mountain man
Wilderness-dwelling fur trader
A mountain man is someone who lives in wilderness mountain regions, particularly the fur trappers and explorers of the American West in the early 19th century: He dressed like an old mountain man in buckskins and a coonskin cap.
The term evokes rugged self-sufficiency, survival skills, and isolation from civilization.
It extends to anyone who prefers remote mountain living or embodies that frontier spirit.
Pants from deer leather
- coonskinFrontier cap material
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- powder hornContainer for firearm propellant
- tomahawkIndigenous hand axe
backwoodsman · musket · hunting knife · beaver pelt · buffalo robe · wild game · rendezvous · fur trade
Route of set snares
- peltsFurred animal skins
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- minkFur-bearing aquatic weasel
otter · snares · hides · tanning · skins · fur trade · bait · lure
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- untamedNot domesticated
- remoteDistant or controller
- solitudeState of being alone
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
isolation · terrain · wildlife · forest · pristine · uninhabited · elements · nature
buckskins
Pants from deer leather
- coonskinFrontier cap material
- flintlockFlint-sparked firearm mechanism
- powder hornContainer for firearm propellant
tomahawk · backwoodsman · musket · hunting knife · beaver pelt · buffalo robe · wild game · rendezvous · fur trade · Daniel Boone
trapline
Route of set snares
- peltsFurred animal skins
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
mink · otter · snares · hides · tanning · skins · fur trade · bait · lure · skinning
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
survival · isolation · terrain · wildlife · forest · pristine · uninhabited · elements · nature · shelter building
brawny
Physically powerful, well-muscled
burly · bearded · stoic · resilient · tough · robust · sturdy · muscular · self-sufficient · unkempt
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
ascent · trek · navigate · terrain · topography · alpinist · sherpa · basecamp · uncharted · pathfinder
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
- Frontiersmenfrontiersman, backwoodsman, trapper, fur trapper, woodsman
- fur tradebeaver pelts, pelts, furs, mink, sable
mountain mancity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · city slicker · townie · metropolitan · city boy
mountain mantenderfoot
Inexperienced beginner
greenhorn · city boy · soft hands · dandy · homebody
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