Moccasins

I can go anywhere with mocs and leggings.

A moccasin is a labor intensive article to make so it should be used only in times of need and on forgiving surfaces; the bare foot is the alternative. When a moc is made, one made of moose, is the prime footwear for outdoor use. You can get your whole foot soaked in water and the moc won’t get uncomfortable like a boot. Like a removable and replaceable tough callous for a bare foot, they are flexible and very light and use, requiring only three pieces of biodegradable material: the vamp, the sole and sides, and the lace to sew the two together. The short comings are that they slip on slopes, they are not warm, and they should not be used on rocks or gravel roads.

Unless the sole is made of a thick hide, like a moose moc, a deer skin moccasin will wear through easily. 

Needing to keep your eyes forward when you hunt, this would be a time to utilize the quiet foot covering as you can traverse bramble, thorns, and cones safely.

A lighter moc is important during camp work and while asleep, as the deer hide has a great capacity to prevent no-seeums', mosquito, and other biting bugs from ravaging the skin around the foot. The moc stays these bites even when the hide used happens to be hugging the skin (be sure the weave in the seams is tight to increase the protective ability of the shoe). 

You can reinforce the protective capacity, and dramatically increasing insulation by piling foliage on your feet while you sleep.

The moccasin is necessary in areas where thistles, rose, and certain other thorny bramble are present as these plants pierce the skin and cause infections and areas of debilitating swelling, particularly if the immune system is compromised. 

Hide thong seems the most reliable thread as sinew has proven to unravel or break, assuming only animal fibers are used. 

Do not use a whip stich for smoked hides except on the toe stitch of a traditional moccasin. Used an overlap seam with a running stitch (or some other stich).

In the summer and spring, they will sogg and keep soft if moved or worn while drying. Eventually it will harden after every time you use it and thus require pre soaking to wear again as working it in you hands will not suffice. You can re soften them in a soap and oil water mixed solution too. 

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