He about smoked the whole camp out, never did get a fire made. My nephew lost his possible bag down the outhouse hole and got caught trying to get it out. The clothing you see is quiet different than ours of today's. They are made of cotton, wool, calico, muslin and the tanned hides from animals. Woman you see will be wearing a long prairie type skirt and blouse, or maybe dressed in a deer skin dress.
Moccasins are very popular for footwear.
Capotes are long coats made of wool, usually. Some are made of a buffalo hide but these are very expensive and not many wear these. Rendezvous are not only a hobby and sport. They are very educational and filled with history and you really get the inside educational depth of what really went on during the fur trade era. The skinners are willing to sit down and talk and tell about these early days.