tarp I chose a rig like they use in the army with suspenders and a heavy belt.(WWII style) I clip a haversack to the back with the blanket folded around it, rest of the gear is stuffed into pouches and the haversack. Clothes made out of cotton and wool, but I do keep a rain poncho in case the drinks comes down to quick. Your way of doing things is not far from a wee bit more modern way.
Good stuff, I like the experimental archeology.
Well Done Thank you. Ed
Great videos mate, really enjoying and learning from them. At 7:50 I have seen that style of carry before, on BLACKIE THOMAS channel in one of his earlier Haversack videos. I like the way you are experimenting and finding practical solutions, that must have been just how our predecessors did it. It is awesome to see your authenticity, you have the same mind set as they did. Living history, great stuff
With the knapsack strap method you had try a cord looped between them across the chest. That can be adjusted to be easier on your shoulders...
I can think of two possible methods of carrying a single strap package: I used to carry my school satchel by passing one shoulder through the strap, then have the top of the loop around the back of your neck before passing the other arm through the strap, you get the backpack feel with the package in the small of your back, but it can be heavy on the back of your neck. Second option for your bedroll specifically, pass each side of the strap back through the bindings on your bed roll to make 2 loops, then just wear it as you would a rucksack, it won't be on your neck, nor will it cut off circulation in your arms like your method could after a couple of hours hike. Better make sure you tied your bed roll tightly though! Thanks by the way, I've been enjoying your videos :)
Another great video!
I think u Invented a new way to carry the bed roll , never saw that before nice job .
For a bedroll, try bending the carrying rope to make a loop at one end, wrap the bedroll around both strands, then tie the tags to the loop with a slip knot (up, down, around, through that "around"- maybe a stopper knot at the end).
Nice video! 👍👍
nice video, good idea's, I like your kilt colour
I use tump lines when doing long hiking and camping trips. I look weird AF, but honestly it helps a lot.
Amazing.
I could listen to you for hours bc everything is so interesting!! (As opposed to stuff university tries to teach me haha)
interesting crossover between kilt-wearing and hiking/backpacking.. the topic of kilts and sometimes great kilts comes up from time to time in the context of longer hikes such as on one of the "Triple Crown" trails here in the USA. It seems to me your experimentation could put a lot of the questions that come up to rest!
On the note of willow baskets - Finnic tribes have a tradition of making backbags out of birch bark
Great video
I réad that Highland bands would collect a heap of Heather, everyone lie down except for one person who would put the plaids over everyone and then Heather on top, whilst leaving a way to get in and then blocking it with Heather. It kept them warm in winter and they were camouflaged
Great video.
Interesting vid!
I have done that manner of carrying a bedroll before, but I've never seen it documented
Really interesting video, but you might have got the bit about tumpline a wee bit wrong. From what I hear it's supposed to go right on the top of yer heed, right in the middle because it's loading the weight right down on to the skeletal structure built for carrying yer noggin around. Then you tilt yerself forward to balance. The photo you put up actually had it being worn in that way. It's a common mistake folk make about how to wear them. I've never tried it myself, maybe one day I'll give it a go...
grazie, veramente utile!
sweet beastmaker dude
so beautifull made filme, thanks men! regards:)
8:00 mark. Brilliant.
Fandabi Dozi Cozy!
Surprisingly no one put much thought into a good comfortable leather or heavy cloth backpack. Could have made a fortune. Wish I had a time machine. :)
Love the idea you have family with a croft. x
You should try taking a look at Osprey publishing they have a wide range of books that could give you a lot of information on Scottish history
Thank you. I will look into it :)
yes i have seen this before
Corporals corner did a video on that method
Hello Fandabi Dozi! I'm a new subscriber and I'm so glad this channel was suggested to me. I love your content and you seem like a real nice guy, which is lovely to see. I'm a Welshman myself and I'm trying to, for lack of a better word, reconnect with the Celtic way of life that was in Wales. I find it extremely interesting and want to write a book inspired by Welsh folklore and traditions and get further into what it was like to live back then. Though there are sources like the Mabinogion for a small part of mythology, and the stories I was told when I was a kid, there isn't much in a way of a practical experience, apart from some of the roundhouses that people put up around Wales (a great one being Castell Henllis if you're ever in Pembrokeshire and you'd like to check it out). I'm a little shy to ask but I was wondering if you could help shed some light on any Welsh or Celtic history that you might know. A video on such a thing would be beyond what I would ever dream of! Thank you for your time and please keep making awesome videos like this one!
Hi mate! Thanks very much! Glad you like the videos! Thats very interesting man! Im sure there is lots of very interesting and similar culture in Wales. Im afraid I know very little about it though. Would love to learn though. I know one story connect to Bran the Blessed and why he is connected to Alder trees... thats it i think :)
@@FandabiDozi thank you very much, I will look at that! There are a few folk stories I know like Gelert and how the Welsh dragon got on the flag. For the latter if ever you're in Snowdonia, visit beddgelert, it's a small village in the foot of the mountains where you can read the story there. Great places to camp and hike as well.
Dont forget there is always fedex 😂 good video as usual.
Enjoyed the video. Do intend to try the Otzi pack frame? Safe journeys.
Yeah I would like to try make one soon :) Thanks for watching
Check out the painting "Warriors" by Robert Griffing, as it depicts a Highland soldier with a Native American tracker in full kit. Several of his paintings depict Scots in the Americas during the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution.
This is a topic of interest to me as well, particularly in regards to Scottish presence in North America as longer distances often equate to the need for more gear. In some material I have read the belted plaid evolved into a larger bedroll for Appalachian frontiersman of Highland ancestry, used to great effect by ranger units during the Revolution. Several units were actually recognized by the wearing of a "Scotch" bonnet and tartans (in the form of bedrolls) of varying patterns, and were renowned for their quickness and versatility in unforgiving terrain.
Also, dig the channel, I've looked for Highland themed bushcraft and survival channel based on historical references for a while and you're doing a spot on job of it.
Awesome! Thanks very much! I think I have seen that painting before. I will look more into it :)
Should you be in the woods one week can you show us how to make a pack frame from natural materials?
Yeah for sure. Its on the long list of video ideas to do at somepoint :)
Well it wouldn't have anything to do with Highlands, but I saw a video by David Canterbury where he made a pack frame, placed his bedroll in the bottom of it, and then put a plastic trash can (modern pack basket equivalent but smaller) on top of the bed roll, strapped to the pack frame
My immediate thought was to swap out the plastic trash can he was using for a 5 gallon bucket with a lid, and then you have a totally waterproof modern 'pack basket' equivalent
Of course you could use the same idea with more traditional pack frames, bedrolls, and pack baskets, but you would obviously want a smaller pack basket than the one you showed in this video
I would say the pack basket is the oldest known Celtic rucksack.
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After I read your comment I turned the captions on and watched the video again. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while! Thanks!
@@rustyshackleford1235 Imagine being hard of hearing and seeing that.
Luke Stewart HAHAHA! That would definitely confuse somebody.
Nice video. Liking the new knife. Much better than the woodlore. Are you on BushcraftUSA?
Thanks for these ancient, classic details, unfortunately in my condition it's hard to deal with this type situation, but hope I get better, enough chit chat I like this historical details, how physical condition do they need to be in and did an horse helped in some fashion? thanks, cheers!
I've been interested in the old Highlander ways of life since I done Culloden about 18 years ago, your ancestors were very cruelly treated by my ancestors.
Interesting
Where did you buy your kilt? Does it change length with height? Also great job! I enjoy watching your channel a lot!
Hi there, Tom. Thanks for another great video. Don´t get discouraged doing this serie since it´s really great in the way you do it. As for the idea of traveling light, I use backpack made of 3 or 4 wooden branches or the bedroll for my travels but when it gets wet it gets heavy and the strap cuts me in my neck. That´s why I wear a tie or a piece of cloth wrapped around my neck for longer journeys. While reading those books you mention in your videos, have you come across any information about ties or neck protection?
Thanks very much! :) Thanks for the info. I will have a play around with different methods. Hmm.. i don't think I found anything to do with neck protection :)
I’ve looked everywhere with the information you gave us for a picture of that painting and I can’t seem to find it anywhere anyone have a link?
Just gona throw this thought in : is that method of carying gona slow down blood circulation trough that part of shoulders, over long periods of time ofc
How would the Highlanders pack/ stow oatmeal or other such things that couldn't be packed loose?
love these videos and have a question or 3..why no long pants in cold weather? can you explain foot ware in winter and wet weather..and how realistic was one of my favorite movies..Rob Roy, as in weapons, clothes, housing...great videos always..thanks..
iamrichrocker the plaid itself is actually surprisingly warm, but there are mentions of people wearing “trews” or woolen trousers underneath in colder conditions
Check out my winter clothing video I talk about clothing and footwear there. I still havent seen Rob Roy... I probs should though :)
What is the hat you are wearing? Where can it be bought? Thanks for such a great channel!