Mountain men, fur trade reinactors

[dafox]

I started doing this in the mid 70's, lived in a tipi, made my own brain tanned deer leather clothes, shot a flintlock rifle. Later on, my wife, kids, and I attended a lot of rendezvous together, had a great time. Any other mountain men or women, reenactors here?

 

[aboynamedsuita]

I am Canadian. So according to some people, that means I live in a log cabin in the tundra and drink maple syrup right from the tree.

 

[TheNewMexican]

Used to hang out with an old WW II vet there in Windsor who was a self proclaimed amateur archeologist. He had stories about the "old people" to fill days and days as we knapped arrowheads from flint, chert, jasper, etc. Learned a lot from him about trapping, tanning, making arrows from red osier dogwood and self bows of choke cherry. He's been gone over 10 years now.

Never got into the rendezvous scene, too many people for my taste. Do like the primitive skills though, especially fire-making and historical trekking.

 

[M1k3]

I am Canadian. So according to some people, that means I live in a log cabin in the tundra and drink maple syrup right from the tree.

Little do they know, you use a cup for your maple syrup. You're not a savage.

 

[TheNewMexican]

A nicely knapped arrowhead by old Mr. Stuart..........