Ok, as some of you know swmbo is a Guider and I am a unit helper as a result (stop sniggering at the back boy!)
Now we have been invited to a camp to celebrate 100 years of Guides camping and the theme (for the part of the camp we are in anyway) is "1910 Camp".
So.... I expect to be camping 1910 style and at least appearing to be dressed broadly in keeping, no plastic, no stainless, no nylon, no goretex (
) no thermarest (
) none of that nonsense
On having a preliminary look around we're on storm lanterns (no probs
) bell tents, straw palliases and suchlike, clothes for me I expect would be a bit of a tweedy three piece suit stout shoes/boots and a hat of some sort...but as ever the devil is in the detail and I don't want to spend thousands just for a week, so, over to you guys (as *someone* here always seems to pop up as an expert on virtually everything!!)
What would a 1910 bloke use for camping if he was to help out the local Guide Troop / Scout Troop (daft bl**dy women, they'll want the vote next, you mark my words
)
What clothes would they wear "outdoors"? (for "class" we'll assume a middle class?)
What accoutrements would be considered indespensible (eg hat/gloves? walking stick? Watch?)
Where do I find cheap lookie-likies? Would my Barbour International be in keeping?
Oh yeah, and did they have lighters? If not where would I get / make up a simple tinder box??
and finally.... why is it never simple??
