Re: Snowshoes
[Re: AJE]
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12/02/19 12:26 AM
12/02/19 12:26 AM
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alaska viking
"Made it two years not being censored"
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"Made it two years not being censored"
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Well, there you go, then.
Just doing what I want now.
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: Stan Z]
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12/04/19 07:04 PM
12/04/19 07:04 PM
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Hutchy
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I was shown how to make and use snowshoes by people in northern British Columbia almost 50 years ago. They used a single long moose hide loop for their bindings and would wrap them in a way that they went on by twisting their feet with no help from their hands. Simple and with an added benefit of being able to get them off their feet (hopefully) if falling through the ice. I used a type that tied to my feet as the straps loosened to much for me. Anyway one thing they never did and I never do now is trust snowshoes to get me over ice that is questionable. Take your snowshoes off and check the ice with a sharp pole or chisel every step . I'll trust ice more with no snowshoes on than if I got them on. If you go down through the ice with snowshoes on you are likely history. I use lampwick for.my bindings in the manner you described. We call it an Indian hitch
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: Stan Z]
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12/18/19 06:24 PM
12/18/19 06:24 PM
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Posts: 8,905 Central MN, sort of old
MnMan
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I If you go down through the ice with snowshoes on you are likely history. Trapstickman is providing a visual of this event. Be safe out there.
I'm just happy to be here! Today I'm as young as I'll ever be and and older than I've ever been before!
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: AJE]
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12/18/19 08:11 PM
12/18/19 08:11 PM
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Northof50
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I wonder if those weaving mills in Scotland still produce the lamp wick. I remember at SIR in Winnipeg they had rolls the size of the 6 foot telephone spools full in September and by Xmas they were empty. How many 100's of thousands of feet were was on there. The thing about lamp wick is when it gets wet it stretches and the x-over under the side and back bow tie was the exit we were taught. I had the fortune of Joe Robertson from Dauphin MB teach some fine details. his book was; From Prairie to Tundra published about 1991 a must read.
Last edited by Northof50; 12/18/19 08:20 PM. Reason: Author spelling
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: AJE]
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12/19/19 03:08 AM
12/19/19 03:08 AM
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martentrapper
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I have been somewhat successful in making the lamp wick bindings you are talking about but using hollow braid polyrope. mt
Last edited by martentrapper; 12/19/19 03:09 AM.
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: AJE]
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12/19/19 06:13 PM
12/19/19 06:13 PM
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Posts: 53 Upstate, N.Y.
cutter22
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I got in the habit of kicking off my back strap when crossing any water way, no matter how deep it is. That way you can always kick off your shoes if you go thru. Might loose a pair of snowshoes at worst. Even a foot of water can give you problems if it grabs your snowshoe sideways.
formerly "cutter2" T-man member since 12/25/06
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: cutter22]
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12/19/19 06:19 PM
12/19/19 06:19 PM
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Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can
bctomcat
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I got in the habit of kicking off my back strap when crossing any water way, no matter how deep it is. That way you can always kick off your shoes if you go thru. Me too
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Snowshoes
[Re: big momma]
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12/23/19 11:51 PM
12/23/19 11:51 PM
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Posts: 35,175 McGrath, AK
white17
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StanZ or Hutchy, is there a way to explain that type of binding? Or a diagram? Just curious. One of the old Alaska Trapper magazines has a photo tutorial on how to make these. If I recall it was George Attla
Mean As Nails
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