What would the kilted highlander take?

[Thunderbolt]

I have been slowly putting together stuff as an traditional highlander kit. Unfortunatly, or fortunatly I guess, it isn't much so far. Not really much to take.

Kilt (great kilt of course)
Shirt (Probably the long-style)
Bonnet
Borgues, or mocassin style footwear
Hose and ties
Sporran
Belt
Oatmeal
Tinder box, flint and steel
Sgian Dubh
Dirk (?)
Tinder (Char cloth?)
Cromach/Hiking staff/shepards crook
Small cooking plate (Girdle)


The items with the question mark are what I really don't know. I'm becoming more and more tempted to gather everything up, complete the kit and give it a go for a weekend in the woods. With pictures, of course!

The items I'd need in addition to the above, at least in my environment are;

Water carrying item
Water purifying item

The above wouldn't have been a problem for the average highlander, because everything is wet already!

Also;

A hammock

I have no problem sleeping with just a great kilt on the ground, but so would all the other critters, to include snakes. So getting off the ground is necessary. But a tent would be cheating!


What am I missing?

T.

[Woodsheal]

Assuming you're concentrating on the late 1600's-early 1700's, as previously mentioned:
-you need more than just a shirt of linen or cotton. Add a wool overshirt, or a wool waistcoat or short jacket
-don't forget some sort of canteen or leather water bottle
-here's a lightweight, period-type fry pan with folding handle
-haversack, used by civilians as well as military
-the stocking-worn sgian dubh doesn't appear until the 19th century. Your highlander would carry a small sgian, for skinning game and such, in an armpit sheath, as a side knife on his dirk scabbard, or in his jacket pocket or sporran.

-unless you're used to long hours in 'em, I'd go with hard-soled shoes instead of cuarans ("moccasins")
-the wider, knitted, period bonnets can't be beat. Worn tugged straight forward (not cocked to the side in the modern manner), they will keep the sun and rain out of your face

-your basket-hilt sword can be carried quite comfortably if you hike it up onto your lower back by cinching up your baldric (sword belt) to one of the higher belt holes.
-I'd be carrying my sweet, lightweight (6.5 lbs) flintlock fowling-piece, but that's just me...