06-30-2008, 08:54 PM
Salvete Omnes!
We went to an event at the week-end. We had to march through a town called Enniscorthy in Co. Wexford. Small problem though, the town is built on a 45 degree slope! We marched down a mile or so, another on the flat and then over a mile up the hill
hock:
Anyway, I decided to weigh my equipment when I got home just to see how much I was humping around, some surprising numbers!
Caligae=1.4kg
Under Tunic=0.2kg
Tunica=0.65kg
Focale=0.1kg
Subarmalis=1.3kg
Lorica Hamata (5mm rings)=14.3kg
Cingulum=1.2kg
Pugio=0.9kg
Galia (Gallic G)=2.5kg
Gladius (Mainz)=2.5kg
Paenula=1.5kg
Pilum=1.2kg
Scutum=4.2kg
Total 31.95kg or 70.29lb or 5.02 stone!
Each item was weighed individually using two scales. Items under 2.2kg were weighted with a digital kitchen scales, no idea what the accuracy is but I measured to the nearest 20 gramme. I also used a digital bedroom scale, here I measured to the nearest 100 gramme. I also put it all on and measured the increase, it was 4.8kg, 2.2 kg less than the individual weights.
We went to an event at the week-end. We had to march through a town called Enniscorthy in Co. Wexford. Small problem though, the town is built on a 45 degree slope! We marched down a mile or so, another on the flat and then over a mile up the hill
hock: Anyway, I decided to weigh my equipment when I got home just to see how much I was humping around, some surprising numbers!
Caligae=1.4kg
Under Tunic=0.2kg
Tunica=0.65kg
Focale=0.1kg
Subarmalis=1.3kg
Lorica Hamata (5mm rings)=14.3kg
Cingulum=1.2kg
Pugio=0.9kg
Galia (Gallic G)=2.5kg
Gladius (Mainz)=2.5kg
Paenula=1.5kg
Pilum=1.2kg
Scutum=4.2kg
Total 31.95kg or 70.29lb or 5.02 stone!
Each item was weighed individually using two scales. Items under 2.2kg were weighted with a digital kitchen scales, no idea what the accuracy is but I measured to the nearest 20 gramme. I also used a digital bedroom scale, here I measured to the nearest 100 gramme. I also put it all on and measured the increase, it was 4.8kg, 2.2 kg less than the individual weights.
MARCVS VLPIVS NERVA (aka Martin McAree)
www.romanarmy.ie
Legion Ireland - Roman Military Society of Ireland
Legionis XX Valeria Victrix Cohors VIII
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Legion Ireland - Roman Military Society of Ireland
Legionis XX Valeria Victrix Cohors VIII
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