So
yeah, I’ve been quiet for a minute or two, I mean its pretty standard at this
point for my readers to expect a giant gap in material. This is normally the point I talk about my
ADHD or something else but the truth is I have been writing it is just not for my
blog. Back In May at martin’s station Jason Gatliff asked me to be a staff
writer for Muzzleloader Magazine. SO, as a result, I’ve been doing a lot of writing but just not for this
space.
I
didn’t want to write something here that I could have given Jason and hit a
much wider audience because lets face it as far as I know right now the only
people reading this weirdness is The shirt tail mess (they invoked this demon) Jason,
The dutchman, my daughter Cindy (why aren’t you studying?) Tony’s creation Ray, Bill/Heather and Mark Lewis
(he likes watching axes being ground or something…who knows why limousine liberals
do what they do) And so far I’ve been able to rework on a larger scale some of
my past write ups, A lot of new information and a few hunting trips/ treks.
My
current plan is to Add information here to articles that appear in “Muzzleloader”.
This way in fair use I can use images and artifacts that I wasn’t able to in
the article. I can also add information
that I have dug up after the issue went to print. The nice thing about my blog
for me has always been I was able to add documentation I’ve found in real time
and since I’m prone to weird fits of reading at any given time of the day.
So
I hope going forward if you’ve enjoyed my weirdness you’ll jump over to the muzzleloader
magazine site and subscribe www.muzzleloadermagazine.com
. Support a magazine that has given to our hobby for decades and is willing to
take a chance on research based trekking/woodcraft/hunting/bad ideas like this
blog. I’ll still be here yelling at
windmills but you’ll be able to hear the whole weird rant there. Plus, you’ll
be able to say hipster phrases like “I was into the buffalo trace before it
went mainstream and lost its edge”. We’re
not Punk rock we’re new wave…
Anyhow so to keep rocking with that…its December so that means Pa muzzleloader season is right around the corner. That for me means how do I stay warm while running around looking for a deer. If you are like Levi my wife will buy you a vest that looks like something Marty Mcfly would wear in back to the future. Seriously folks the women in my life are so jealous of this dog they are trying to kill his hunting instincts.
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| Poor Levi looking like Marty Mcfly |
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| blanket surtout,,,snuggy with pockets |
To add to last years jacket info I did an article on capotes, great coats and blankets coats. Two examples Ive made for myself are more on the line of a great coat…or if a great coat and a capote had a baby. The first example I took off of a mid 18th century image of a group of Canadians. It’s a bound blanket coat with a collar. Right now my plans for it are nothing more then trying to wear it to look more pimp like then the dutchman (the guy has a fur collar on his great coat, I’m done with him trying to pass me off as an unlicensed trader)
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| 1770s canadian image |
The 2nd example is from
a runaway ad and was a nice find for my coats made of blankets file. I used a
Rob Stone blanket to make my “surtout”. A surtout is basically a great coat
without a cape. Just a large straight bodied overcoat. The blanket was one I
had used for awhile so this is going to be my new goto overcoat. Another set of pockets and a wearable
sleeping bag make this a great garment for late season camping. The more I study
working class clothes the more use of blankets as cloth I find. For someone
working outside before central heat this makes total sense and is a nice view
on just what working class /backcountry folks wore in cold weather.
Now
the next level of weirdness in this post…We are on the eve of the 250th
of Dunmore’s war. Right now I’m planning on hitting two Dunmore’s events this
summer so for the next few weeks I’m going to take a page out of Jim Mullins
handbook and post a few kit building posts to get folks into the mindset of the
best of the 250th events. Using the Mckorle store lists show folks
some common purchases leading up to that campaign (hint time to rehash blue
leggings and ozenbrig hunting shirts) as
well as some other gear that pops up. I’d
also like to toss out that I’m planning on doing a Dunmore’s trek in Western Pa
in late July. If you are interested drop me an email at thebuffalotrace1765@gmail.com
So yeah stuff is changing here but
if it didn’t keep moving forward would it really be worth reading?
And
before I forget to say this…Thank you for reading this. If it wasn’t for you
guys reading this for years, I wouldn’t have been given a chance to go to a
bigger audience. The emails, questions, comments, feedback have all helped me
keep being weird and writing. Thank you
I can't wait to read what you put in Muzzleloader and the update that you put here.
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