04-28-2005, 12:59 AM
"Just suppose this was indeed a tent folded up and attached to the furca, and that your personal belongings like a spoon, comb, eating utensils, etc., were all wrapped up in your cloak, and a sudden downpour occurs"
Ahh OK I see where the problem is. You are going on the assumption that when it's raining (Doesn't matter if it's drizzle or a driving rain") That legionaries are going to scramble to keep dry while on the march. It just ain't so. this is the lot of the infantryman, always wet and tired, just trudge on through the stuff from time immemorial. Wool tunics have a great ability to retain warmth when wet. As would the wool cloak. And better to suck it up and wait till the end of the day, when you set up camp to get a roof over your head (Assuming the tactical situation allows it).
Los
Ahh OK I see where the problem is. You are going on the assumption that when it's raining (Doesn't matter if it's drizzle or a driving rain") That legionaries are going to scramble to keep dry while on the march. It just ain't so. this is the lot of the infantryman, always wet and tired, just trudge on through the stuff from time immemorial. Wool tunics have a great ability to retain warmth when wet. As would the wool cloak. And better to suck it up and wait till the end of the day, when you set up camp to get a roof over your head (Assuming the tactical situation allows it).
Los
Los
aka Carlos Lourenco
aka Carlos Lourenco
