Mikjal's Traveling Bags

Traveling Bag and contents

The bag is sewn from deerskin and has a woolen, woven strap and trim.

leather bag 1

leather bag 2

Currently carried in the bag is my eating knife, horn spoon, bowl, a pair of antler dice and my fire-starting kit.

Canteen

Seen above is a hardened leather canteen with rope handle. It is lined with beeswax and stoppered with a lathe turned piece of ash.

leather canteen 1

leather canteen 2

Fire-starting Kit

This contains flint, steel, charcloth, and a hunk of linen tow for tinder.

fire starting kit

Rations Bag and contents

This bag is sewn from a coarse linen canvas and used a card-woven woolen strap. It is closed with a simple pennanular brooch.
It is made from canvas as opposed to leather, to allow for washing, since it contains foodstuffs.

linen ration bag

This ensemble supposes a light traveling bag, possibly for only a day or so. Taken in later winter, foods shown are primarily dried or preserved. Seasonal foods would be added as appropriate.

Shown are some of the foodstuffs carried.

Dried sausage
Herbed white cheese
Walnuts
Dried apples

viking age travel food

The food bags are made from linen or leather. Drawstrings are made from trollen braid.

Not shown: Dried barley and salted fish.