Jon Mac.Spoon Carving First Steps: German mountain pack Gen 2

Saturday, 25 April 2015

German mountain pack Gen 2

When I saw this old style cotton canvas ruck sack I was taken back in time, quite a way back in fact.

I bought something very similar to this when I first started out on my hillwalking adventures.

It would get filled, usually overfilled, with things to sleep in and under.

Something to cook on and something to cook.

Whatever didn't fit in it was tied to it.

Load Carry N12 M Pack Gen2 +backpack+endicotts+armysurplus+rucksack

My old mate Kevin Endicott turned up at the farm last week with a boot full of equipment for me to photograph.

Most of the equipment I photographed has now been sold on.

However, Kevin still has a bundle or two of these useful packs from back when.

Kevin Endicott also has a more modern nylon variant.

Have a look at his web site at

Canvas backpack

Nylon backpack

A super ruck for the outdoor enthusiast.

Load Carry+backpack+endicotts+armysurplus+rucksack

ENDY Stats:

Capacity: Approx 35Lts. Gross.

Dimensions:

Height; 16" / 40cm

Width; 14" / 36cm - max.

Depth; 6" / 15cm approx.

Material: Canvas. Cotton. Bound seams

Weight: 2lb 6oz / 1,075gms - typically

2 comments:

Valley Woodworker26 April 2015 at 00:53
Cool pack indeed. The number inside on the label ID it as a NATO number, 12 is the country of origin, Germany. It is an older German Army rucksack
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Bob
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Jon Mac.

Folk Artist.

Photographer.

Jon has worked with his hands all his life. He has learnt many traditional working skills, from construction to carving beautiful wooden spoons and drinking vessels. He has spent much time on Dartmoor teaching outdoor pursuits, such as Ten Tors team training and working with private companies providing team building/survival resources. He is a retired member of Mountain Rescue and spent seven years on the active call out list with his local team.

( D.R.G.Ashburton).

He has spent many years exploring the Devon countryside perusing his other interest in photography, industrial archaeology and local history. He recently used his local knowledge and field craft skills to great advantage when acting as field assistant to researchers investigating bat habitats and behaviour here on Dartmoor.

Jon runs tailor made courses both here in Devon and occasionally in Scotland, for anyone interested in spoon carving and woodcraft skills. Using traditional hand tools, Axe, hook knife and knife, he teaches the techniques for the fast and safe removal of waste wood, shaping and designing. He also teaches how to attain a super sharp cutting edge with the use of Japanese water stones.These skills are key to making anything you wish out of wood.

He is also a knife designer and has had his designs fabricated by top blade smiths.

Jon believes passionately that the skills of both using and maintaining knife and axe blades are ones which need to be shared, in order that we do not loose these important techniques. Jon particularly enjoys sharing these skills with those who have little or no experience of using edge tools.

Saturday, 25 April 2015

German mountain pack Gen 2

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