Actually it's a Fanny Pack



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Actually, what you have there is a picture of MiddleEastern ingenuity.The boys like to have competitions to see who's mule candrag the most weight a hundred yards. Well, whenever there was a tie, the tiebreaker was decided by who's mule weighed the least. What we are seeing here is a mule scale.Maybe the mule decided to take a rest and sat on the cart
Actually, what you have there is a picture of a MiddleEastern Farriers Shoeing Hoist. the Farriers in that part of the world are very concerned about the mules getting a Repetative Stress Injury from all the knee bending when changing shoes or trimming hooves. it is a little known fact that the device was actually borrowed from the Chortitza Mennonites who passed through that area of the world on their way to Manitoba. the Gypsy-like Mennonites were a very ingeneous lot and left many "run-what-you-brung" technologies in the wake of their passing.Ridgerunner wrote:Actually, what you have there is a picture of MiddleEastern ingenuity.The boys like to have competitions to see who's mule candrag the most weight a hundred yards. Well, whenever there was a tie, the tiebreaker was decided by who's mule weighed the least. What we are seeing here is a mule scale.Maybe the mule decided to take a rest and sat on the cart![]()
The last last box was enough to tip the mule(not to be confused with tipping cows)
I believe you are both incorrect. What we have here is what is known as "The New Mexico Mule Cannon". If the photo was taken from a different angle you would see the firing mechanism. The purpose of this device is to transport the pack animal back to the trailhead so it can bring up another load.DarenN wrote:Actually, what you have there is a picture of a MiddleEastern Farriers Shoeing Hoist. the Farriers in that part of the world are very concerned about the mules getting a Repetative Stress Injury from all the knee bending when changing shoes or trimming hooves. it is a little known fact that the device was actually borrowed from the Chortitza Mennonites who passed through that area of the world on their way to Manitoba. the Gypsy-like Mennonites were a very ingeneous lot and left many "run-what-you-brung" technologies in the wake of their passing.Ridgerunner wrote:Actually, what you have there is a picture of MiddleEastern ingenuity.The boys like to have competitions to see who's mule candrag the most weight a hundred yards. Well, whenever there was a tie, the tiebreaker was decided by who's mule weighed the least. What we are seeing here is a mule scale.Maybe the mule decided to take a rest and sat on the cart![]()
The last last box was enough to tip the mule(not to be confused with tipping cows)
I see we have a History buff in our rank and file. You are absolutely right that this is a MiddleEastern Farriers Shoeing Hoist. What you missed was the interesting fact that these nomads are great packers and hikers. They don't carry alcohol stoves to lighten their loads. No, they go one step further, as they just use a dried piece of mule or camel dung surrounded by 3 stones for a pot stand to fuel their cooking fire. Even though they don't have computer technology to hang out on bplite.com, they are intellectual enough to have adapted to the concept of multi-use items and thus, this MiddleEastern Farriers Shoeing Hoist is also used as a Mule ScaleActually, what you have there is a picture of a MiddleEastern Farriers Shoeing Hoist. the Farriers in that part of the world are very concerned about the mules getting a Repetative Stress Injury from all the knee bending when changing shoes or trimming hooves. it is a little known fact that the device was actually borrowed from the Chortitza Mennonites who passed through that area of the world on their way to Manitoba. the Gypsy-like Mennonites were a very ingeneous lot and left many "run-what-you-brung" technologies in the wake of their passing.
that explains the taste of their recipes!Ridgerunner wrote:they just use a dried piece of mule or camel dung to fuel their meals.
Daren, you were on my scenario before I could even get back to edit it. QuickDraw McDaren(fastest poster on the coastRidgerunner wrote:
they just use a dried piece of mule or camel dung to fuel their meals.
that explains the taste of their recipes!