Loculus - Pack Satchel

[scythius]

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Home for a few minutes before I go to the studio (I am recording some music for a new video game in production....shh!).<br>
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The linen loculus was an experiment, and I don't think a very sucessful one. Typically, what I carry in my loculus are things I would rather keep out of the elements - spare tunic, socks, clean underwear, salt ration, tinder and firekit - all things that work better the drier they are.<br>
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When we took our hike in the rain last year, I took the linen loculus along with as a 'bread bag' - I carried several largish loaves of flatbread in the loculus which very quickly got wet (not a surprise since linen has no natural water repellency).<br>
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Additionally, the conjectural way that the IX packs the sarcina uses the loculus to provide some stability to the pack/furca setup - which the linen bag lacked.<br>
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I'd say that the leather wins in one more aspect in my opinion - cloth is a relatively 'high-tech' (and therefore expensive) material - especially when compared to something like goat leather. Growth and processing time and costs are much less in this case.<br>
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I'll still use the linen one as a bread and rations bag occasionally, but wouldn't depend on it too much...<br>
<p>Scythius<br>
LEG IX HSPA - COH III EXPG - CEN I HIB<br>
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