TYPES OF LODGES USED BY THE MOUNTAIN MEN
Trapper's cabin
This was a small, one-room log cabin, usually having a sod roof.
Tipi
The mountain man did adopt the skin lodge of the Indian. These were often old tipi's the Indian
no longer wanted. Usually obtained through trading with the Indian.
Lean-to
If caught in bad weather,
the mountain man would often construct a lean-to where he was. Naturally,
these were made from whatever could be found in the area.
Trade fort
Mountain men were sometimes
known to winter in a trade fort. More often than not they were at odds
with the factor and not really welcome.
Buffalo robes green earth, and open sky
This was the favorite lodge of the mountain man, the one he spent most of his life in.
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