Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack TransportationSkyhorse Publishing Inc., 2007 M08 17 - 208 páginas Horse packing—using horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goods—was once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide expertly covers all aspects of a formerly commonplace skill. It includes fine explanations of general packing rules and background on pack organization; records of endurance; the diseases that can strike pack animals and how to avoid them; cargo slinging; and much more. For anyone interested in the storied history of pack transportation, or for those who still travel with pack animals and want to do so safely and efficiently, this unique volume is a necessity. |
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Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack Transportation (1914) Charles Johnson Post Sin vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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12 inches aparejo cover back piece belly band bight Blackwall Hitch body piece boot boot-stick bowline brings the rope bunch center seam center stitch line central ropes chock plates cincha Clove Hitch cotton duck Cross Sling crupper diagrams the sling diameter edge Eye Splice facing fastened forward corner forward end free end front half hitch hand hole hold inch from end indicated in Fig lacing lair rope lash rope manner Marlinspike mule’s neck one-half inch pack animal pack cover pack mule pack saddle pack train pack transportation packer now passes padding passes the end Pole Hitch position rear corner reef knot ribs riding load ring saw buck saddle sewed shape shown in Fig side packs Single Diamond Hitch slack sling rope slip knot slit slung to throw sobre-jalma solid leather splice standing rope stick strap takes taper taut thickness thongs three-fourths Timber Hitch travois