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I found this site which makes a variety of styles of moccasins, including one they suggest specifically for use on the Appalachian Trail. Their FAQ page has alot of information which might be useful if you wanted to try making your own.
http://www.arrowmoc.com/
Styles:
http://www.arrowmoc.com/mocasins.html
FAQs:
http://www.arrowmoc.com/arrowfaq.html
Their links page is quite interesting also. They must do a lot of work for people that are into blackpowder and historical re-enactments and so forth.
http://www.arrowmoc.com/alynx.html
Has anyone made their own moccasins for hiking? Any good tips or links?
cwayman1
06-22-2009, 19:40
haha, kind of on topic, but I decided to make a pair of houseshoe mocs a while back and this is what happened... :)
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=34579&c=666
it was corduroy lined with flannel and a piece of carpet pad between the two under the foot
cwayman1
06-22-2009, 19:42
also, a friend of mine and I have been wanting to try these...
http://www.hollowtop.com/sandals.htm
kayak karl
06-22-2009, 19:46
Has anyone made their own moccasins for hiking? Any good tips or links?
i made a pair when was in the Indian Guides in 1963, but not since then. my name was Little Flame:)
Nice work cwayman1. I like the idea of starting with something like that for home use.
Easy to sew and good prototyping for learning how to make trail mocs.
kayak karl aka Little Flame,
Neat stuff. Did you get much wear out of them?
sasquatch2014
06-24-2009, 07:51
I am planning to make a pair of Moc's with my kids this fall. I need to find a good source of thick leather for the sole of mine.
On those sandals they look like a pair that I had bought when i was in Kenya back in the late 80's. They made theirs from tire for the sole but used inner tube for the straps and held the hole thing together with carpet tacks. They were the original keens. lol. Mine had some nice bead work on the straps as well. they would turn your feet black as night after you wore them for a little bit.
shelterbuilder
06-24-2009, 19:55
Hiking the AT in mocs??? Not in Pa.!!! Unless he's using "ballistic leather", the rocks will tear them to shreads.
I used to bow-hunt in mocs - you can feel every twig, pebble, and curve of the ground in mocs, unlike walking in regular hunting boots, so it's easier to walk quietly.
Old Grouse
06-24-2009, 20:01
Sasquatch, there's a Tandy Leather store in East Hartford, or you can order leather, kits and tools from them online.