Traditional Cloth (Mountaineer)

[Abbe Osram]

Please read that first:

When it comes to winter foot wear consider this commentary written in 1859 by a US Army captain after an 1857 1000 mile winter expedition in the Utah mountains:

Capt. Randolph Marcy, in the Prairie Traveler, informs us of his choice of
footwear. "In traveling through deep snow during very cold weather in
winter, moccasins are preferable to boots or shoes, as being more pliable,
and allowing a freer circulation of the blood. In crossing the Rocky
Mountains in the winter, the weather being intensely cold, I wore two pairs
of woolen socks, and a square piece of thick blanket sufficient to cover the
feet and ankles, over which were drawn a pair of thick buckskin moccasins,
and the whole enveloped in a pair of buffalo-skin boots with the hair
inside, made open in the front and tied with buckskin strings."

has anyone tried out other these types of traditional cloth? It reads amazing but on the other hand I have the tendency to believe everything from the old days where better, being a old fart myself. :wave:

cheers
Abbe

[C_Claycomb]

Not really what most people think of when moccasins are mentioned! :lol:

Sounds very like the mukluk/felt boot ideas. Great when you have dry cold, not so good in the wet. I would have thought that Utah was pretty dry in the winter.

[Abbe Osram]

For anyone interested in that kind of stuff here is a cool link of a company selling material and pattern of historical cloth.

http://www.braintan.com/

I would like to try out the cloth but :o): if I am running around here in Lapland looking like an indian that will make a big steer in our little town, they already think I am nuts.

cheers
Abbe

:chill: