Siberian Hunter Skis explained and demonstrated

[@TJackSurvival]

Hey, boss, I come to check out your channel. Thanks for posting stuff in the Tribe. It's always welcome! Respectfully me.

[@naturewithandy7204]

Snowshoes are fairly easy to construct with small saplings and cordage. Whereas skis require the processing of large pieces of lumber. Which may explain why snowshoes developed in North America, while skis were made in Eurasia where iron tools were available. Great videos btw.

[@jessicat3951]

Love them! I would love to know the dimensions, and get a better look at the binding!

[@Tipi_Dan]

Less drag than Ojibwa-pattern snowshoes is very attractive. I looked for a commercial version but the Altai mentioned below is apparently not imported into the US.

[@hobojordo]

Look up Altai hok skis ..never tried the.m but the closet thing

[@davidmilton7]

Hi Jordan, check out Altai skis! they make a cool modern version of these traditional skis, based on skis used in the altai mountains, pretty useful up here in Canada too. Keep up the great content

[@hobojordo]

Yeah would be cool to try out for sure! Hopefully I get a chance sometime.....

[@melvincollins8104]

Hey Jordan, I became a big fan of yours watching Alone, and have seen all your videos with the Evankis. I got a question. How would you have made skis on the show had you needed to stay there longer? With the equipment you had could you make Siberian skis or some other make shit style skis. Since you did have the Moose could you have used the fir? I'm really curious if it would be possible without a plane. Anyway, keep up the good work and I love your videos. Thanks

[@hobojordo]

Hey thanls...I made some things that would of worked .....roycraft snowskis they are called. It would be hard to make nice ones without a plane, but you could make something to get by

[@melvincollins8104]

@@hobojordo thanks for the reply man. Cool, did you use the fir from the moose's legs?

[@marclavallee1766]

Did you make those yourself?

[@hobojordo]

im in the process of making a how-to video now! (these i did not, though i have made them in russia)

[@feelsman7837]

How are the moose skins attached to the bottom?

[@hobojordo]

Glue and Staples or small nails along the edges

[@oswinhull4203]

The sound effects were totally necessary.

[@max_fjellstorm]

Please tell me what knife you are using there??

[@hobojordo]

www.wcknives.com/production-knives/northern-woodsman-amp-woodsman-companion-info-and-links. It was the companion

[@kevinwiens4804]

I bet these are actually much less work than a pair od snow shoes!

[@VahidCullsberg]

Hi Jordan, Here in Lapland skis are also the prefered way of transportation for hunting vs snow shoes. Are the skins folded around the edges?

[@hobojordo]

Yes they are! I'd like to see those... Same type thing?

[@hobojordo]

What skis do people use up there?

[@VahidCullsberg]

@@hobojordo The hunter's favorite nowadays is of the Swedish brand Tegsnäs. It's been around for about 100 years. A wooden skii that is used off the beaten tracks and like yours goes everywhere silently. I have them as well :) It's a longer type of ski with different width all along the length of the ski. tegsnas.se/skis/?lang=en Wooden skis for forest use has a long tradition in upper Scandinavia. The swedish army's ski is also kinda popular. It's also a wooden ski called Vita Blixten/The White Flash but is quiet heavy. I had a neighbor who made and sold skis. Bo Östergren. His skis are considered the Rolls-Royes of skis. The nose rise very slowly and makes the ski a bit longer than the average but which allows it to never sink even in deep powder snow. His skis are inspired by 5000 year old finds. The Sapmi people manufactured their own skis through the centuries. polarisen.se/manniskan/skidor/tillverkare-av-lossnoskidor/

[@barbarosa80503]

That’s cool, I suspect it’s possible to make a longer narrow snowshoe and then stitch skin with hair on it… hmmmmm

[@hobojordo]

Yeah that'd be cool to try