Breathability Of Different Materials
I'm wondering if there's anything comparable to brain-tanned hide, because I don't have the opportunity to make it (yet). Is it like canvas, linen, or what? Also, I've heard that an animal stomach is...
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Ok, first of all, what weather are you in? Cold/wet, cold/dry, warm/wet, or warm/dry. Or All Mixed Up like here in Missouri? lol I would say wool is the next best thing to buckskin. It can get wet,...
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Wool is awesome for wet and cold. I had a Maine lobster boat and fished commercial in winter (year round) Lots of wool, and Grundens rain gear of course. With wool gloves my hands could be soaked and...
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there is non itchy wool...amazingly ...I do not know what the difference is..I used to be highly allergic to wool....would break out in a rash but I have a capote I made from a 4 point Whitney's...
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I would compare brain tan to suede in feel but if you are looking for a material to use instead of brain tan then yes wool works well outdoors. I'm not sure about breathable stomach but they use to...
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Thanks, everyone! I've got to say: Merino wool socks have fixed a lot of problems I ran into (for one, the cotton socks I used would pretty much be worn through after one long walk!). Great trick to...
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Wolfeye- Oh!!!!!!!! Borts I know a little about. You would never a breathable container of a sorts to store it. Borts is preserved in a superior way, cold dried. I cold dried meat and it will last...
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Hello Folks How about jute for insulation. Tomas
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Give it a try Tomas and let us know how it turns out.Tomas wrote:Hello Folks How about jute for insulation. Tomas
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Looked it up. Seems like jute clothing would be kindof like burlap? Seems that would be pokey and itchier than wool, but IDK, I've never tried to wear it. Ma
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Jute....sounds....ummmMMMM ...harsh ...about like grass..only stiffer. and grass was used as stuffing in boots etc.....by many cultures. Quills
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In boots, sure. Don't think I'd wanna make a set of under clothes out of it though. ~LOL~ Ma
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Hello Folks Jute properly prepared is used in making undergarments such as t shirts and underwear, it has a feel of soft cotton thus prepared. Jute(burlap) has been used as insulation in high temp...
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Hello Folks Here is an item about the Sami people a contemporary tribal peoples. The item shows tribal skills in boot insulation and tanning methods....
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In the original post ...wolfeye asked what braintan was most comparable to ...If I had to pick one thing...I would say a piece of very strong felt.....if you've ever felt...felt....or cut it ..its...
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Interesting link Tomas...would like to see more about the tanning .....methods and such like. To me her hands did not look like she tanned too many hides .... Just saying....:-) but very interesting...
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Hello Quills Here is a nice item on bark tanning from right here in Paleo followed by a link to an 1861 source that says the Sami/Laplanders used birch bark (pg 291)....
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I think all northern peoples used that method in one way or another . just because ..where they lived it was so cold and no large place indoors to work on a hide .you notice ...she was sort of working...
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Yeah, no brains or presoftening... Hang dry and soften with minimal water, so it wouldn't get "too soft" she said. I'd imagine that's for helping to keep some water out. The way we do it, the buckskin...
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