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| A "shoe pack" has three seams IF we are talking about the same thing, front top, rear heal, and side. Here is a photo of a shoepack from Arrow Moccasin that is very much like the ones I've seen folks fashion. They call theirs the Ligonier Moccasin. This is also very similar to the pair that Mark Baker makes in one of his how-to videos. LD
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Booshway
| Bearbelch, Welcome too the fire, on the women of the fur trade page there is agreat tutorial on making sideseam wintermocs. I used it to make a pair of hair on bison sideseams for both me and the wife.If you use bison be sure it is not an alum tanned hide,will not hold up.Learned that one the hard way. http://womenofthefurtrade.com/home.php What part of Colorado do you call home? Woodman |
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Pilgrim
| I'm going to be a crab: how common were these shoepacs historically? I'm somewhat aware of heavy winter moccasins made of buffalo with the hair on the outside BUT...if truth be told..the subject of winter footwear is a difficult one. Snowshoes have been noted by mountain men. I've wondered whther just larger moccasins (plain old side seams)with blanket liners were worn. The big question for me is that such footwear is slippery- how did they get around in the snow? I don't have an answer but I think there is too much made of the Ligonier or shoe pac style. |
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Booshway
| Hiya Bubba! To keep from slipping in moccasins in snow, take 1/4 inch dia hemp rope and wrap it around the moccasin covered foot over the instep a couple of time about an inch apart, then back around the ankle and tie off in front of ankle. I used to wrap rope or chain around the runners of my dogsleds that way, too, when going down steep slopes. Regards, xfox
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Pilgrim
| That makes sense about the hair on the inside. Many moons ago in my youth I wore moccasins with snowshoes and the deal was to wear so many socks that foot warmth didn't warm up the outside of the moccasins enough to melt snow and wet the moccasins. BUT, once I took the moc's off the snowshoes- I was always slipping around. |
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