No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers ***NO POLITICS
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter


Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum ~ Live Chat

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting~The Pen and Quill

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~


Minnesota Trapline Products
Please support our sponsor for the Trappers Talk Page - Minnesota Trapline Products


Print Thread
Hop To
Old History photo 409 #8598649
Yesterday at 09:47 AM
Yesterday at 09:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline OP

trapper
330-Trapper  Offline OP

trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
Salt lake? [Linked Image]


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598658
Yesterday at 09:59 AM
Yesterday at 09:59 AM
Joined: Jul 2018
Conneaut Lake, PA
T
trapperjim1 Offline
trapper
trapperjim1  Offline
trapper
T

Joined: Jul 2018
Conneaut Lake, PA
I think that may be a twenty mule team hauling Borax in Death Valley.

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598669
Yesterday at 10:30 AM
Yesterday at 10:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
T
Trapper7 Offline
trapper
Trapper7  Offline
trapper
T

Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Must be a heavy load to need that many mules.


Every time I laugh, cough, or sneeze, my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires.
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: trapperjim1] #8598679
Yesterday at 10:52 AM
Yesterday at 10:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline OP

trapper
330-Trapper  Offline OP

trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
Originally Posted by trapperjim1
I think that may be a twenty mule team hauling Borax in Death Valley.

Was that real borax ?


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598681
Yesterday at 10:57 AM
Yesterday at 10:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Nebraska
Trapset Offline
trapper
Trapset  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jan 2009
Nebraska
Be my guess too “20 mule team of Boraxo clean!”

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598697
Yesterday at 11:29 AM
Yesterday at 11:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2008
Alaska and Washington State
W
waggler Offline
trapper
waggler  Offline
trapper
W

Joined: Jan 2008
Alaska and Washington State
How many remember this TV show?


"My life is better than your vacation"
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: trapperjim1] #8598702
Yesterday at 11:34 AM
Yesterday at 11:34 AM
Joined: Jun 2015
rogers city mi.
J
jeff karsten Offline
trapper
jeff karsten  Offline
trapper
J

Joined: Jun 2015
rogers city mi.
Originally Posted by trapperjim1
I think that may be a twenty mule team hauling Borax in Death Valley.

I like that


olden tyred
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: waggler] #8598703
Yesterday at 11:35 AM
Yesterday at 11:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline OP

trapper
330-Trapper  Offline OP

trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
Originally Posted by waggler
How many remember this TV show?

m before my time grin


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598705
Yesterday at 11:38 AM
Yesterday at 11:38 AM
Joined: Nov 2013
texas
L
la4wd54 Offline
trapper
la4wd54  Offline
trapper
L

Joined: Nov 2013
texas
Still watch it occasionally

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598706
Yesterday at 11:42 AM
Yesterday at 11:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2013
Western Nevada, USA
Old Triumph Guy Offline
trapper
Old Triumph Guy  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2013
Western Nevada, USA
That is Death Valley. Notice the huge water tank at the rear with the full load of Borax. Had to pack your own water. Yep...same pure stuff we use today. Take care...OTG


343 of my brothers died on 911...I'm still (word not acceptable on Trapperman) off...BIG TIME...
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: Trapper7] #8598791
Yesterday at 04:10 PM
Yesterday at 04:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T Offline
trapper
Bruce T  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Originally Posted by Trapper7
Must be a heavy load to need that many mules.

X2


NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA

Proud member of NTA
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598795
Yesterday at 04:22 PM
Yesterday at 04:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2018
Pa.
B
Bigbrownie Offline
trapper
Bigbrownie  Offline
trapper
B

Joined: Mar 2018
Pa.
I spent a lot of time in central Utah. Always wondered why the streets in the towns were so wide. My buddy in Price said it was so that large mule teams could turn around in town.

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598820
Yesterday at 05:26 PM
Yesterday at 05:26 PM
Joined: May 2009
Champaign County, Ohio.
K
KeithC Offline
trapper
KeithC  Offline
trapper
K

Joined: May 2009
Champaign County, Ohio.
That is cool as heck. I never knew the name 20 Mule Team Borax came from actually using 20 mules to haul it out. I looked it up, it's true and there's many similar real photos.

I used 20 Mule Team Borax to preserve the very first hides I did, back when I was 12. I remember having my mom buy it for me at Marsh's. My uncle David told me to use it. My hides came out stiff as a board, but looked good on my walls.

Keith

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598830
Yesterday at 05:43 PM
Yesterday at 05:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Wisconsin
R
RdFx Offline
trapper
RdFx  Offline
trapper
R

Joined: Dec 2006
Wisconsin
borax repels bugs and if they decide to munch it they DIE quickly


RdFx
Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: 330-Trapper] #8598850
Yesterday at 06:34 PM
Yesterday at 06:34 PM
Joined: May 2013
Holmes Co. Ohio
K
Killbuck Offline
trapper
Killbuck  Offline
trapper
K

Joined: May 2013
Holmes Co. Ohio
Many hoofs make light work. Old Amish proverb.

Re: Old History photo 409 [Re: RdFx] #8598853
Yesterday at 06:45 PM
Yesterday at 06:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2007
Washington State
H
humptulips Offline
trapper
humptulips  Offline
trapper
H

Joined: Feb 2007
Washington State

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread