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I don't know about the rest of you, but the first thing that I want to do after a day's hike is get my boots and socks off and let my feet air out a bit. I always pack a pair of moccasins for use "around camp". They're lightweight and take up next to no room in my kit. Well worth the extra ounces. Just thought I'd share this.
 
When I saw Moccasins...A viper is what I thought i was about to see.
Camp shoe for me...mucks.
 
I used to have the same problem (feet need to air out) then I stopped wearing waterproof boots. (I'll never go back) Goretex and similar liners also gave me this problem. Real leather does not though.
I also like mocs in camp; primarily for the comfort but also to reduce my impact on the site.
Enjoy!
 
I'd really like to make a pair. Most of the ones I see for sale have rubber soles-- not true mocs.
 
JB,

Tandy Leather has some Moc kits for sale if you want to try making them yourself. The ones that I prefer actually have a soft rubbery bottom that help insulate them from cold ground and keep the soles from getting soaked
 
Once in a blue moon I see an Indian/Aboriginal around here wearing traditional mocs as a link to their culture. I have also seen them wear those rubber slip on over shoes to keep out the moisture in snowy/wet weather. Hey, why not I suppose. That's what has allowed Aboriginals to survive this region for thousands of years, adaptability.
 
I have been thinking about making a pair of moccasins. I have looked at the kits at Tandy and they don't appeal to me. Have any of you guys made any? Where did you get the plans?

Cheers
 
My wife got me a pair at Target for four bucks...my mother-in-law got me a pair at LL Bean, almost identical but made from moose hide, for around 80 bucks.
 
I like barefoot... have even done some hiking barefoot... just depends on the surfaces and whether prickly things grow on the trail or not...

but I do have some of the $12 tandy leather moccasins for going into establishments that dont like barefeet...
 
barefoot is good too, but there are some areas, like desert, that it isn't such a good idea.

I wore these for 3 weeks in the July Az. desert and they kept my feet cool and thorn free. They lasted another year or so wearing them around our area on dirt, gravel, pavement and rock. Then the bottoms were worn through in a couple of areas. Well worth the money invested.
 
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Good basic pattern. Here's my way to get a good fit on center seam mocs.
Get a piece of felt, I like to use red. trace around foot then draw pattern on felt. Cut it out and whip stitch it together felt sews real easy so it should only take about five minuets to make your felt mocs. When you have adjusted to your fit, snip the thread and take it back apart. Use contact cement to glue just the soul, not the sides, to the leather. Now trace around the felt pattern leaving an extra 1/4" sew the leather and felt as one. You nor have a well fitted, felt lined moccasin.
One other tip. I usually like to be as traditional as possible, But smoked or oil tanned leather on wet grass is a very slippery. So get some shoe goo and make some tread on the soul of your mocs. Much better traction.
 
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