Bored by #vanlife? Want an outdoor adventure that doesn’t require Instagram documentation? Love the period costume parade of L’Eroica but don’t own a bicycle? Go to your local bookstore and buy a copy of David Wescott’s book, Camping in the Old Style. Wescott will teach you the basic skills needed for setting up a camp in the “old …
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Made in Minnesota sleeping quilts by Enlightened Equipment
Pal Ruth is heading out on an epic three bicycle tour (launching in Pueblo, Colorado, and motoring west to San Francisco). Lastely, she’s been loading up on cool, made in USA gear. Since she will be pedaling over mountains on a fully loaded touring rig, she’s looking for gear that is lighweight, functional, and built to last. During …
From the archives – Miss Hewitt’s Campers (1915)
Here’s a terrific set of images from the Library of Congress featuring a Moonrise Kingdom type training camp for women.
From the Archives – Les Compagnons
I never tire of reprinting print ephemera from the collection of Pillpat (agence eureka). Next to the Library of Congress, no other flickr stream issues forth so many amazing, hard to source images of French clothing catalogs, playing cards, maps, children’s books, educational texts and party games from the early to mid twentieth century. …
Archival Camp
I’m heading off to my childhood summer camp for a much needed, late August media disconnect. In lieu of a twitter feed I’m posting these photos of my future self enjoying camp activities.
Shopping From the Past: Carl Denig
Pim, a friend of Archival Clothing in Germany, recently emailed us a link to a recent upload of a Carl Denig catalog from 1939. Founded in 1912, Carl Denig is the most important outdoor retailer in the Netherlands. Its current offerings are typical REI fare, but have a peep at this catalog. It’s got us …
Shopping from the past: Kletterwerks
I’ve been a rabid Dana Designs fan since I started climbing in the early 1990s. I have a late 1980s Bomb Pack for which I traded a beloved Lowe Contour Mtn. 40 (another all-time favorite pack), and I also have a Hoodoo Spire which has seen serious use as a day hiker. I was lucky …
Archival Shelter: Wall Tents
by Tom BonamiciAs mentioned in a prior post, Archival Clothing friend (and first-generation AC Rucksack owner) Will D. lived in a wall tent for a year. After he visited me in Brooklyn, we’ve been chatting about traditional bedrolls and other projects to kit him out for his upcoming Trackers NW courses. Though I doubt I’d …
Shopping from 1911: Sacs et Vetements
A few pages from Pillpat (Agence Eureka), our favorite print ephemera source for climbing packs, cycling capes and aviator costumes. Plisson (1911) Images courtesy of Pillpat (Agence Eureka)
Archival Canoe Cruising
From “Canoe Cruising” by Lieutenant Warren H. Miller: “For the outdoor girl—the man and his wife adventuring wilderness travel for the first time—I could recommend no better selection than a good canoe trip. After one has mastered the rudiments of camping out, has gotten so that he can shelter himself and his from the elements …