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Real smoke tanned moose for the bottoms is way, WAY, better than commercial tanned moose. The Steger Mukluk is a far cry from the real thing. They are pretty good but no way as good as the native smoked tanned. Smoke tanned moose hide also makes soft, flexible chopper style mittens or just the...

Steger mukluks are as their name implies winter footwear. They are not waterproof, glopping them up with boot grease, snow seal or reindeer fat/ beeswax or any other water proofing products will defeat their purpose. They are for cold dry snow only, wearing them much above +20° F.(-28.889° C) is...

Handful of old white guys are teaching Native Americans the craft of building birch bark canoes. Plus the book, Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America by Adney & Chappelle that is used by many of these old guys as their guide to building these boats. I’m all for giving people back their...

Frost River packs # 3 and #4 are the same as Duluth Packs. Frost River is owned and manufactured by former Duluth Pack employees that started Frost River when new ownership of Duluth Packs started make an inferior product.

Very nice, you have very lucky friends.

We are mostly not climbers, we are canoeists. There has to be a better place for you to post your request. Best of luck in your endeavor. ……BB

Very interesting, I will have to give that a try. I don’t use the Theracell much didn’t seem to work all that well when the mossies were at their thickest. Worked great when the little biters were just a big irritant, needed a bug shirt when they were bad. Thanks for the money saving link. ……..BB

Snapper….. Having a lawyer explain things to you is not necessarily a good thing. Getting a child to teach you how to use current technology is maybe a better route to take.

I enjoy seeing your posts of your winter retreat. Great idea to get outside for some exercise, fresh air, then some quality quiet time. I am wondering how you keep four gallons of water from turning to ice in a wall tent at -15 degrees Fahrenheit (-26 C.) ? Packing that much water into your...

Original Poster got ran over by a car while riding a bicycle. What’s to keep him from being hit by a logging truck on a snowy/ice covered winter road.

Yup.

Does not take a genius to look up all the bad things that have happened when mankind introduced invasive species to the natural environment.

Don’t remember Hippie beer, do remember Hippie Chicks though. Married a Back to the Land “Earth Muffin” in the late seventies”.

As a much younger man when I lived in Northern Minnesota I’ve jumped into a big hole we sawed into the lake ice. Only after thoroughly being heated to the core, in a Sauna. It felt like being dipped into liquid silk. After getting out a quick sprint back to the sauna to re-warm was in order. I...

Alan…. Do not boil the tea, just the water. If you video tea being boiled, we will all know that you are a novice tea consumer . We will all turn on you like a pack of rabid dogs. Happy Solstice to all tomorrow.

Hhhmmmm…. And here I was thinking Biscuits & Gravy or…… Shxx on a Shingle to use the parlance of back in the day.

To me, it looked like his wood gathering in the dark was illuminated by his F-250’s headlights and light bar (what we call moose lights). I will give him points for not being in his back yard.

Those of us that spent a little time in the military have a name for that tasty dish. Looked so good so, I got busy in the kitchen this morning. Mine was made in cast iron pans. Great way to fuel up for a cool day. ……BB

Worm holes give a lot of character to the the sassafras beaver tail. I’ve always been drawn to imperfection's, wood grain, spalting, birds hug eyes and burls in wood. Student Teacher is a a lucky woman, tis great to be on Santa’s nice list.

That’s what I do also, not really a knife maker, but I am a handle and sheath maker. Forging a blade is a dark art, best handed down from father to son. My father was a Power Lineman, he taught me not to play with power lines and never climb power poles. Those YP blades are very good and...