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THE WINTER OUTFIT 
HOW TO TIE SNOWSHOES AND AR¬ 
RANGE DUFFLE SOCKS FOR COMFORT 
By R. J. Fraser. 
M ANY a snowshoer would enjoy and 
appreciate his tramp much more if 
he could but find a way of tying on 
the shoes that would remain comfortable 
and require no attention throughout the 
trip. I know from sad experience that 
there is no more disagreeable task than 
that of tying and untying frozen strings 
in zero weather. 
Here is a rig that should interest the 
tramper. With well-stretched strings, 
either deerskin one and a half inches in 
width, or broad woven lamp wick, which 
is easier to obtain, this lashing when once 
properly tied needs no further attention. 
Also, the feet can be removed from the 
harness without any, or very little, as¬ 
sistance from the hands. Likewise, by 
reversing the operation the shoes are 
donned again without untying or tying the 
knots. 
The sketch describes itself. The heel 
loop “B” when once adjusted to the length 
of the foot, is permanent. No toe strap 
is necessary, though some trampers use it 
in addition to the rest of the harness. I 
have found it uncomfortable on a long trip. 
The thongs are crossed just back of the 
toes with a hitch as shown in Fig. 2, 
made by tying half of a square knot and 
then crossing the running ends. This 
hitch will not bind and can be shifted 
easily if found to bear uncomfortably on 
the foot. A half-hitch is taken about the 
heel strap at the side and the ends brought 
back of the heel and knotted. 
This rig is a native one, tested by time 
and long, strenuous trails, and experience 
has shown that for travel in the native’s 
country the inventions of the aborigines 
can seldom be improved upon. 
The “square duffle sock” is an article of 
foot clothing little seen south of the 
Canadian line. Blanket socks are quite 
common, slipper-like affairs sewn from 
blankets, that fit snugly inside of the moc¬ 
casin and give ideal protection to the snow- 
shoer’s foot. Their fault lies in the fact 
that they wear through quickly where the 
ball of the foot bears on the cross string 
of the snowshoe. 
W HEN thus worn the sock’s useful¬ 
ness is ended and it goes into the 
discard. The square sock over¬ 
comes that fault. Each time that the 
foot is dressed the sock can be put on 
differently and all part wear equally, add¬ 
ing greatly to its term of life. For an 
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Here is the Method Used by Men Who 
Are on Snowshoes Months at a Time. 
average-sized foot a piece of blanket 18 
inches square is about the proper size, but 
a few trials soon determine what gives 
the best results. 
Adjust under the foot as shown in Fig. I. 
Fold the corners “A” and “A” over the 
foot as in Fig. 2, and then underneath the 
foot again as in Fig. 3. You have thus 
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has it ever occurred to you that the men worth while were always ready to help 
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