Elrond - broke or a stingy old dude

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Juicy-Sweet

Like the camouflage/invisibility capes they got in Lorien. The hobbits seem to wear only their normal hobbit clothes + the barrow blades.

I'd think that there should be ** something ** in Rivendell's storehouses that would consist an upgrade from hobit gear.

Well, there's just no indication the Rivendell Elves had anything comparable to the cloaks, which were said to have been personally woven by Galadriel and her "maidens".

As for weapons, Rivendell probably didn't have anything more suitable for hobbit-hands than what Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin already possessed.

Maybe they used the same type of ropes as did Lórien, but according to Sam they had no rope in Moria because they hadn't asked for any! Maybe Elrond just wanted to hear the old, universal "magic word".