The following is a list of various web resources for buckskinning. mountain man, and related historical subjects. Whenever possible, testimonial information will be included from buckskinning.org users to give insight into how valuable these resources really are.
Weapon suppliers
Dixie Gun Works – http://www.dixiegunworks.com/ – a lot of their products lean more towards the Civil War reenactor, but their catalog is a great one-stop resource
Track of The Wolf – http://www.trackofthewolf.com – They offer consignment guns through their website – some great one-of-a-kind pieces. Check often.
Loyalist Arms – https://www.loyalistarms.ca/ – One of the best suppliers of period-correct weaponry, more on the military side, going all the way back to the late 1600s!
Suppliers
Wooden Hawk Trading Co. – http://www.woodenhawk.com
Townsends – https://www.townsends.us/ – Great period clothing selection and really nice and helpful folks
Panther Primitives – http://www.pantherprimitives.com – Some of the best customer service in the industry
Crazy Crow Trading Post – http://www.crazycrow.com
Track of The Wolf – http://www.trackofthewolf.com
YaTaHai Beads & Buckskin/SparrowHawk Publishing – http://www.yatahai.com – Custom, handstitched, deer or elk clothing and moccasins. A wide range of styles, many color and decoration choices! Limited only by your imagination! We produce a line of nine (9) original Moccasin Patterns. A manual for designing/sewing your own clothing: Buckskin Basics & Workbook. All questions are welcome, we understand your order is special to you and work with you to make sure you get exactly what you have in mind! Email anytime or call 253-926-1200.
Carl Dyers Moccasins – http://www.carldyers.com/
Fugawee – http://www.fugawee.com/ – brogans, etc.
Oakhill Enterprises – http://www.frontiernet.net/~oakhill/
Clearwater Hat Company – http://www.clearwaterhats.com/
Lodge info
Panther Primitives – http://www.pantherprimitives.com – Good people and tents from ALL time periods
Strinz Tent & Tipi – http://www.strinz.com/tipi/ – good quality and service – ordered a diamond shelter from here and it is bomb-proof
Tentsmiths – http://tentsmiths.com/
Other Buckskinners on the web
Ron “Doc” Obenhaus – http://www.robenhaus.host22.com/ – Check out Doc’s Beginner’s Page for great tips on getting started in buckskinning.
Talking Bear – http://www.talking-bear.com/
Crazy Coyote’s page – http://members.tripod.com/gazingcyot/index.htm – Crazy is a man who truly has and continues to walk the walk. He is hard core and very, very good in terms of his skills and regular wilderness experiences.
Magazines
Backwoodsman – http://www.backwoodsmanmag.com – A great magazine and an indispensable resource for the “21st-Century frontiersman”
Muzzleloader – http://www.muzzleloadermag.com – Probably the best primitive shooting magazine available
Neat stuff
Cathy Smith – http://www.cathyasmith.com/repro.htm repro for museums
Ethnobotany – http://herb.umd.umich.edu/
Modern Hard Tack – http://www.backpacker.com/article/0,2646,2100,00.html
Musket cleaning kit – http://www.nwta.com/couriers/11-96/clean.html
Native American Technology and Art – http://www.nativetech.org/
Glossary of Mountain Man Terms – http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss.html
Building the Osage Bow – http://www.osageorange.com/
General survival info – http://www.equipped.com/srvskl.htm – nice to know when traveling afield
General living history resources – http://www.geocities.com/livinghistoryresources/
Learn about Pewter – http://www.ramshornstudio.com/pewter.htm
Wampum – http://www.wampumkeeper.com/wkexplore.html
Buckskinning and reenactment organizations
Living History.net – http://www.living-history.net – Resources for reenactors from 1750-1865 with an extensive list of events
New Jersey Frontier Guard – http://www.frontierguard.org/
Fort Buenaventura Mountain Men – http://fortbuenaventuramountainmen.org/
The American Mountain Men – http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/index.html
Requirements – http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/bosloper.html
Historical Trekking – http://www.historicaltrekking.com/
Texian Legacy Association – http://www.texianlegacy.com
Amohkail Creek – http://amohkali.southeasterntrading.com/index.htm
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“For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly.”
– Luther Standing Bear