Mountain Man & Longhunter DVDs
Great Lakes French Fur Trade & Eastern Colonial Eras
Western American Fur Trade Era
Discover the essential skills of early American frontiersmen with our exclusive selection of the Longhunter and Fur Trade era Mountain Men DVDs. Covering both the Colonial Longhunter period and the Western Fur Trade era, these videos provide in-depth instruction on traditional survival techniques, period-accurate clothing, black powder firearms, primitive shelters, and more. Featuring experts like Mark A. Baker, this selection is ideal for historical reenactors, educators, and anyone passionate about wilderness living. Each DVD is chosen for its authenticity, educational value, and historical accuracy—bringing the past to life through immersive, skill-based learning..
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What is the Difference in a Mountain Man Rendezvous and Voyageur Rendezvous?
The North American Fur Trade: Timeline, Transitions, and Tribal Impacts - When most people hear “rendezvous,” they picture the rugged mountain men of the Rocky Mountains, buckskin-clad trappers gathering in a festive wilderness carnival that only lasted 15 years. In contrast, the Voyageur Rendezvous—centered in the Great Lakes spanned nearly two centuries! Voyageur is a French word, meaning “traveler”. Voyageurs were French Canadians who engaged in the transporting of furs by canoe during the fur trade years. From the beginning of the fur trade in the 1680s until the late 1870s, the voyageurs were the blue-collar workers of the Montreal fur trade. At their height in the 1810s, they numbered as many as 3,000 men. The Rocky Mountain Fur Company started the western rendezvous tradition in Wyoming in 1825. What began as a practical gathering to exchange pelts for supplies and reorganize trapping units evolved into a month long carnival in the middle of the wilderness. The gathering was not confined to trappers, and attracted women and children, Indians, French Canadians, and travelers. Go to Article >>