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| Everything has to be square so that the tarp will fit |
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| Snow load is so heavy here you have to have good support |
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| Notice the shed is being built right over the Alpine Skidoo |
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| After being nailed the tarp is tied with rope to get the wind from taking it. It took about 4 hours to get all the poles and another 2 hours to put it up. |
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Hey Trappers I like your new header picture behind your title. That tent will keep the cold off your skidoo's . Snow here in Scotland too very early for us and very low temperatures for this time of the year:)Brian(:
Hello from Chicago, IL, USA! Just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for keeping this blog. I stumbled across this article the other day: http://www.scribd.com/doc/20330546/Lessons-Learned-From-an-Alaskan-Trapper and started wondering what the trapping/wilderness lifestyle would be like. I did some googleing and then spent the last few hours reading your blog from its earliest post. I finished 2009 then "flashed forward" to your most recent post to make sure that all was still well before making this comment.
What a fascinating lifestyle you have! I'm a great lover of the outdoors, but the most time I ever spent very far from civilization was a 5 week hike on the Appalachian Trail a few years ago. A friend of mine has a cabin in a "remote" part of Kentucky that I love to spend a few days at when I can get away. ("remote" = 2 hours by car from the nearest Walmart. haha.) There's no electricity, and water comes from a spring, plus my cell phone won't work unless I climb to the ridge. So for me that's getting away!
Question: With all your descriptions of gear (snowmobiles, generators, etc..) and the expense involved in flying supplies in, how much fur do you have to sell each winter to support your living expenses? (I know absolutely nothing about the fur market...)
Anyway, thanks again for your pictures and posts! Now I have to go pour some more coffee and read 2010...
-Ron
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