01-23-2009, 12:01 AM
As Kineas mentioned, the boots I have are very similar to centerseam moccasins and are based on the gold Spherical Vessel with Relief Scenes from Scythian Life held in Hermitage St Petersburg ( http://hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/04/b ... _07_4.html ). The puttees are made of thick wool blanketing, too thick as once they were wet it took a long time to dry. The cloaks are from a friend of mine that spent time visiting Central Asia.
However the comment from Giannis about Turkish killims has peaked my interest. I will have to try to track some down for future overnight trips. And in response to your question, the snow generaly does not stick however I did breakthrough a couple streams and yes my feet got very wet.
However the comment from Giannis about Turkish killims has peaked my interest. I will have to try to track some down for future overnight trips. And in response to your question, the snow generaly does not stick however I did breakthrough a couple streams and yes my feet got very wet.