Palaeotechnician Markus Klek: Stone Age gear in a Swedish winter
In the latest OUTDOOR podcast episode, thru-hiker Christine Thürmer meets Markus Klek, Germany's only "palaeotechnician". He invented the job title himself. He practises experimental archaeology and lives the European Stone Age, roughly 40,000 to 5,000 years before Christ, as realistically as he can.
The contrast could hardly be bigger. On one side is Christine, who optimises her gear in Excel spreadsheets and saws the handle off her toothbrush. On the other is Markus, who walks through the deepest Swedish winter with a wooden pack frame copied from the Ötzi design, fur shoes and bone tools, with no tent and sleeping only on reindeer hides.
The two swap mishaps and life hacks. Markus explains how he deals with "cheese feet" in leather boots, why animal sinew is good not only as sewing thread but also as dental floss, and why he sells his strong-smelling moccasins to English-speaking film studios as props. Christine counters with stories from America.
What I love about conversations like this is that they show where bushcraft really comes from: many techniques we now practise as a hobby were once simply everyday life. If you want to read more, the article also briefly explains what palaeotechnics is and links to Markus Klek's projects at palaeotechnik.eu.
Source: OUTDOOR Magazin
The contrast could hardly be bigger. On one side is Christine, who optimises her gear in Excel spreadsheets and saws the handle off her toothbrush. On the other is Markus, who walks through the deepest Swedish winter with a wooden pack frame copied from the Ötzi design, fur shoes and bone tools, with no tent and sleeping only on reindeer hides.
The two swap mishaps and life hacks. Markus explains how he deals with "cheese feet" in leather boots, why animal sinew is good not only as sewing thread but also as dental floss, and why he sells his strong-smelling moccasins to English-speaking film studios as props. Christine counters with stories from America.
What I love about conversations like this is that they show where bushcraft really comes from: many techniques we now practise as a hobby were once simply everyday life. If you want to read more, the article also briefly explains what palaeotechnics is and links to Markus Klek's projects at palaeotechnik.eu.
Source: OUTDOOR Magazin
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