Mountain man names.......

[Big John]

A hunting friend is named ..No Boom!

[woodman]

Several years ago at the Paonia Pilgrim Rendezvous there was a lady that participated in the shoot that weekend that not once not twice, but four times dryballed her rifle.
  A very creative feller that used to be the life of the council fire back then named her
 "4 men crossing a desert"
 Woodman

[DSbur]

Many seasons ago a dear ol' gal at Rondy's was called 'Two Blankets' (she was rather well fed).

I've been called alternately 'Lonewolf' (in my younger days attended events sans family/girlfriend/etc) and 'Broken Knuckles' (more as a threat to me as my shooting was pretty accurate in my youth and the elders wanted to break my knuckles to tune me down a little...).

[wwpete52]

You guys are going to get mad at me for saying this but in my opinion the "mountain man" name thing is kind of hokey.  I have a mountain man name.  I got it about 20 years ago.  Today I don't even tell anyone what it is. Did a lot of the real mountain men have "names" like that?  That's just my stinking opinion.  I know it ain't worth much.

[greyhunter]

Have had a beard since leaving the service in 69, and with my last name it didn't take long before I was called Grizzly Adams.  Now the beard has changed color so I'm not so grizzly eenymore.

[Pichou]

You guys are going to get mad at me for saying this but in my opinion the "mountain man" name thing is kind of hokey.  I have a mountain man name.  I got it about 20 years ago.  Today I don't even tell anyone what it is. Did a lot of the real mountain men have "names" like that?  That's just my stinking opinion.  I know it ain't worth much.

They aren't really mountain man names.  They are modern rondyvoo names.  About as authentic as the stuff you can buy at rondyvoo.  Hippie pouches, sugar sack hats, rock candy on a stick, plastic beads and bamboo flutes.  

[Two Steps]

They aren't really mountain man names. They are modern rondyvoo names. About as authentic as the stuff you can buy at rondyvoo. Hippie pouches, sugar sack hats, rock candy on a stick, plastic beads and bamboo flutes.

Hmm...Don't think I made that Voo...Made a lot of others though...and met some fine folks who were having a large time.  Many of them had/have camp names.  Most of these names were bestowed on them by their friends..very often based on something they would just as soon put behind them  :shock:   You can figure out why, I'm sure  :rt th
Al

[oomcurt]

Just my two cents on this...

There are Rondevous..and then there are rondevous...

I guess a lot depends on who is having the voo, what the parameters are for those who wish to attend, and so forth. One thing I do know, this thing with rock candy and all that...imo, those are more of an outing than a voo. Now, don't get me wrong....on the opposite side of the coin one has those juried events...to me, those are something I avoid, but, I also don't really get much out of going to a voo where almost anything goes as far as being historically accurate. Now, I guess I am being a bit fussy here over one item I really cannot understand why/how most voos permit it. That is where one sees people in revolutionary garb as well as having the fairer sex show up in fairly fancy dresses. Now come on...no way is that "period correct" imo. For one, I don't ever recall hearing of any white woman making it to a rondevous until about 1836 or 1838, and those were missionary people.

Anyhow...getting back to names...most folks I know who have a "handle" got it from someone who gave it to them, and, as was said..not entirely complementary. That....is part of the fun of it. I guess from what I have heard, there may be instances where some nick name is a bit hokey, especially if the owner of it picked it up himself. Did the mountain men have nick names? I dunno..My guess is some did, some didn't. The thing to remember here is...way back then...a man's business was his own business...one just did not pry into it or ask to many questions. So...he might come up with a name out of the blue, so to speak. Didn't make any difference to those folks back then...you called him by the name he told you.

[wwpete52]

I know, it just seems like something you would find at a Cub Scout camp.  

[rollingb]

[Wyoming Mike]

Off the top of my head I can take a shot at it.

1. "Thunderbolt"
2. "Black"  Harris - can't remember the first name
3. "Old Pino"
4. "Cadet"
5. "Peg Leg"  Smith - can't remember the first name
6. "Big Chief"
7. "Tall Crane"
8. "Cut Nose"
9. "Cut Hand"
10. "Cut Face"
11. "Broken Hand"  Tom Fitzpatrick
12. "Bald Head"
13. "Medicene Calf"
14. "White Headed Eagle"
15. "Black Beard"  Joe Walker - maybe?
16. "Ol' Solitare  Bill Willeams - maybe?
17. "Ol' Gabe"  Jim Bridger
18. "Kit"   Christopher Carson

[Pichou]

Now I'm not saying rondy names aren't fun, cause they are.  But some people take them waaay too serious.   :lol:  :roll eyes

BTW, Cut Nose is a real common Indian name.  Men often lost their noses in fights.  In some tribes, that was also how a man punished his wife for adultery.  Not very P.C. huh?

[Two Steps]

But some rondy folk start thinking there is something mystical and sacred about being named for something like peeing on yourself.

HEY!!  They changed my name to Two Steps not long after that!  Besides...it wasn't my fault...cold fingers...drop fronts... :rotf

[Minnesota Mike]

Well like someone observed before - you get names like that associated from friends, family, non-freinds, etc. - nicknames are just that nicknames - given for some reason. Have seen that in scouting, college, Navy, and 'vousing. Heck even in the family, there are nicknames.

Will admit though that modern day nicknames do seem to have a strong touch of humor involved.

r/
MM

[Uncle Russ]

Years ago, while living in El Paso, TX,  I owned a beautiful Chocolate Lab named Lady Kahula Britt......Britt for short.....Britt went everywhere I went, and was just a pleasant, well behaved, lovable dog, who loved people and people loved her.

I took her to a Voos in Silver City.... Membres Mountain Men, and she spent a few days with me.
She did her "business" outside of camp, and wouldn't as much as "pee" on the ground around where other folks were present.....great behavior for a dog!

Well, wouldn't ya know that one of the folks stepped in her mess once, while out trying to shoot a Jackrabbit, and they ended up calling him Dog Man Do!

Yep, Some of those names come from some really interesting situations and, fair or not, or whether you like it or not, you are sometimes stuck with 'em.


Uncle Russ...