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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: BrianS on February 15, 2016, 09:39:23 am

Title: home made snowshoes
Post by: BrianS on February 15, 2016, 09:39:23 am

Just finished up this pair of easy to make snowshoes. I was surprised at how well they worked.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: mullet on February 15, 2016, 09:43:34 am

Now that's cool.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: Pat B on February 15, 2016, 09:48:04 am

Very cool!   8)

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: Pappy on February 15, 2016, 09:48:29 am

Very cool Brian, Eddie maybe you could try them on sand. ;) ;D ;D
 Pappy

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: BrianS on February 15, 2016, 10:10:26 am

Here is a little different style that my friend Dino made up.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: mullet on February 15, 2016, 11:31:48 am

Bet they would workat the beach, pappy.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: nclonghunter on February 15, 2016, 11:55:23 am

Great idea and would work....we got two inches of snow last night...may need to make a pair..LOL

Eddie, you could use them as flippers rather than snowshoes.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: Buffalogobbler on February 16, 2016, 09:29:09 am

Really COOL Brian and Dino!
Too bad they were'nt finished in time to use them for the snow shoe shoot last weekend.

Kevin

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: Zuma on February 16, 2016, 10:51:49 am

Brrrr    Nice shoes. 8)
Zuma

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: osage outlaw on February 16, 2016, 12:05:14 pm

Nice work!

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Post by: riverrat on February 16, 2016, 07:11:49 pm

love it! great work.

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Post by: YosemiteBen on February 17, 2016, 08:23:27 pm

Interesting and functional! nice use of the brain pan.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: Buckeye Guy on February 18, 2016, 09:59:28 pm

Now that right there is getting er done !

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: bow101 on February 21, 2016, 02:17:14 pm

Looks cool, although I'm thinking of building a pair of maple laminate snowers.  Exactly how do you tie them on your boots.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: BrianS on February 21, 2016, 05:35:18 pm

Bow101,
The toe slips in the front and the ends of the lampwick tie around your leg just above the ankle. Lots of info on lampwick snowshoe bindings on the web with some videos that show you how to use them. I am interested in seeing what you come up with when your snowshoes are finished. If you can, please post a picture. Have a good one.

Title: Re: home made snowshoes
Post by: bow101 on February 21, 2016, 10:44:50 pm

Oh I will post pics.  That project is on the back burner.  I have bigger fish to fry.