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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: Seth Doty]
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02/07/24 03:05 PM
02/07/24 03:05 PM
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Posts: 880
WV Fla
River Birch
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WV Fla
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I think longspring fans might have better luck lobbying Duke or Bridger to update their longspring line & make a higher quality trap at a higher price point than their "standard" longsprings. It doesn't seem like it would take much to incorporate some of the improvements that we have seen in coil springs and put them in longsprings. Wide cast jaws, better pans & dogs, & or dogless versions. They wouldn't be made in the USA, but it's very difficult to do that and keep prices remotely competitive. They could still be good traps. Spot on!
Lifetime Member NJTA...WTTA Caught the bug in 1979
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: The hammer]
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02/07/24 04:51 PM
02/07/24 04:51 PM
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Posts: 4,395
East, Kentucky
KYBOY
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East, Kentucky
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Steel has went up considerably the last few years... Sheets of plate that we payed $100 for a few years ago are now $200.. Expanded metal that was $40-$50 a sheet is not $120. Steel prices have went up by 100% or more in many cases... Agreed! Steel is very high specifically for the good stuff. Not to mention if your not close to a supplier the shipping on a sheet of steel can cost as much or more then the sheet itself. Yea, whenever I buy stuff like 4140,h13 and so on I comb ebay for deals.. A lot of places have minimum orders now.. I use to order 1" x 2" square bar 1060 from a place in Mi.. Now the shipping is as much as one piece of the steel.. Its insane now
Deep in the heart of Appalachia....
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: ~ADC~]
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02/07/24 07:49 PM
02/07/24 07:49 PM
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Posts: 785
Indiana
DanN
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Indiana
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If they were as popular as people let on they would still be in production today. I'm not saying they aren't good traps but they must not of sold really well or they would of been making plenty of money to keep producing them. Other trap manufactures are still in production. What other trap manufacturers in the U.S are still making traps ? All that was left was Sleepy creek, BMI, and Oneida Victor. There is Minnesota brand , but I I heard some of the parts for their traps are foreign made and assembled here.
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: DanN]
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02/07/24 08:03 PM
02/07/24 08:03 PM
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Posts: 6,599
NC, Orange Co.
QuietButDeadly
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NC, Orange Co.
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If they were as popular as people let on they would still be in production today. I'm not saying they aren't good traps but they must not of sold really well or they would of been making plenty of money to keep producing them. Other trap manufactures are still in production. What other trap manufacturers in the U.S are still making traps ? All that was left was Sleepy creek, BMI, and Oneida Victor. There is Minnesota brand , but I I heard some of the parts for their traps are foreign made and assembled here. I believe the entire line of NO BS Traps are USA made.
Life Member: NCTA, VTA, NTA, TTFHA, MFTI
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: Turtledale]
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02/07/24 08:08 PM
02/07/24 08:08 PM
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Posts: 4,585
MN
Donnersurvivor
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MN
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Steel prices may never come down. This may be it. I really wonder if sleepy creeks, Victors, bmis will ever be made again. I feel like the problem is everyone wants some SC traps but there wont be continued demand if they can't keep the prices down. I know I want $300 worth of them but then I'm probably going to be satisifed for years. I don't know what the logistics would look like If they set up and produce some to fill the initial demand but demand doesn't continue. There's already barns full of old traps, sale sites full of old traps, I sure do want some SC long springs but realistically I dont NEED them and I probably wouldn't make many repeat orders. Especially with fur prices in the garbage. Maybe you could share some of these "sites full of old traps" for everyone. Seems to be a pretty high demand on this site. Thank you Check any local auction places, Facebook marketplace or Craigslist.
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: DanN]
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02/07/24 08:50 PM
02/07/24 08:50 PM
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Iowa
~ADC~
The Count
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Posts: 16,383
Iowa
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If they were as popular as people let on they would still be in production today. I'm not saying they aren't good traps but they must not of sold really well or they would of been making plenty of money to keep producing them. Other trap manufactures are still in production. What other trap manufacturers in the U.S are still making traps ? All that was left was Sleepy creek, BMI, and Oneida Victor. There is Minnesota brand , but I I heard some of the parts for their traps are foreign made and assembled here. I don't believe I said anything about made in the USA.
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: That.darn.coon]
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02/07/24 10:32 PM
02/07/24 10:32 PM
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Posts: 284
MO
Crappiekiller
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MO
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I could be wrong. But I think the NOBS dog proof may be made overseas.
CK
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Re: Sleepy creek?
[Re: Larry Baer]
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02/08/24 07:48 AM
02/08/24 07:48 AM
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Posts: 7,370
W NY
Turtledale
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Posts: 7,370
W NY
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On the Southern Snare website it lists Sleepy Creek traps. Some are in stock. I sent them a message asking if they really have them. On their site only #1's available. All else it says is out of stock
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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