Strangest item we've made

[sodapop]

I would like to see pictures of the dog armor as well!!!!

also you can google to get a general idea of what type of gear this is...hog hunting "cut gear"...aka cut vests, cut collars...most are now made with of kevlar and such...lighter and cooler cuz heat stroke is a big factor in hog hunting with the dogs...don't see much made in that way using leather anymore...almost all the related gear is entirely kevlar now...

darryl

Edited September 3, 2008 by sodapop

[BradB]

also you can google to get a general idea of what type of gear this is...hog hunting "cut gear"...aka cut vests, cut collars...most are now made with of kevlar and such...lighter and cooler cuz heat stroke is a big factor in hog hunting with the dogs...don't see much made in that way using leather anymore...almost all the related gear is entirely kevlar now...

darryl

Living in the northwest I had never heard of such a thing, we don't have many wild boar(None that I know of) in the Portland Oregon area.. I knew dogs were used to hunt boars but never stopped to think about them needing body armor... Thanks Darryl!

[Johanna]

Darryl is right, most of the dog gear is nylon and kevlar these days. That job was so long ago that any pics would be 35mm, not digital. I think I could find the patterns, though. We used sole bend, and when it would come back for repairs, we had a new respect for the dogs. I'll hae to look around and see if I have any pics.

Johanna