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    alternative to a pad?

    i was wondering if anyone has tried to use a reindeer hide as a pad? just a thought but i know the bushcrafters in the uk use them as ground pads. anyone know if it would work?

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    The subject of animal skins came up in another thread but I don't remember which one.
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    I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

    "Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
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    thanks i didnt see that one.

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