Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: BrianS on December 26, 2020, 09:28:50 am
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A short very basic video I made about snowshoes. Part of the Backwoods University series of videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXaB6GY7WE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXaB6GY7WE)
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18 inches of fresh snow since Christmas morning. Should probably get another 6 inches or so before it ends. Typical Lake Effect snow. Not a record breaker but still decent amount in a short period of time.
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Brian. got about 14 here and looks like a few more today depending on the wind direction, digging out my BearPaws , should be a nice flintlock season starting today. 13 degrees but it is a dry cold :o. I think I will guard the wood stove today, Hey somebodys got to do it. Great video at the university today, Nice variety of shoes. Bob
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Nice video, very informative on the basics! Snow seems to come and go quickly here!
Hawkdancer
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HawkDancer, Thank You very much.
Bob, You certainly know all about Lake Effect snow down where you are. That was just some of the snowshoes I have collected over the years. I have some interesting plastic molded ones from the 70s that Kevin gifted me along with a few more Traditional Wood framed Ones (including a very old handmade pair which the frames remind me of how the growth ring on a bow is followed). My go to ones are those military surplus ones. For the money you can't go wrong with them. Two Years ago I ran the course at the Hawkeye Snowshoe Shoot using a pair that I made out of some saplings I cut and fashioned into shoes. Tied them on with rope bindings. I did not have a very good course time but they held together for the entire course. Dino has made some cool bearpaws from evergreen branches in the past. Last winter I did a large snowshoe art drawing of a peace sign in a open field (often wondered what a pilot in a plane wondered when they flew over). Dino toped me big time and created a huge snowshoe art with his kids at his Bone Creek place. I will see if i can locate the picture.
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Here is a picture of the homemade ones I ran the Hawkeye Snowshoe Shoot with.
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Here is a picture of the snowshoe art that Dino and his Kids made. i can't find the picture of the giant peace symbol that i made but you get the idea.
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Now the "make your snowshoes, then run the course" event would put everyone one on the same level! I would volunteer to keep the base camp fire going and the coffee hot! -C- >:D (lol) (S)
Hawkdancer
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Here are the very old handmade ones i mentioned. Even though they are in excellent shape for their age, they are too valuable (at least to me) to use anymore. They are just wall hangers now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHtLQ1QzSSQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHtLQ1QzSSQ)