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Gourds as Water Vessels - Hibernicus - 03-22-2008
Been playing about with gourds as water bottles.
Easy enough to work and prep for use. Easier than leather!
We have an electric crock-pot full of beeswax and powdered charcoal for use in making wax tablets. Decided to use this to seal the inside of a gourd. WOW! The water doesn't tast like beeswax, which is a minor problem when using beeswax to seal the Deepeeka "canteen", for example..
The charcoal acts like a sort of filter!
Re: Gourds as Water Vessels - PhilusEstilius - 03-22-2008
I was wondering if you had been looking at the film "THE LIFE of BRIAN," some one wanted to sell a one there it was realy going cheap as well.
Re: Gourds as Water Vessels - Magnus - 03-22-2008
Why gourds? What evidence do you have that the Roman army used gourds for canteens?
See this thread:
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0