Caribou Blanket | Life Below Zero

miss caribou hides going to make a nice

miss caribou hides going to make a nice blanket

blanket

blanket you don’t just rip a caribou hide off of

you don’t just rip a caribou hide off of

you don’t just rip a caribou hide off of the caribou and start sleeping on it’s

the caribou and start sleeping on it’s

the caribou and start sleeping on it’s got to be cleaned up there’s still fat

got to be cleaned up there’s still fat

got to be cleaned up there’s still fat on here these warble fly maggots that

on here these warble fly maggots that

on here these warble fly maggots that I’m cleaning off warm flies lay eggs on

I’m cleaning off warm flies lay eggs on

I’m cleaning off warm flies lay eggs on caribou and their fur and summertime

caribou and their fur and summertime

caribou and their fur and summertime eggs hatch little maggots born under the

eggs hatch little maggots born under the

eggs hatch little maggots born under the skin down the legs usually then they

skin down the legs usually then they

skin down the legs usually then they migrate up to the back kind of a pain

migrate up to the back kind of a pain

migrate up to the back kind of a pain because they degrade the hide some

because they degrade the hide some

because they degrade the hide some people find it kind of tedious buddies

people find it kind of tedious buddies

people find it kind of tedious buddies have to work taking all that stuff off

have to work taking all that stuff off

have to work taking all that stuff off you want to hide the last you don’t want

you want to hide the last you don’t want

you want to hide the last you don’t want any fat or junk that’s going to be

any fat or junk that’s going to be

any fat or junk that’s going to be rancid on it without cutting holes

rancid on it without cutting holes

rancid on it without cutting holes through the hide that’s the big thing

through the hide that’s the big thing

through the hide that’s the big thing it’s a very delicate operation the goal

it’s a very delicate operation the goal

it’s a very delicate operation the goal is to get the hide

is to get the hide

is to get the hide flexible soft after it dries mostly it’s

flexible soft after it dries mostly it’s

flexible soft after it dries mostly it’s by scraping sometimes chewing on it

by scraping sometimes chewing on it

by scraping sometimes chewing on it because what you’ll see is you’ll

because what you’ll see is you’ll

because what you’ll see is you’ll actually see it turning the leather like

actually see it turning the leather like

actually see it turning the leather like right here if you just chew it a little

right here if you just chew it a little

right here if you just chew it a little bit you know the whole days people use

bit you know the whole days people use

bit you know the whole days people use to hide all the time saliva actually

to hide all the time saliva actually

to hide all the time saliva actually helps it a lot of people don’t get to do

helps it a lot of people don’t get to do

helps it a lot of people don’t get to do stuff like this anymore

stuff like this anymore

stuff like this anymore everybody used to do this everybody used

everybody used to do this everybody used

everybody used to do this everybody used to work on hides that was just a normal

to work on hides that was just a normal

to work on hides that was just a normal way of life it’s a special feeling when

way of life it’s a special feeling when

way of life it’s a special feeling when you’ve got your food and your bedding on

you’ve got your food and your bedding on

you’ve got your food and your bedding on a mountain that you can see right out

a mountain that you can see right out

a mountain that you can see right out the window while you’re in your cabin

the window while you’re in your cabin

the window while you’re in your cabin that’s what subsistence living is it’s

that’s what subsistence living is it’s

that’s what subsistence living is it’s just nice just like doing the dishes

just nice just like doing the dishes

just nice just like doing the dishes it’s like chopping firewood working on a

it’s like chopping firewood working on a

it’s like chopping firewood working on a hide you see the results right in front

hide you see the results right in front

hide you see the results right in front of your eyes look at that and that

of your eyes look at that and that

of your eyes look at that and that beautiful

beautiful

beautiful that’s going to make a beautiful blanket

that’s going to make a beautiful blanket

that’s going to make a beautiful blanket I like it