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Snow Shoes #8154634 06/13/24 07:41 PM 06/13/24 07:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba Shakeyjake OP trapper
Shakeyjake OP trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba	Wife picked these up today at the thrift store $10CAD. Any info on these suckers? I guess Alaska is the brand? Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8154644 06/13/24 08:03 PM 06/13/24 08:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 46,404 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 46,404 james bay frontierOnt.	Great deal for 10 bucks. Look like Huron shoes,not Athapaskan. Last edited by Boco; 06/13/24 08:05 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8154689 06/13/24 09:05 PM 06/13/24 09:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,755 MT S Slick Pan trapper
Slick Pan trapper S Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,755 MT	Alaska is the model not the brand.They are commercial made.Could be a number of companies .Find the mark and you will have the maker. Last edited by Slick Pan; 06/13/24 09:10 PM.

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8154719 06/13/24 09:39 PM 06/13/24 09:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba Shakeyjake OP trapper
Shakeyjake OP trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba	Can’t find a mark other than that “Alaska” stamp. Must be commercial. I’ve got the more common plane Jane ones, but Ive always wanted a pair narrow ones like this. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8154759 06/13/24 11:27 PM 06/13/24 11:27 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,755 MT S Slick Pan trapper
Slick Pan trapper S Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,755 MT	was a very good buy.By mark I mean the model name.They could be a kit where they sell you the stuff and you build it that is why there is no maker.

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8154834 06/14/24 07:05 AM 06/14/24 07:05 AM
Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba Shakeyjake OP trapper
Shakeyjake OP trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 2,389 Manitoba	They’re definitely a kit or store bought. I didn’t realize how expensive traditional shoes are. Think I got my first pair for Christmas back when I was a kid. Dam Beaver has a pretty good deal on used shoes, $80CAD a pair, not sure if they come with bindings. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8155018 06/14/24 01:14 PM 06/14/24 01:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,849 M.T.V. Alaska Y yukonjeff trapper
yukonjeff trapper Y Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,849 M.T.V. Alaska	I use those same shoes for many years. Keep them varnished and tie together with a wedge in the tip so they dont flatten when not in use. https://www.youtube.com/user/yukonjeffimagery/videos?disable_polymer=1

Re: Snow Shoes [Re: Shakeyjake] #8156955 06/18/24 11:16 AM 06/18/24 11:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,396 Interior Alaska O Oh Snap trapper
Oh Snap trapper O Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,396 Interior Alaska	Iverson Alaskan 12X60 on Amazon $336.00. Good buy you got! I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!

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