Time for a history lesson!

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Abraham Lincoln's EDC on the night he was assasinated
http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/what-they-found-in-lincolns-pockets/

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And here's one that the ladies of this organzation would appreciate 
http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/whats-in-the-queens-purse/

[jerseydevil]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.    For those interested, Lincoln's knife was a 6-bladed Congress.  I think I've posted a pic of it somewhere on the forum before.

[Nhoj]

That's really cool

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As you know, I'm a big fan of pocket notebooks as part of one's EDC.  Here's an article about pocket notebooks of 20 historical figures
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/09/13/the-pocket-notebooks-of-20-famous-men/

[Grant Lamontagne]

I still carry and use a notebook at work.  I used to use one in my personal life too, but now I find it easier to jot down notes on my phone, computer or tablet and store them in Dropbox so I can access them from just about anywhere.  Despite taking notes I am almost criminally disorganized, so having text files with titles that are descriptive of what's in them helps me find what I need when I need it.

Def

[RT1969]

Good that I searched this forum first, there is already an EDC history thread!

I stumbled upon these two articles about former times' EDC items:

Bronze Age EDC: The Tools of Oetzi

and

Chatelaines: The Victorian women's SAK

I read the first and found it very well written and authentic. I am currently reading the second, but I wanted to give you guys a heads-up!

And now I have found 3 more articles to study

[enki_ck]

You know we have a thread for everything around here.

The Chatelaine: a Victorian-era multitool for women

[RT1969]

The more you know... 

[ironraven]

People with empty pockets don't make history.

[RT1969]

I find Oetzi's set-up truly fascinating. I read about Nessmuk 2 or 3 weeks ago and it seems both could go on a happy trip together. A working man's knife and a sharp axe. 

And I liked the part about the little bags, that reminded me of the samurai's Inro.
There is a lot to learn from history, for EDC and Bushcraft as well as for any other field. I have a german Bushcraft/Survival Book from the 60s. These articles make me want to read it again.

[ducttapetech]

People with empty pockets don't make history.

+1
No truer words said.

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[lowtech]

I find Oetzi's set-up truly fascinating. I read about Nessmuk 2 or 3 weeks ago and it seems both could go on a happy trip together. A working man's knife and a sharp axe. 

And I liked the part about the little bags, that reminded me of the samurai's Inro.
There is a lot to learn from history, for EDC and Bushcraft as well as for any other field. I have a german Bushcraft/Survival Book from the 60s. These articles make me want to read it again.

Do you mind sharing the book title? I think I might have some sleepless nights where a bit of easy reading might be distracting. ;.)

[RT1969]

There is a lot to learn from history, for EDC and Bushcraft as well as for any other field. I have a german Bushcraft/Survival Book from the 60s. These articles make me want to read it again.

Do you mind sharing the book title? I think I might have some sleepless nights where a bit of easy reading might be distracting. ;.)

I am not sure if this is still in print or a avaiable for a reasonable price:
Hans-Otto Meisner
Die überlistete Wildnis - Vom Leben und Überleben in der freien Natur
Bertelsmann, München, 1967
ISBN 3-570-06600-2

I bought this maybe 2003 from the library in Brühl for 1€. Wikipedia says: "... eines der ersten umfassenden Werke zum Thema Survival in deutscher Sprache" - The "umfassend" - comprehensive is surely right, it covers every climate.

Du kannst mal auf ebay gucken, die 30€ die manche haben wollen finde ich etwas übertrieben. Ich kann Dir das auch ausleihen: Ich kanns vorbeibringen, wenn ich das nächste Mal durch Köln fahre oder Dir per Post schicken.