I would recommend making it small and carrying only what you need for a
day or two of shooting.
My shooting bag is but 7"x7" and about 2" deep without sides sections.
It has two smaller pockets inside sewn to the back that hold smaller
stuff I need to find quickly. I can fit all I need in there for several
days of shooting or hunting. I believe it is made of heavy cowhide and
is neither too stiff or too soft.
Too many of shooters have shooting bags that weigh upwards of 5 pounds
and for the life of me I do not know how they find a ball or patch in
all that junk they carry in there. I call mine a shooting bag and keep
only shooting stuff in it. I don't use it as a tool box. I used an old
leather purse my first year hunting till I figured out what size I
wanted.
There is a famous painting of an early American either hunting or at a
turkey shoot and his shooting pouch appears to be only about 6"x6"
inches and wore high up.
Refer to "The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch" book by Madison Grant if
you can find a copy. It will aid you greatly.
Good luck.
bb
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I am starting to need to put together a possibilies bag and would like to
know what you'll think about what kind of hide to make it out of. I am
considering elk but I think price might push me to deer. Your thoughts.
ED
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:47:08 -0700
From: "Tom Ballstaedt" <thsb@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Possibilies Bag
Ed,
when you say possibles bag do you mean a shooting bag? or are you referring
to a possibles bag separate from your shooting bag? the way i understand
the terms the two are entirely separate bags. my possible bag is made of
12 oz hemp canvas, more a small haversack really. in it, i carry my
wallet, fire making stuff and a few other odd items i like to keep on my
person, just in case me and my pony get separated from eachother.
Tom #1834
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>
> Folks,
>
> I am starting to need to put together a possibilies bag and would like to
> know what you'll think about what kind of hide to make it out of. I am
> considering elk but I think price might push me to deer. Your thoughts.
>
> ED
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I made my shootong bag out of moose hide that I dyed a dark brown. I made
in the style of a double bag(I found the pattern in Book of Buckskinning .
It is nice there in that I can keep my balls and patch material in one
pocket and all the other stuff needed in the other pocket. That way when I
am shooting I do not have to shuffle through all the other stuff to find a
ball.
I made my possibles bag out of some ticking material I had. I put a couple
of pockets in it and coated the whole thing with beeswax for waterproofing(a
definate must in Oregon). It serves me well for the carrying of food stuffs
and any other sundries I may need.
I had recieved a bag out of elk from a friend, but ended up passing it
along to a another friend as I felt it just was not heavy/sturdy enough.
Just my two cents,
Twostitch
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> Folks,
>
> I am starting to need to put together a possibilies bag and would like
to
> know what you'll think about what kind of hide to make it out of. I am
> considering elk but I think price might push me to deer. Your thoughts.
>
> ED
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I assumed he meant shooting bag when he said it was made of leather.
bb
> Ed,
> when you say possibles bag do you mean a shooting bag? or are you
> referring
> to a possibles bag separate from your shooting bag? the way i understand
> the terms the two are entirely separate bags. my possible bag is made
> of
> 12 oz hemp canvas, more a small haversack really. in it, i carry my
> wallet, fire making stuff and a few other odd items i like to keep on my
> person, just in case me and my pony get separated from eachother.
> Tom #1834
>
>
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>> To: <hist_text@xmission.com>
>> Date: 1/31/2004 1:14:24 PM
>> Subject: MtMan-List: Possibilies Bag
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I am starting to need to put together a possibilies bag and would like
>> to
>> know what you'll think about what kind of hide to make it out of. I am
>> considering elk but I think price might push me to deer. Your thoughts.
>>
>> ED
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Lee,
Welcome, I have enjoyed your inspiring artwork for quite some time. When i see the adds for your prints in the magazines i read. It takes me from the confines of modern life and allows me to gaze in to the past of the true mountaineers of the early 1800's and reflect on my own primitive adventures. I particularly enjoyed the one where the trapper is putting a buffalo robe on his horse. ya get a shiver just looking at it. Great work Lee keep em coming
Tom AMM#1834 Poison River Party
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My possibles bag is canvas, about the 2/3 size of a pillow case, and ties shut at the top like any other bag. I put gun maintenence stuff, (lead, ladle, molds), fire starting stuff & extra tinder, a couple tools I need, and . . . other possbles in it. I have these things divided in a couple or three skin or canvas pouches just to keep every thing organized. I carry a strike-a-light, compass, and a tiny mirror (in case I get something in my eye and need to get it out), in my shooting bag which measures about 7 inches wide and 8 inches long. I carry these things in my shooting pouch just in case my pack horse runs off with all my regular stuff. Are there many period references to possibles bags? I remember seeing tanned skin pouches in museums called "possibles bags", with stripes of quill work and hair cones, about 20 inches square or so and of Indian manufacture, from about the end of the 19th century. These were collected as Indian artifacts. Though late, and not all of them are,
could they be any relation to what the mountaineers carried?
I suppose a possibles bag could be any bag that a man could carry things in. Cowboys carried "warbags", and Joe Back ( Horses Hitches & Rocky Trails) drew one from early 20th c. that looked like a small seabag or dufflebag. Could possibles bag include something that looked like those?
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<DIV>My possibles bag is canvas, about the 2/3 size of a pillow case, and ties shut at the top like any other bag. I put gun maintenence stuff, (lead, ladle, molds), fire starting stuff & extra tinder, a couple tools I need, and . . . other possbles in it. I have these things divided in a couple or three skin or canvas pouches just to keep every thing organized. I carry a strike-a-light, compass, and a tiny mirror (in case I get something in my eye and need to get it out), in my shooting bag which measures about 7 inches wide and 8 inches long. I carry these things in my shooting pouch just in case my pack horse runs off with all my regular stuff. Are there many period references to possibles bags? I remember seeing tanned skin pouches in museums called "possibles bags", with stripes of quill work and hair cones, about 20 inches square or so and of Indian manufacture, from about the end of the 19th century. These were collected as Indian artifacts. Though late, and not all
of them are, could they be any relation to what the mountaineers carried? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I suppose a possibles bag could be any bag that a man could carry things in. Cowboys carried "warbags", and Joe Back ( Horses Hitches & Rocky Trails) drew one from early 20th c. that looked like a small seabag or dufflebag. Could possibles bag include something that looked like those?</DIV>
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From: Lee Teter <leeteter@yahoo.com>
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Tom Ballstaedt <thsb@earthlink.net> wrote:Lee,
Welcome, I have enjoyed your inspiring artwork for quite some time. When i see the adds for your prints in the magazines i read. It takes me from the confines of modern life and allows me to gaze in to the past of the true mountaineers of the early 1800's and reflect on my own primitive adventures. I particularly enjoyed the one where the trapper is putting a buffalo robe on his horse. ya get a shiver just looking at it. Great work Lee keep em coming
Tom AMM#1834 Poison River Party
Thanks for the welcome. I have been getting ready to paint Mountain Men for about ten years. I have put a lot of time into research. Up until now I painted mostly easter frontier history. You can see more pictures, some of Mountain Men, at www.leeteter.com.
I met Wyn Ormand and a couple other guys from your party at Bridger. It was a great pleasure on my part.
I hope my art can portray the period properly. I'll sure try my best. It will be slow at first but I've decided to devote at least the next five years exclusively to the Mountain Men.
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> Tom AMM#1834 Poison River Party</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the welcome. I have been getting ready to paint Mountain Men for about ten years. I have put a lot of time into research. Up until now I painted mostly easter frontier history. You can see more pictures, some of Mountain Men, at <A href="http://www.leeteter.com">www.leeteter.com</A>. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I met Wyn Ormand and a couple other guys from your party at Bridger. It was a great pleasure on my part.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope my art can portray the period properly. I'll sure try my best. It will be slow at first but I've decided to devote at least the next five years exclusively to the Mountain Men. </DIV>