beaver hide for shoe pacs...?

[the Black Spot]

anyone used this with the hair on(inside shoe)? did it hold up pretty good? thanks

[tg]

Beaver skin is not very thick, I doubt it would wear well unless worn within an overshoe of some sort.

[Lady of the Woods]

haven't used beaver hide, but I have used lots of rabbit hides. they are cheap if you buy them at faire or vous and/or readily abundant if you hunt. They seem only to last me a season per hide but they keep my tootsies toasty. Anything much thicker and my shoepacks wouldn't fit comfortably either so I guess maybe necessity is the mother of invention for me... I'll look forward to what others have to say on the subject... I'll probably be makin new packs next summer.
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[mike rumping]

get the hair off a deer hide too, works right
well inside a moc to help keep you warm.