Antarctic Clothing for One Man - 1901
Modern
Antarctic, Cold Weather Clothing
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What follows is a list of issued Antarctic clothing for a single man
during an expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration in 1901. It is a mixture of arctic, alpine and naval wear.
The list comes from captain Scott's first expedition, the
Discovery Expedition
of 1901-1904. |
Jaeger Wool Clothing:
- 1 fleece camel-hair (wool) suit
(unsuitable)
- 12 Vests
- 12 shirts
- 12 pants
- 6 pairs fleece shooting gloves
(unsuitable)
- 4 cardigan jackets
- 12 pairs stockings
- 4 fleece sleeping bags
- 4 blankets
- 2 pairs slippers, fleece lined
The Jaeger wool clothing is the very best that can be
recommended for underwear, but it is absolutely useless as an outer
covering, as it allows the wind to penetrate and gathers snow.
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Fur Clothing etc.:
- 1 Militza (reindeer skin with fur (hair)
turned inwards)
- 1 Sovike with hood and gloves (coat with
the fur (hair) turned outwards)
- 1 Samoyede young reindeer skin fur (hair)
cap (extremely useful)
- 2 pairs wolfskin gloves, with gauntlets
- 1 Reindeer skin sleeping bag for winter
use
- 1 brown leather Swedish jacket
- 1 white duffle suit, Hudson Bay pattern,
for summer use
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Boots etc.
- 1 pair fur lined sea boots
- 1 pair plain rubber boots
- 1 pair Erie-cut flannel-lined short boots
- 3 pairs sea boot hose
- 3 Lapp komargar: reindeer skin boots
filled with grass (the best type for polar wear)
- 3 pairs ski-ing boots (very useful)
- 1 pair Canadian snow-shoes
- 2 pairs Norwegian ski
- 2 pairs long fur boots
- 2 pairs Arctic socks for rubber and sea
boots
- 2 pairs skin stockings
- 3 pairs knitted mitts
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Miscellaneous:
- 1 ice axe
- 1 Alpen stock (male bamboo) and steel shod
- 1 Wallace spade, pick and hammer
- 1 Bowie Knife
- 1 Pocket Knife, containing corkscrew, tin
opener, cartridge extractor etc.
- 1 broad leather belt, containing pipe
case, compass, whistle, burning glass, flint and steel and ring for
knife
- 2 pairs snow goggles
- 1 water bottle covered with thick felt
- 1 small yard measure
- 1 housewife (sewing kit) fitted
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