What’s Going on in Your Brigade? Hello the Camp! Well, it’s taken longer than usual to get the summer heat up and going, and I for one have been happy to take advantage of this cooler summer . . . so far. One of the pieces of feedback I consistently get from the Brigade,… (read more)
Ramblings from the Editor Fall is finally here! Well, almost . . . There’s nothing like a cool morning to get you thinking about priming that flintlock rifle, grabbing your bedroll and heading off into the woods. After what seemed like a summer that would never end, we’ve had quite a few cooler mornings recently,… (read more)
Movie theaters are now flooded with a new mountain man story. Well, not a new story per se, as the story of Hugh Glass is certainly not new, and the 1971 film Man in the Wilderness has taken this subject on before. From what I have read in Muzzleloader and Backwoodsman, Brother Clay Landry has… (read more)
Going back a few issues in The Trace, I found a cool quote from Cuz about an event he attended up north, in the deep winter: “For my bedroll, I layered up a canvas tarp on top of the straw already on the floor, two wool saddle blankets, a buffalo robe under and over me…. (read more)
as excerpted from June 2014 Trace by Gerry “Lucky” Mesmer As our brigade expands and we add new folks I thought I would ramble a few minutes . . . about getting new guys started. Now, I don’t mean paperwork and the process, but really the kit side, equipage, accouterments…stuff. Many of us started off… (read more)
Red River Brigade – Winter Camp Hosted by the Warfield Party Feb 26-28, 2016 Oakville, TX Note: date is now updated to Feb 26-28, due to land availability. Booshway – Paul “Many Rifles” Laster – manyrifles@buckskinning.org – 512-914-2940 Segundo – Gerry “Lucky” Messmer – amm2016@reagan.com – 910-964-2580 Brigade camp in the brush country. The year… (read more)
Hello Brothers, Yes, it is soon to be that time of year again. The annual Fall Encampment at The Museum of the Great Plains is to be held October 20th through the 25th . I have been asked by Brigade Booshway Kraig Fallwell to Booshway this years event. This year we are looking for great… (read more)
The below is a question an answer session from some AMM brothers about “German tan” in St. Louis . . . Question – Does anyone know if “German tan” using fish oil was common in St. Louis? V/R Lucky Answer: The process has been used in Europe for some time. However, I’ve never found any… (read more)
In the January 2014 issue of The Trace, Brother Gerry Messmer mentioned the possibility of a future lead shortage in US. He advised to consider stocking up on lead and provided a great chart on round ball per pound of lead. Regardless of whether you want to heed his warning, the chart is a great… (read more)
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