My Belt Pouch.

[Keith]

I have carried this belt pouch for many years, it contains my greased fire bag with tinderbox (flint & steel fire lighting), fishing tackle in a brass container, & a brass sundial compass.

 

[1 shot willie]

Nice kit Keith it looks well used and loved.
Did you make the belt and pouches yourself?
The fire steel looks to be a good usable size...easy to hold onto.
Have you used the fishing kit very much to provide a meal?

 

[Keith]

Nice kit Keith it looks well used and loved.
Did you make the belt and pouches yourself?
The fire steel looks to be a good usable size...easy to hold onto.
Have you used the fishing kit very much to provide a meal?

I made the pouch myself, & added the buckle to the existing belt which is pretty old. The fire steel is a good one, a copy of an early 18th century English design, but now I use an original 18th century fire steel. No I haven't used the fishing tackle, not that I have not had the opportunity I guess but I just have not got round to it. Funnily enough I saw a cormorant coming out of Cattail Pond today & it looked as though it had a fish & I was thinking that I ought to make time to throw a line in. I might do that soon.
Keith.

The fire steel I carry now. Well used as you can see over a 300 year period.

 

[1 shot willie]

Good job on the pouches.
That steel has thrown a few good sparks in its time.....like that

 

[Matt Mac]

Very smart. Love this

 

[lol]

have a similar thing that had been a magazine pouch once upon a time. Took the internals out, a bit of stitching and a lot of polishing.....quite handy indeed, perhaps a little big, but useful for odds and sods when shooting field archery, too.
Not as lovely as yours though

 

[lee]

All old school kit that is! Nice

 

[nedbushcrafter]

Gday to ya kieth long time no see mate love your gear esp the Hudson bay tinder box always loved the old gear

 

[Keith]

Gday to ya kieth long time no see mate love your gear esp the Hudson bay tinder box always loved the old gear

Good day Ned, good to hear from you again mate.
Keith.

 

[nedbushcrafter]

Good day Ned, good to hear from you again mate.
Keith.

Like wise my friend