This equipment list is designed to assist for event preparation. Indian Department and Company of Select Marksmen travel light and live completely out of the pack and haversack. The items on this list are the only things one needs for an event as each item has been thoroughly tested by veteran trekkers and reenactors over a period of many years. Indeed, it is easier and rather satisfying to experience living history without the camp boxes and other stuff and only to live out of the pack and off the efforts of the group.
Use the check boxes while packing for a to confirm your kit, or print out and check with a pencil. After a while you can do it in your sleep!
....Those items marked with
a red arrow are mandatory at all times
....Those items marked with
a green arrow are optional
Issue Pack Issue Linen Haversack Woolen Blanket (Govt. style,
white with blue stripe, max. 2) Oilskin Tarp Regimental Coat Waistcoat (red for light infantry or Indian Dept.) Linen Shirts Linen Work/Hunting Shirt (Plain linen no frock frills) Cravat or Stock (black silk or regimental issue) Issue Breeches or Trousers (linen or wool, no cotton.) Woolen stockings (max. 3 pair) Garters Blue wool Indian leggings Shoes or High-Lows Moccasins (max. 9 pair) Fatigue cap (Diderot, knit cap, etc.) Regimental Cap (Carleton cap) Oilskin shirt Sewing Kit Shift Stays or jumps Rump or hip roll Stockings (max. 3 pair) Garters Wool or linen petticoats (at least 2) Gown or jacket Cap Apron Pocket(s) Shoes, moccasins, or High-Lows Neck handkerchief Low-crowned straw or felt hat Short cloak or mantle Oilskin shirt Sewing Kit Shift Wool or linen petticoat Back-lacing gown (optionally with leading strings for toddlers) - Apron (optionally with pinner) Neck handkerchief, wool or linen, long enough to cross in front and tie in back Stockings Cap (for girls) Shoes or moccasins Linen Shirt Waistcoat Jacket Linen Work Shirt Breeches (linen or wool, no cotton.) Stockings Shoes or moccasins Hat (optional) - knit cap or cocked hat Firelock Cleaning kit Bayonet (hangers for riflemen) Side-arm (tomahawk, hangers for rifles that won't take bayonet, swords for officers) Belts Ammunition pouch 60 cartridges Powder horn Canteen (blue wool covering) Fire kit Tin Boiler (1 or more per mess) Tin/Wood Bowl or Plate Spoon Blade Mug S Hook Soap Period shaving kit Comb Journal kit Compass Tobacco kit Lighter Water purification tablets Map Travel insurance (for Canadians) Health insurance ID card (for Americans) Emergency foil blanket Insect repellent Medication Blanket Coat (Govt. issue white with blue stripe or civilian habitant) Canadian cap Winterized moccasins Snowshoes Ice creepers Toboggan Woolen mittens At least 2 good blankets