taiga trappers life style

[randyt]

here's a video I came across about trappers in the siberian tiaga. Not sure if it really falls into primitive but not really modern either interesting nevertheless.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGo6Dy9eso

[shaner]

definatly a rough way to live and not getting better, reminds me of here in usa, they were called american indians?

[ClayPick]

Thanks for the link. I'll watch it this evening.

[ClayPick]

Here's a good read that covers life in the Taiga.

[Batch]

randyt,

I did click on your link and watched it. Worth the hour and a half.

I liked what he said about the skis. "You could buy those factory made skis. You and I go into the wood and you'll drop dead from fatigue after 15km. Me i just keep on skiing without a care in the world."

I kinda found it interesting what he said about raising cattle and not being able to kill them. He explains his philosophy very well I thought. It is between 1:11:30 and 1:13. "We are all killers or accomplices..."

I have had conversations with some real dimwits who thought I was kill for killing Bambi. But, they eat all manner of captive raised meat.


"Yeah, but I didn't kill it." they say. Yes, you did as surely as if you had pressed the trigger yourself.

Really good show, thanks for telling me about this!

[kyratshooter]

Well, so much for "strict Russian gun control"!

That guy has nearly as much junk as Hunter!

I saw a .22, a 12 ga double 0/U, an M44 and an SKS.

[Rick]

Yeah, but in Russia you buy directly from the military.

[randyt]

I found it very interesting. In regards to the firearms the folks at piterhunt seem to mostly use over and under shotguns and combo guns. I was surprised to see the sks in the video. The guy using his 22 to fish with reminded me of the swamp people show on tv.

I noticed that all the firearms sported a sling.

[randyt]

here's one on about the reindeer herders.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AoeAH-O4T8

[hunter63]

I'm thinking that what you are seeing is truly one of the last frontiers, until the land developers show up....like our "Old West'

PS, It's not "Junk'....it's a small collection......LOL

[Sourdough]

Can I buy the DVD.......? It will not play on dial-up. Well it plays but would take 19 hours.

[kyratshooter]

Yeah, but in Russia you buy directly from the military.

That's different from here, where my purchase is authorized after a background check by the state?

Ever bought through CMP?

Seems like 6 of one and 1/2 dozen of the other.