Reindeer hides?

[ForestNH/VT]

Mungo,

There is one on evilbay for $125 US. With the exchange rates what they are currently it might be a good deal for you.

item# 200048436772

Forest

 

[kiltedpict]

Topknot, thanks for the pic- they look good.

Unfortunately, It's on hold just now as money is a bit tight, but cheers everyone for your input.

KP

 

[ganstey]

I've had a reply from my contact in Norway. The website he pointed me to sells skins approx 1m x 1.5m for 900 Swedish Kronor, which works out about 70UKP. This does not include postage. They (the website) have said they can't export due to customs restrictions. Anyone any idea what the issue might be?

What would be considered a good price for a hide of this size?

If people are interested, I can push a bit harder re customs clearance, and maybe see if they would be willing to supply a few in a single delivery, to reduce postage. Not sure how they'd be distributed over here though. I've no idea what they are like, but I'm being sent a small sample.

G

 

[Celt_Ginger]

£70.00 is too expensive for me I'm afraid

 

[Sniper]

Was over at the Lanark Medieval Festival today and spotted a reindeer hide in one of the stalls, .......£95 ......stall holder told me she normally has 4 or 5 in stock but can get them in wiithin about a week normally. It's the first time I have actually seen and touched one close up. Wow! is all I can say no wonder they make great under blankets. So as soon as I can afford one I'll be calling. I know it's a bit pricey but at least they're available and in stock or can be within a week. Maybe she would negotiate for bulk, never thought to ask, but if anybody else is interested at this price I will find out....any takers.

 

[Thoth]

Hi KiltedPict, Waaaaaaay back in 2008 you wrote:

Does anyone know if you bought a standard hide, can you prepare the underside to make it waterproof, like the silicone backed hides? Maybe with Thompson waterseal or something similar?? or would that just rot the leather / hide??
KP

Did you ever find an answer to this? I have read of people thinning down clear silicone 'bathroom' sealant with a solvent and using this to apply a painted-on silicon waterproof backing to various materials, although not hide as far as I know. I am really keen on proofing some nice hides I have, but don't want to ruin them! Any tried and tested advice would be very welcome. Thanks.

 

[kiltedpict]

Nope. Never bothered in the end

 

[Keith_Beef]

I flew through one of the Scandinavian airports last year... it may well have been Stockholm, there were reindeer skins for sale in the airport, but they did not strike me as being very big. I don't remember the price, but I have a vague recollection of them being affordable.

Or maybe you could contact Dennis Holmbacka and John-Erik Jussila at Brisa, they might have some or be able to get some for you. Thoroughly nice chaps, I've been buying bits of stuff off them for years.

 

[Joe tahkahikew]

We never use caribou hides directly on the floor of our winter camps. We always use cedar or fir boughs with plenty of soft needles/ leaves, all carefully laid out in one direction. Why? You are insulated from ground and nothing then touches wet ground. But we then put Caribou hide on this to sleep on as it keeps dry and is really good and warm even on nights when it drops 30 below or more. Hide directly on the ground gets wet and smells and if you spill food on it, critters like to chew it and bears will smell it long ways off. Cedar boughs you can just throw away when it gets dirty or too much crushed flat.