Re: MtMan-List: pilgrim outfit

["Gail Carbiener" <carbg@cmc.net>]

MedicineBear:
    I have not gone to my first voo yet and am a bit apprehensive that I
will be out of date, style, etc. Can I bring my commercial tanned bag, even
if I don't have a gun yet? I have canvas, high waisted pants (Wah made)
etc..
    I did go out and buy all the "Book of Buckskinning" and have found them
to be very good to keep up with the "pros" on this list and what they are
talking about.
    I plan on going to a voo in Idaho in September, will probably stay at
the modern camp (or God forbid a motel) as I do not have camping gear.
    Gail Carbiener
(Doing living history of HBC trapper)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Frank <MedicineBear@Hawken54.sparks.nv.us>
To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: pilgrim outfit


>Hello the camp!
>
>On the subject of "starting out", I have often wished that some experienced
>enterprising skinner would put together a web page with pictures showing
their
>"historically correct" possibles.  Not every imaginable item but just the
>basics needed to make a respectable outfit.  Heck, others could post to
this
>site as they get pictures of their stuff.  There's nothing like showing up
to a
>voo in your new outfit, full of expectations of a good time only to have
those
>with "well worn skins" look down their noses at you or worse, whisper and
>point!  Sure does take the fun out of a weekend.  It's really hard
sometimes to
>imagine what a particular piece of gear or clothing looks like.  I live
where
>there is virtually no one to look to for help and the books I have don't
have
>the best pictures.  I imagine there are many greenhorns in the same fix.
>Just a thought...
>
>Medicine Bear
>